Sacked cop among two held for murdering sand miner

Rajkot: Jamnagar police on Tuesday arrested two brothers, including a sacked cop, in connection with the murder of 26-year-old Yuvrajsinh Jadeja on Sunday evening. It is suspected that the accused Ishwarsinh Jadeja (37), a dismissed police constable and his brother Virbhadrasinh Jadeja (35), allegedly murdered Yuvrajsinh Jadeja over business rivalry.
Both the accused and the victim are residents of Jamnagar and were engaged in sand mining business.
On Sunday evening, when Yuvrajsinh and his brother Girirajsinh were sitting at Theba chokdi, accused Ishwarsinh and Virbhadrasinh rammed them with their car. The accused duo then came out of their car with a knife and sword and stabbed Yuvrajsinh in full public view and escaped. When Yuvrajsinh’s brother Girirajsinh tried to intervene, he too was attacked with a knife and sword. While Yuvrajsinh died on the spot, Girirajsinh is hospitalised and his condition is said to be stable.
According to police, at least seven cases including that of rioting and criminal intimidation were pending against Ishwarsinh.
Police said, there was fierce competition between Ishwarsinh and Yuvrajsinh in the sand mining business. Both own fleet of trucks and wanted to expand their business. “The confrontation between the two started when both started poaching truck drivers to expand their business,” said police.