Gujarat Shocker: 51-Year-Old Medical Practitioner Asks Partygoers to Clear Road, Gets Killed

Rajkot: In a horrific incident, a 51-year-old man was killed in Gujarat 's Bhavnagar city after he asked a group of people, who had allegedly parked their cars to dance, to clear the road so that he could drive forward. 

The deceased has been identified as Shivraj Lakhani, a medical practitioner by profession.   

According to police, the incident occurred in the wee hours of Saturday.

Group of People Kills 51-Year-Old Man As He Asked Them To Clear Road

The victim’s son, Kahan, claimed that the group killed his father simply by asking them to clear the road.

On the night of the incident, Kahan and a friend were heading to refuel his car because his parents planned to leave for a pilgrimage on Friday morning.

When they arrived in Yoginagar, they found a group dancing to loud music with their cars parked on the road. Kahan honked and asked them to move. However, the individuals became furious, began throwing stones at the car, and started to assault him.

Police Arrests Assailants  

Later, the son called his father for help. However, when the deceased victim arrived, the assailants stabbed him multiple times as the argument escalated.

The accused have been identified as  Prakash Khokhar, Bhavesh alias Bhavin Pandya, Kishan Dagla, Ritesh Khesti, Dev Chudasama, and others. 

“They have been charged with murder and other related offenses under the BNS,” police said. 

Further investigation is underway, they added.

Meanwhile, in September, a 19-year-old woman in Ahmedabad was reportedly murdered by her family members in an honor killing because they disapproved of her relationship with a man from the same community and village.

The Kanbha police have charged five individuals, including the woman's father, uncles, and cousins, not only for her murder but also for attempting to dispose of her body by secretly burning it in their village of Bakrol in Daskroi tehsil.