Two held for double murder

Rajkot | Thursday | 12th July, 2018

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When the father-son duo arrived, Bhatti attacked them. Harbouring a grudge about this, Asif and his associates attacked the father-son duo.Bhatti called Bipin to his house. Fearing a fight between the two, Gordhan accompanied Bipin. RAJKOT: Two of the four persons accused in a double murder case — in which a father-son duo was stabbed and clubbed to death in the Mafatnagar area of Gariadhar in Bhavnagar district on the night of June 24 — were nabbed on Wednesday.Police arrested Farhad Rafai alias Bhayako, a resident of Mohammednagar area in Botad, and Sarfaraz Rafai, a resident of Gariadhar in Bhavnagar district.“Farhad and Sarfaraz along with the key accused in the case, Asif Bhatti, who has already been arrested, had attacked Gordhan Jikadara (50) and his son Bipin Jikadara (30) with knives and iron pipes,” said Gariadhar inspector S P Agrawat.“The names of Farhad and Sarfaraz were given by Bhatti during his interrogation,” added Agrawat.Police said the reason behind the crime was that Bipin was living with Bhatti’s wife, who had left Bhatti for him..