Man beaten to death in Bhavnagar over old rivalry

Rajkot: Eight people attacked a 30-year-old man and his uncle with an axe, knives and wooden sticks over old enmity in a village in Bhavnagar on Monday night. While Vipul Kavadiya died in the attack, his uncle Sanjay got injured after they were beaten up mercilessly at the main market in Ramghoda village of Umrava taluka.
Kavadiya’s father Suresh is the chairman of executive committee of Umrava taluka panchayat, said the police.
The eight attackers have been identified as Anil Satiya, Ashwin Satiya, Ravi Satiya, Vishal Satiya, Raju Bhokadva, Gopal Bhokadva, Hama Bhokadva and Bogha Satiya.
Kavadiya received grievous injuries on his head and chest and was declared dead at Sir T Hospital in Bhavnagar. Sanjay, who too suffered minor injuries and is undergoing treatment, later gave a complaint against the eight accused. Based on his statement that they had ben attacked over a past rift with Anil Satiya, cops registered an offence of murder, assault, rioting and criminal intimidation.
According to the police, more than a year ago, Kavadiya’s cousin Jagdish Dangar and Anil had a fight over rash driving of a bike. Since then, the two groups had been having minor clashes over petty issues. Police said that the attack on Monday night was also over the same ongoing rift.