Rajkot: Siblings kill jobless brother hell bent on getting married

Rajkot: Squabbles over constant admonition over his joblessness coupled with frustration of not getting married reached a flashpoint for a family of fishermen living near Una on Wednesday when two brothers allegedly killed their elder sibling.
The 35-year-old victim Ramesh Vanjha was allegedly strangulated to death after he picked up a fight with his mother Jahi, who again reprimanded him for being a slave to worklessness, and yet pressing her to finding him a suitable match for marriage.
Police said that Vanjha’s brothers Jayanti (28) and Bharat (30) strangulated him with a rope as they they could no more tolerate his selfish fights with their mother.
Ramesh often accused his mother of bias towards the two and ensuring that they get married.
After the lockdown eased, and Bharat and Jayanti found some odd jobs as fishing activity is banned for three months of monsoon. “But nothing could make Ramesh take up any sort of work despite the hardships, and he was always an eyesore, idling his time at home,” said VM Chaudhary, inspector, Una police station.
Irritated by the regular spats and his lethargy, the mother retorted that no parent would willingly give their daughter in marriage to a jobless man. On Wednesday evening, she also asked him not to while away time and do something meaningful, at least to fulfil his own desire. This led to the initial spark which soon flared up between mother and son.
“After hurling abuses at her, Ramesh suddenly lunged at his mother. Jayanti rushed to her rescue with an axe and hit Ramesh on his hand. Hearing the commotion Bharat, who lives nearby, also rushed there and both siblings pinned Ramesh to the ground. The brothers then strangled him with a rope,” said Chaudhary.
“We have rounded up the duo and officially be arresting them after testing them for Covid-19,” added Chaudhary.