On the evening of May 27, a woman was stabbed to death at her home in Vastral. The attack was allegedly carried out by Ashok Mansukhbhai Patel and another person who has not been identified.
The victim, 35-year-old Ankitaben Chandrakantbhai Prajapati, died from several stab wounds. The main accused reportedly ran away after the incident.
According to the report (FIR) filed by her husband, Chandrakantbhai alias Chiragbhai Prajapati, Ashok Patel had been allegedly harassing his wife for several years, forcibly seeking to establish a relationship with her.
The complainant recounted that despite repeated police complaints and efforts to distance his family from Patel, the accused continued to pursue and threaten his wife.
On the day of the incident, Ashok Patel, accompanied by an unidentified man, allegedly entered the couple’s home around 8 pm.
Following an argument, Patel reportedly stabbed Ankitaben multiple times in the stomach and body, inflicting fatal injuries. A witness account from the complainant’s mother, Bharatiben, and their minor daughter, Aastha, corroborated the sequence of events, stating that Ashok Patel and his associate fled the scene on a motorcycle after the attack.
The complainant stated that before the incident, he had received a phone call from his wife, expressing fear after Ashok Patel’s mother allegedly summoned her to meet. Later that evening, Chandrakantbhai’s neighbours alerted him to the attack at his home.
Ankitaben used to help her husband’s garage business by sewing clothes at home. According to the complaint, Ashok Patel had been harassing her since 2017. Her husband said they moved twice to escape him, but the harassment continued and ended in this deadly attack.
Police said a case has been registered under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and further investigation is underway. The senior police inspector of the Ramol Police Station, V D Mori, confirmed that “ the FIR was recorded as per the complainant’s written statement, and we have apprehended the accused right now. Exact details will be revealed during the interrogation.”