Rajkot: Two persons have been booked on allegations of killing an RTO agent in Gandhidham. The man was found murdered in Kunjisar village of Bhachau taluka in Kutch district on Wednesday. While cops are trying to ascertain the motive behind the crime, cops suspect it to be a case of extra-marital affair with the wife of one of the accused.
Police said the accused Kana Rabari and Pravin Rabari had allegedly stabbed Jivan Rabari (24) multiple times and dumped the body on the banks of a pond on the outskirts of Kunjisar village. The accused had kidnapped the victim from Bhuj RTO on Tuesday on their motorcycle.
The duo was booked on the complaint lodged by father of the deceased, Pachan Rabari (55), a resident of Velapara in Saigam village of Rapar taluka in Kutch district. In his complaint, Pachan said that as Jivan was having an affair with Kana’s wife for which the latter decided to kill him.
“Kana, a native of Fatehgadh village in Rapar taluka, had come to Bhuj RTO with the intention to kill Jivan, who too had come there with his friend Durgesh Ahir. According to the statement of Ahir, both Kana and Pravin were seen talking to Jivan after which the duo forcibly made him sit on their bike and drove away,” said S B Vasava, inspector with Bhuj B division police station.
After Jivan failed to return, Ahir disclosed the happenings to one Vishal Rabari, who informed the victim’s father, who had reached Bhuj from Rapar in search of his son. As Jivan was nowhere to be found, Pachan lodged a missing persons complaint.
Next day, Pachan received the news that Jivan’s body was lying on the banks of a pond on the outskirts of Kunjisar village, following which he alerted Bhachau police station officials. As the FIR was filed with Bhuj B division police station, the investigation was transferred there.
Meanwhile, the police have launched a manhunt for both the accused.