Surat: A 21-year-old BJP youth functionary was allegedly stabbed to death by three persons in the Udhna area of Surat late on Saturday night.The victim, identified as Jay Dalal, succumbed to his injuries during treatment at a private hospital in the early hours of Sunday. Dalal was the vice-president of the BJP youth wing of Dindoli ward of Surat.Dalal, who was pursuing an LLB degree at Bhagwan Mahavir College, was also associated with the hotel business. Police said one of the accused was previously booked under the PASA Act.According to police, Dalal left his home in his car around 8.30 pm on Saturday. At about 1 am on Sunday, his mother received a call from his friends informing her that he was brutally attacked and admitted to Apple Hospital. His family rushed to the hospital, where he was undergoing emergency treatment.Police said Dalal was standing near Nilesh Patil’s pan shop in Udhna along with his friends Kapil Birade, Nilesh Patil and Nilkant Saudane when the accused — Kishan Parmar alias Chakli, Pankaj Patil and Milind Koli — allegedly arrived at the spot.Investigators said the accused had an earlier quarrel with Dalal around three months ago and are suspected of having attacked him over that dispute. Armed with knives, the trio allegedly assaulted Dalal repeatedly. When his friends tried to intervene, the accused allegedly threatened to kill them as well.Dalal sustained multiple stab injuries on his stomach, face, ears, legs and other parts of his body. After the attackers fled, his friends rushed him to the hospital, where he later died during treatment.Udhna police have registered a case against the three accused under Sections 103(1), 351(3), 352 and 54 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for murder and criminal intimidation.“One of the accused, Kishan Parmar, was previously jailed under PASA. Prima facie, it appears that the murder was committed due to a grudge linked to an earlier quarrel with Jay Dalal. Further investigation is underway to ascertain the exact motive,” a police officer said.
