Food joint owner stabs ex-employee to death in Bhavnagar

Rajkot: A 20-year-old youth was hacked to death by his former employer in Bhavnagar’s Bor Talav area on Saturday night over petty issues. The victim was identified as Paresh Solanki, a resident of Mafatnagar in Bor Talav area.
A complaint of murder was lodged by Ramesh Solanki (45), the father of the victim, against Mayur Solanki, a food joint owner and his friend Salim in Bor Talav police station.
According to the complaint, Paresh was working at Abhi Fast Food, a food joint owned by Solanki in Bhavnagar.He, however, quit over some issues with the owner which did the latter did not take it well. “An angry Solanki called up Paresh on Saturday night at around 10 pm asking the latter to meet him near Moksh temple in Bhavnagar. As Paresh knew that Solanki was angry, he alerted his friend Janvi Kunvar requesting him to reach the spot,” police said.
But, before Kunvar could reach the spot, Solanki along with one Salim stabbed Paresh multiple times and left him lying in a pool of blood. Kunvar immediately rushed Paresh to Bhavnagar civil hospital while also informing Paresh’s father about the incident. Paresh, who was the youngest of three siblings, however, succumbed to his injuries. Ramesh Solanki ekes a living working as a labourer in Bhavnagar.
“The accused duo escaped from the spot and are on the run. We will soon arrest them,” police said.