Three murders were reported in different parts of Surat city in the last 24 hours, according to police.
According to police, two people were arrested in the first incident for allegedly stabbing to death a 46-year-old textile trader named Khushal Kothari in the Varachha area.
According to police, Kothari, a resident of Matawadi society in Varachha, was standing near a pan stall with his friend Kamlesh Dangodara on Wednesday night.
Two young men on a bike approached Kothari and stabbed him before fleeing the scene. Kamlesh and another friend, Kanu Parmar, took Kothari to SMIMER hospital, where he was declared dead after primary treatment. Prakash Oza and Harsh Gami were charged with murder under IPC Sections 302 and 114.
Varachha police inspector A N Gabani said, “The deceased had in December 2022, stabbed Prakash Oza, for some reason. Kothari was released on bail a few days ago. After learning about it, Prakash hatched a plan to eliminate him with the help of his friend Hash Gami.”
Another person was arrested in Amroli on Wednesday for allegedly strangling his wife.
Rina Devi (35), the woman, was a resident of the Krishna complex and a Jharkhand native. Her husband, Kuldeep Sahoo, works at a diamond cutting and polishing unit in the Katargam area, according to police.
In the third incident, 46-year-old Pappu alias Shabbir Khan, a resident of Shantinagar in Limbayat, died from his injuries on January 31 after being allegedly beaten up by his roommate Chetan Gupta (22).