Rajkot: An 18-year-old boy was stabbed to death at his home in Kadi area on Monday evening for having an affair with a girl.
Police said that deceased Amit Parmar, who worked in a furniture showroom, was killed by his neighbour Hardik Solanki, brother of the girl with whom Parmar was having an affair.
Solanki was enraged upon learning that Parmar and his sister were regularly talking with each other over phone for the last fortnight and went to Parmar’s house on Monday evening to confront him on the matter. He asked Parmar’s parents to call him as he wanted to settle a score.
When Parmar reached home, he found Solanki very furious and that his parents were trying to pacify him. The issue, however, got settled when Parmar apologized and also promised the accused never to talk to his sister again.
After hearing Parmar’s apology, Solanki left, but returned a couple of minutes later and stabbed him suddenly. Parmar was taken to a hospital in Upleta from where he had to be shifted to Rajkot for further treatment. However, he succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday morning.
“We have booked the accused for murder and criminal intimidation and have also detained him,” said inspector K J Rana of Upleta police station.