Moneyless diamond polisher killed near Bhavnagar

RAJKOT: A 51-year-old diamond polisher, who was jobless due to lockdown, was stabbed to death by two sons of his friend whom he had lent Rs 50,000.
The victim Ramesh Baraiya, a resident of Malanka village adjoining Bhavnagar city, had lent the money to Giga Baraiya from the same village as the latter was in dire need
However, Baraiya and his son Hitesh, who is also a diamond polisher, were out of work as the unit was closed due to lockdown.In need of money, Baraiya started asking Giga to return the lent sum. However, Giga started evading and dithering on payment. Baraiya then started asking for money from Giga's sons Nilesh and Nitesh.
On Friday night, Baraiya was sitting in the village chowk after dinner where he saw Giga's sons and reminded them of repayment. "This led to an altercation and Nilesh and Nitesh stabbed him repeatedly in chest, back, head and hands. He was taken to Sir T Hospital in Bhavnagar in 108 ambulance, but died on the way," said police sub-inspector PR Solanki of Vartej police station.
Solanki said both the accused, who are in their early twenties, have fled the village after the crime.