40-year-old man stabbed to death for alleged ogling

Rajkot: A 40-year-old man was stabbed to death by an assailant who suspected him of ogling at his sister in Gandhidham of Kutch district on Wednesday evening.
Police said the accused, Bharat Maheshweri, had stabbed Suresh Kashyap to death in Gitagram Society in Bharatnagar locality of Gandhidham.
“Our investigation has revealed that Kashyap, who had come from Ajmer in Rajasthan to set up his motor garage, would often visit Maheshweri’s house. He would allegedly ogle at Maheshweri’s sister. When Maheshweri came to know about it, he decided to kill Kashyap,” said an official from Gandhidham A division police station.
On the fateful evening, while Kashyap was standing, talking to Kishanlal Bundel and Pusparaj Bundel, Mahashweri arrived at the spot, brandishing a knife and stabbed Kashyap four to five times, killing him on the spot.
Meanwhile, the police have launched a manhunt for Maheshweri who went absconding after the crime.