Murder accused shot dead on busy road in Morbi, 13 booked

Rajkot: In a shocking incident of gang war that rocked the Morbi town, a 55-year-old man — a murder accused out on bail — was shot dead in full public view on a busy road on Tuesday evening. Cops said that Mohammad Hanif Kasamani alias Mamu Dadhi, who used to work as a land broker, was attacked by 13 assailants near Bhaktinagar Circle.
Police said that the attack was carried out over an old enmity. The attackers fled the spot after carrying out the attack.
Dadhi’s son Maqbool Kasmani (25), a resident of Khatkivas in Morbi town, lodged a complaint against 13 persons — Rafiq Mandviya, Iqbal alias bottle Chania, Arif Gulam Mir, Ismail Bloch, Riyaz Dosani, Irfan Bloch, Ramiz Chania, Maqsood Sama, Ezaz Chania and four unidentified persons — under various sections of Indian Penal Code and Arms act including murder, attempted murder and rioting.
The incident occurred at around 7 pm on Tuesday at Bhaktinagar Circle in Morbi when Dadhi and five others were travelling in a SUV. After intercepting Dadhi’s car, Rafiq and his men fired indiscriminately at the victim. According to police, 12 rounds were fired by the accused.
“Mohmmad Kasmani was driving the car and he suffered bullet injuries. Another person Mohammad Lakuk tried to escape from the spot but he too received two bullet injuries. He was rushed to a private hospital in Rajkot,” police said.
Cops said that the murderous attack was carried out to exact revenge as Rafiq’s son Adil was killed by Dadhi’s men.
“Nine months ago, Rafiq’s men and Dadhi’s men clashed in Morbi. Two youths — Rafiq’s son Adil and Dadhi’s nephew Imran Kasmani — were killed in the clash. Accused from both the sides were out on bail and Rafiq was planning to kill Dadhi. He contacted others who had a grudge against Dadhi and carried out the assault,” police said.