Indore (Madhya Pradesh): A case of murder was reported from Madhya Pradesh’s Ratlam where a 17-year-old boy was stabbed to death merely 500 metres away from the police station on Thursday night.
The incident occurred at Do Batti Freeganj crossing and the victim was identified as Vishal Rarotia (17). There were 15 wounds on his body and he was declared dead by the doctors upon arrival at the hospital.
According to police, victim Vishal was out with his friend Ajay Makwana, a resident of Nayagaon Tanker Road, for tea. This is when, the accused Devendra alias Kalu Malviya (21) and Abhay Rajpurohit (21) stopped them near Do Batti petrol pump.
Devendra Malviya |
Abhay Rajpurohit |
Argument over a girl
Here, Abhay started arguing with Vishal over talking to a girl. Suddenly, Kalu pulled out a knife and stabbed Vishal multiple times.
The police station was just 500 meters away from where the incident took place. Ajay rushed to the police station and reported the matter.
This prompted a team of officials to reach the spot and immediately send the injured Vishal to the district hospital. Unfortunately, here the doctor declared him dead. The body was then sent to the medical college for post-mortem.
Accused arrested within 3 hours
An FIR was registered on the matter and both the accused were taken into custody on the night of incident itself. However, when the cordon was laid, the accused jumped from the roof and ran away.
Later, the police surrounded the entire locality from all sides and within three hours of the incident, the accused Kalu and Ajay, who were hiding near the Gaud Dharamshala Nayagaon, were arrested.
Vishal's maternal uncle Rahul Bhatia said, Vishal was at home at around 11:30 pm. A friend came home and took him with him for tea. At night, an auto driver was informed about the attack, after which, he reached the district hospital. A month ago also, the nephew had a dispute with some boys in the area.
