Rajkot: A 55-year-old man was killed and his son seriously injured after a ‘compromise’ meeting went wrong in Shivrajpur village of Rajkot district’s Jasdan taluka.Police booked 6 members of Mundhva family for the murder of Chhagan Zapadiya and injuring his son Nilesh. In the incident, Chhagan Zapadiya (55), who was engaged in farming, was killed, while his son Nilesh Zapadiya sustained serious injuries and was shifted to a private hospital in Rajkot for treatment. The complaint was lodged by Zapadiya’s second son Shailesh who works with a pharma company.Those booked were Sanjay Mundhva, Viram Mundhva, Vaja Mundhva, Naran Mundhva, Sagar Mundhva, and other members of the family.According to the complaint, on Feb 12, Nilesh and others, from their village, were travelling on a motorcycle to attend a wedding in the outskirts of Khanda Hadmatiya village. During the journey, they had an argument with Sanjay Mundhva over parking a vehicle on the road.A compromise meeting was reportedly scheduled for Feb 13 to resolve the dispute. However, the complainant alleged that during the meeting, Narayan Mundhva attempted to run over the Zapadiya family with a vehicle similar to a pick-up van. The complainant and others managed to escape by running aside.Later, Vaja attacked Chhagan with a knife, stabbing him in the stomach and chest. When Nilesh tried to intervene, Mundhva stabbed him as well.Chhagan and Nilesh were rushed to the Jasdan Government Hospital, where the doctor on duty declared the former dead. Nilesh was shifted to Rajkot for further treatment.
