5 people sentenced to life imprisonment for killing a youth in Palitana

Two and a half years ago, a young man from Dungarpar was stabbed to death by a group of miscreants in Bhavnagar's Palitana district. A case was registered at Palitana Town police station and the police registered a case under the section of murder against five persons and filed a chargesheet in the court after arresting the accused. The case went to the Bhavnagar court yesterday and the judge convicted all the five accused of Palitana and sentenced them to life imprisonment. A fight broke out on the road over money Akibbhai Jusabbhai Lakhapota, a resident of Dungarpur village in Palitana taluka, lodged a complaint at Palitana Town Police Station against Siraj Raza Kabhai Randhanpara, Sikandar Nathabhai Syed, Tahir Gafarbhai Radhanpara, Gaffar Randanpara, Tofiq Gafarbhai Randhanpara (R/o Palitana). It was stated that on September 2, 2024, at around 8 pm, he along with his aunt's son Afzalbhai Dinubhai Sama (R. Dungarpar, T. Palitana) and his friend Junaid Iqbalbhai Nodiya were standing on the road leading to the cricket box on the side of Ramdev Complex, next to Sadvichar Hospital in Palitana. At this time, they had a quarrel with Siraj Razakbhai Randhanpara and Sikander Syed over money transactions and came to him when Siraj Randhanpara, Sikandar Nathbhai Syed and Tahir Gafarbhai Radhanpara saw them. Two people were stabbed and threatened Siraj, who was holding his aunt's son Afzalbhai, was stabbed in the chest and injured by Siraj. When he was stabbed in the chest, he was stabbed in the hand. Meanwhile, while Afzalbhai was being taken to the hospital, Ghaffar Radhanpara and his son Tofiq Radhanpara came with a weapon like a pipe and beat him up. The case of death in treatment turned into murder Meanwhile, Afzalbhai was rushed to Sadvichar Hospital in Palitana where he succumbed to his injuries. Following the complaint, the Palitana Town Police registered a case under BNS Act 103(1), 118(1), 115(2), 352, 351(3), 54, 61, as well as GP Act 135 against all the persons and arrested all the persons and submitted a chargesheet against them in the court. The court sentenced all of them to life imprisonment On the basis of the arguments, witnesses and evidence of Parmar, the judge sentenced the accused Siraj Razakbhai Randhanpara, Sikander Nathabhai Syed, Tahir Gafarbhai Radhanpara, Gaffar Musabhai Randanpara, Tofiq Gafarbhai Randhanpara (Retd. All. Palitana) to life imprisonment.