Gujarat: Man shot dead over family feud in Sayla village

RAJKOT: A man was shot dead in a feud between two families in Surendranagar district’s Sayla taluka on Monday morning. According to police, Jebaliya and Dhandhal families had a long-standing rift over a money dispute.
On Monday morning three men identified as Munna Dhandhal, Uday Dhandhal and Raghu Dhandhal arrived at Nagarka village in a car and opened fire at Shardul Jebaliya killing him on the spot.
In retaliation, the three were attacked by the Jebaliya family. They too suffered serious injuries and are undergoing treatment at a hospital in Botad. Additional cops have been deployed at the hospital to prevent further untoward incidents.
While cops said that the accused fired only a round at Jebaliya, which hit him in the chest, sources claimed many rounds were fired indiscriminately. Cops have sought help from forensic experts to ascertain how many rounds were fired.
Meanwhile, based on a complaint filed by the deceased’s father, Bhoja Jebaliya, police have booked the trio for murder and also under the Arms Act. Another offence was also registered by police for the attack carried out on the three accused.
Following the incident, senior police officials including deputy superintendent of police Chetan Mundhwa reached the village. “There was a past rift due to which the clash broke out on Monday morning. We have put bandobast at the hospital and also in the village,” said Mundhwa.