Rajkot: Bizarre scenes were witnessed in a village near temple town Palitana when a 34-year-old man ferried the body of his wife on a scooter, after allegedly killing her, on the road in broad daylight, on Sunday.
The accused, Amit Hemnani, was caught by some passers-by in Rohishala and handed over to the police. Investigation revealed that Hemnani had allegedly strangulated his wife Naina (30) over a domestic quarrel at their house in Sindhi Camp Colony.
NM Chaudhary, inspector with Palitana town police station, said that Hemnani drove the scooter with the body for nearly 10 km from his house in Sindhi Colony in the town to Rohishala village.
“Amit placed her body between the steering and the footrest of his scooter and took off from his house. Naina’s feet were dragging on the ground. Seeing this, some shocked passers-by shouted at Hemnani but he tried to speed away. The people chased him on their vehicles and caught hold of him,” said Chaudhary.
“During interrogation, the accused said that he was going to dispose of they body in the forest area on the outskirts of Rohishala village of Palitana taluka,” said Chaudhary.
Both Amit and Naina, who is from Veraval, were married last year. Hemnani was working with a local LPG distribution agency in the town.
“He will be formally arrested after the mandatory Covid-19 test. We will be recording the statements of the family members of both Amit and Naina to know the reasons behind the crime,” added Chaudhary.