30-year-old man brutally murdered in Ahmedabad; friend under suspicion
Updated: Dec 10th, 2024
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| Man stabbed in Ahmedabad |
A 30-year-old man was brutally attacked with a sharp weapon in Ahmedabad’s Shahpur area, leading to his tragic death during treatment at the Civil Hospital in Asarwa on Monday night.
Nihal Patel had recently returned from London and was last seen with his childhood friend, who is under suspicion by the investigating officials.
The complaint filed by Nihal’s brother, Karan Patel, stated that the incident reportedly occurred in the early morning hours of Sunday.
Karan’s last interaction with Nihal took place at their family shop, located at Shahpur’s Bahai Center Road.
However, he failed to return home by the next morning. He was also not responding to the several attempts made by their father to contact him.
After that, an unknown caller answered Nihal’s phone, admitting to stabbing him, and also issuing further threats.
Karan rushed to the Civil Hospital following this revelation, where he found Nihal in critical condition.
Preliminary investigations developed that a passerby had called for an ambulance, and notified the family about the attack on Nihal.
Later, his car was also found abandoned near Mount Carmel School in Navrangpura, raising further questions about the turn of events.
Shahpur Police have registered a case and launched a thorough investigation.
Talking over this case, Inspector P B Khambhala stated, “We suspect that Nihal’s friend is involved in the matter, and we are tracking him down. He will be apprehended soon.”
Police sources disclosed that Nihal was last seen with his childhood friend, Jay Oza, on the night of the attack. The two were reportedly together until 6 am, during which a heated verbal dispute is suspected to have erupted.
It was alleged that Nihal verbally abused Oza, prompting him to leave. However, Oza later returned and stabbed Nihal in a fit of rage.
The police are scrutinising CCTV footage from the area and tracing the number used to make the threat call.
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