Man stones cousin to death in Savli

Vadodara: A 38-year-old man was found stoned to death on the outskirts of Poicha Raniya village in Savli taluka of Vadodara district on Wednesday morning. Ghanshyam Dabhi, the cousin of the deceased, Kirit Dabhi, was arrested on the same evening for the murder.
According to Kirit’s family members, he had gone out for a stroll in the village after having dinner on Tuesday night. Since, he used to remain out of the house till late hours often, the family members did not inquire when he did not return home on Tuesday. However, his dead body with injury marks on head was found on a bench on the outskirts of the village on Wednesday morning, following which police were informed.
The police questioned the villagers and his family members throughout the day. “We learnt that two days back the victim had a fight with his cousin Ghanshyam. They used to often fight over petty issues. Hence, we picked up the accused for questioning,” said a police official.
During his interrogation, Ghanshyam broke down and confessed to killing Kirit when he was sleeping on the bench on Tuesday night.
Ghanshyam told cops that Kirit was a headstrong person. “The accused said that the victim used to go to his house often and fight with the mother of the accused and niece over different reasons, and that was also the reason for the fight between the two cousins,” the official said.
Due to repeated confrontation, Ghanshyam decided to kill his cousin. On Tuesday night, when Kirit was sleeping on the bench, Ghanshyam hit Kirit with a stone several times which resulted in his death.