Man murdered over lover affair in Kutch

RAJKOT: A 22-year-old man was brutally murdered allegedly by the family members of the girl with whom he was in love. The incident happened at Morgar village in Bhachau taluka of Kutch district in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
The victim has been identified as Ashok Bhabhor. The deceased’s sister, Surekha, lodged a complaint against four persons, including the girl who was in a relationship with Ashok.In her complaint, Surekha named Vishnu Koli, Mahesh Koli, Mahendra Koli and Shilpa Koli. The accused are native of Karsangadh village in Radhanpur taluka of Patan district.
Ashok and his sister Surekha, natives of Vankdi village in Santrampur taluka of Mahisagar district, were working as farm labourers in Morgar village.
“Ashok and Shilpa were in love and they used to meet regularly. But Shilpa’s family was against the relation and they laid a trap to eliminate Ashok. Shilpa was asked to call Ashok for a meeting in a farm behind her house. When an unsuspecting Ashok arrived at the spot on Tuesday night, he was attacked by Shilpa’s family members. They kept beating Ashok from Tuesday night till early morning of Wednesday. When Ashok succumbed to the beating, the accused fled the spot,” police said.