A stabbing in Ahmedabad’s Shahibaug area has left one man dead and several others injured following a violent confrontation — allegedly over an extramarital affair — on October 5.
Rahul Patni, a rickshawala from Krishnanagar, was seriously injured while attempting to rescue his friend Mukesh who was stabbed multiple times in a knife fight. Mukesh was taken to a hospital but succumbed to his injuries. Rahul has survived, officials say.
Police have filed a complaint and are investigating.
According to what has been uncovered so far, Mukesh had been friends with Rahul and his relative Akash for some time.
On the day of the incident, Rahul, Mukesh and another friend, Prashant, went to visit Akash – Mukesh’s friend and Rahul’s relative — in the hospital. Akash had admitted following an altercation with one Manish Patni, who had recently discovered that wife Rekha had had an affair with Akash.
Rahul, Mukesh and Prashant stopped for chai near Gate 5 of the hospital on their way back. Here, Manish, his brother Mehul Patni, and their nephews Gadu and Ajay Patni — all brandishing knives and swords — confronted Mukesh over his perceived support for Akash. The enraged group attacked Mukesh first, turning on Rahul when the latter attempted to save his friend.
Mukesh was taken to a hospital with multiple stab wounds, but died later, according to the police complaint later filed by Rahul, who survived the ordeal.
Gadu and Mehul were injured when their attempt to flee the scene after the stabbing led to a crash with a road divider. Gadu has since been arrested, Shahibaug Police Inspector JD Zala told Gujarat Samachar Digital. “Mehul Patni is currently hospitalised under police surveillance, and we are actively searching for the other two suspects,” he added.