Gandhinagar :- Guj youth stabbed to death by father of the girl whom he harassed a year ago. The incident happened on Sunday near Char Dukan when the victim, Vijay Batala, was riding as a pillion passenger on a motorcycle driven by his friend, Deep Malaviya, on their way home.
According to the FIR registered at Gondal town police station, the girl’s father, an auto-rickshaw driver, called out to Batala by name, causing the two friends to stop. The auto-rickshaw driver then allegedly stabbed the Guj youth, Batala in the chest before fleeing the scene, leaving his vehicle behind.
Batala, who used to work as a goods carriage driver, was immediately rushed to a private hospital and later transferred to a government hospital where he was pronounced dead upon arrival. Following a complaint lodged by Batala’s father, the police booked the auto-rickshaw driver for murder and subsequently arrested him a few hours later.
The auto-rickshaw driver had previously filed a complaint against Batala and his friends Aakash, Govind, Hito, and others about a year ago, accusing them of sexually harassing his daughter.
During preliminary questioning after his arrest, the auto-rickshaw driver admitted to having frequent arguments with Batala. However, in the complaint filed by Batala’s father, he claimed that the auto-rickshaw driver had falsely accused his son and others of sexual harassment. The matter was under investigation.
–IANS
