50-year-old man murdered by cousin in Morbi village

Rajkot: A 50-year-old man was murdered by his cousin brother in Ranmalpar village in Halvad taluka of Morbi district on Tuesday evening over a monetary dispute. Police have arrested the accused Hasmukh Varmora in this case.
According to police, the victim was identified as Haresh Varmora, a resident of Ranmalpar village. Haresh had loaned money to the accused Hasmukh.Haresh’s constant reminders regarding returning the money irked Hasmukh, who decided to eliminate his cousin.
“On Tuesday evening, Hasmukh called Haresh to the farm. When Haresh reached the farm, the accused assaulted him with an axe and brutally killed him on the spot. Later, Hasmukh, in order to hide his crime, cooked up a story. He inflicted a few wounds on himself and called up victim’s elder Vinod Varmora. He told him that robbers had attacked him and his brother Haresh. Vinod and other family rushed to the spot and shifted injured Hasmukh to a hospital in Dhrangadhra town,” a police official said.
“We visited the crime scene and later questioned Hasmukh as well. During interrogation, Hasmukh confessed to have murdered Haresh. We will make a formal arrest after his Covid-19 test,” the official added.