Rajkot: A 35-year-old man had a providential escape after being flung into the river from a railway bridge by his wife’s paramour and others near Wankaner town of Morbi district.
The victim Mahesh Parmar was thrown from the 35 foot high bridge into Machchu River by his wife Bharati’s lover Kuldeep Rathod and his two brothers early on Tuesday morning
Parmar, however, knew swimming and reached the river bank and called up his brothers who rushed him to Rajkot Civil Hospital.
According to case details, Bharati and Kuldeep had eloped four days ago and she had taken along one of her two daughters. Parmar as well as Kuldeep’s brothers - Sumit and Chirag - searched for them and got to know about their location in Surat.
Parmar, his brother, Kuldeep’s brothers and others left in two vehicles for Surat and traced the duo. They were bringing them back to their native Makansar village. Parmar, Bharti, Kuldeep and Chirag were in one vehicle while others were following them in another.
Early on Tuesday morning, Parmar stopped the vehicle near the railway bridge to relieve himself. Sensing an opportunity, Kuldeep and his brothers lifted Parmar and threw him into the river from the bridge. While they fled from there, Parmar somehow swam to the bank and called up his brother who was coming in another car.
“We have booked all four for attempt to murder,” said Wankaner police station sources.
The victim as well as accused are farm labourers.