Surat: A murder has taken place in Varachha area of Surat on Wednesday night. Here a young man was sitting on a bike and talking to someone when two assailants rushed there with paddles and before the young man could think anything, they attacked him. After inflicting 9 wounds on the body of the youth, the youth fell down on the road. CCTV footage of this murderous game played in public has come to light.
According to the details received from the police, Khushal Kothari, a native of Dholidhar, Jamkandorana, Rajkot, and living in Ishwarkripa Society House No. 55, next to Archana Bhawan, Varachha Matawadi area in Surat, has been killed. Khushal Kothari was a retail saree business and is survived by wife Naina and children.
Khushal Kothari went on his bike to meet his friend Kamlesh Dangodara, who was standing by a tulsi leaf at Kamalpark Society in Varachha at 8.30 pm on Wednesday. Here Khushal was talking to his friend Kamlesh while standing his bike in the middle of the road in front of Tulsi Pan when Prakash aka Appu Ojha and Harsh Gami came on the bike. These two men attacked Khushal who was sitting on the bike without saying anything. Khushal’s body was haphazardly cut with the chopsticks he had. Khushal could not defend himself due to a sudden attack. The bike fell on the road and he tried to run away. Seeing this vivid scene of the murderous game, the surrounding people, including Khushal’s friend, ran away. Afraid that his friend was being attacked in front of his eyes, Kamlesh called another friend, Kanu Parmar. They first took a bleeding Khushal to a nearby private hospital. But Khushal’s condition was critical and he was shifted to Smeer Hospital for treatment along with other friends.
However, Khushal suffered two stab wounds on the chest, left neck, right neck, left abdomen, left leg and died after a short treatment at Smeer Hospital. On being informed about the incident, the police rushed to investigate.
Khushal was killed in an old enmity
The police investigation revealed that Khushal Kothari, who was killed, was also headstrong. Khushal Kothari had a fight with Prakash aka Appu Ojha last December. In that incident, Prakash alias Appu Ojha also filed a complaint at the Varachha police station. Last night Prakash aka Appu Ojha along with his friend Harsh Gami had abducted Khushal in the enmity of that fight. On the basis of Naina’s complaint, the Varachha police have registered a case of murder and are conducting further investigation.