Youth stabbed to death, one held in Ahmedabad's Meghaningar

AHMEDABAD: A 24-year-old youth, Ghanshyam Rajput, a resident of Defence Colony in Meghaningar, was stabbed to death on Friday, allegedly by Rinku Rahedas and his friend Chetan Rahedas, also residents of Defence Colony after a fight erupted at a local snacks stall. The incident happened on Friday.
Inspector J L Chauhan of Meghaninagar police station said that they have held Rinku and are searching for Chetan.“Rinku has been sent for a pre-arrest Covid-19 test,” he added.
According to the complaint lodged by deceased’s friend, Devendrakumar Rajput, 31, on Friday afternoon when and his friends were standing near Gayatri School, Ghanshyam came their and told them that Rinku and some other friends had gone to have snacks at a nearby stall.
“According to the FIR, Ghanshyam and Rinku had a fight at the stall and Ghanshyam slapped Rinku three of four times and came away,” said Chauhan.
“Rinku and Chetan then came to where they were standing, and without saying anything Rinku pulled out a knife and stabbed Ghanshyam in the chest and the two of them fled,” Chauhan said.
Police sources said Ghanshyam was rushed to Civil Hospital for treatment where he died in the evening.