Palanpur: A group of men armed with axes and iron pipes attacked a hotel operator, his son and nephew in temple town Shamlaji on Wednesday night, leaving all three with severe injuries.The assailants threatened the operator to vacate the hotel, claiming it had been purchased by them.The incident took place at Ashirwad Hotel near Venpur village on the Ahmedabad-Udaipur National Highway 48. The hotel operator, Girish Patel, his son Pankaj and nephew Krishnakant suffered severe head injuries.“Patel has been running the hotel on rent for the 22 years. A dispute had been ongoing for some time between him and Jitu Ninama, a resident of Virpur-Chamthan village in Vijaynagar, and Brijesh Kothari of Kesariyaji in Rajasthan,” said police.A few days ago, Ninama arrived at the hotel with a convoy of cars and motorcycles and threatened Patel to vacate the premises, claiming that he had purchased the property.Shamlaji police reached the hotel after receiving information about the incident. However, the accused fled in their vehicles before the police arrived.Based on Patel’s complaint, police registered an FIR against Ninama, Kothari, Shankar Gurjar, Ranjit Bodat, and Vanraj alias Munno Hotha.
