Third murder in a week: Labourer’s body found under Ghodasar bridge in Ahmedabad

A 30-year-old labourer was brutally knifed to death under the Ghodasar bridge in Ahmedabad on Sunday. An unidentified man stabbed him in the stomach and slashed his neck. Ample blood loss and lack of timely treatment led to the worker's death. Isanpur police has initiated an investigation to identify the accused using CCTV footage.

As per preliminary reports, the police said the nature of the injuries suggests that the murder could be linked to a personal enmity or an old dispute.

Murder in Meghaninagar

This comes a day after a 23-year-old man was allegedly abducted and fatally assaulted by a group of men in Meghaninagar.

According to the FIR, Nitin Patni was kidnapped around 1 pm on Friday from outside Safal-03 in Kagdapith by six men who forced him into a rickshaw. 

The assailants, identified as Satish alias Satiya Vitthalbhai Patni, Vishal alias Bumo Kishanbhai Dantani, Mahesh alias Katto Rajubhai Patni, Raj alias Sesu, along with two others known only as Bavo and Sajan, allegedly took him to Chamanpura’s Patninagar locality.

The accused and their associates allegedly assaulted Nitin in public with pipes, sticks, knives, and sharp weapons. Witnesses and relatives rushed him to Civil Hospital, where doctors noted severe injuries to his legs, head, eyes, and torso. Despite efforts in the trauma ward, Nitin succumbed to his injuries around 10.40 pm.

Notably, on August 19, a Class 8 student stabbed a Class 10 student to death outside the Seventh Day Adventist School.