After killing lover, youth kills self in Gujarat

VADODARA: After brutally killing his former girlfriend on Monday, a youth in Chhota Udepur district’s Naswadi taluka ended his life on Tuesday. Rahul Bhil (24) was found hanging from a peepal tree on the outskirts of Naswadi town in the morning.
Onlookers informed police, who were already looking for Bhil, a casual labourer, on charges of killing Rekha Tadvi (21). “The accused had killed the woman using a shovel and had fled towards the forest area according to eye-witnesses. We have sent his body for post-mortem and registered a case of accidental death,” said a police official.
According to Tadvi’s father Shankar, Bhil was enraged after the former started looking for prospective alliances for his daughter. Bhil and Tadvi, who lived in the same neighbourhood, had eloped around a year ago. Later, they had returned to the same neighbourhood and were living together.
Around four months ago duo developed differences and Tadvi returned home.
When Bhil learnt about the search for groom, he started threatening Tadvi not to marry anyone else as he was still in love with her.
On Monday morning, Bhil went to Tadvi’s house with a shovel. Sensing trouble, Tadvi ran to their neighbour’s house where Bhil followed. The neighbours told police that before they realised, Bhil repeatedly hit Tadvi on her throat and chin. When they intervened, Bhil fled from there.