Labourer killed for eloping with minor girl

Rajkot: A casual labourer living in Gondal was murdered on Wednesday night for eloping with a minor girl with whom he was in a relationship. The labourer was killed by the girl’s brother and two of his accomplices.
Police said that 24-year-old Sunil Solanki had fled with a minor girl living in the same neighbourhood around three days back. On Wednesday, the girl’s family members contacted Solanki and asked him to meet them.
Solanki agreed to the meeting and went to the girl’s house. But the girl’s brother Sameer Shahmadaar and two other minor boys had planned to attack Solanki. Around 8.45 pm when Solanki reached, the trio attacked him with a knife, iron pipe and hockey stick and beat him mercilessly. Due to the attack, Solanki succumbed to the injuries immediately.
Later, police registered a murder case following a complaint filed by Solanki’s sister Nimu. Cops also arrested Shahmadaar and his two accomplices.