Gujarat horror: Woman, husband kill her father in fight over neglect; couple re-dressed body, tried to dispose of it

RAJKOT: Frequent quarrels over a 55-year-old man accusing his daughter and her husband of indifference and disregard, allegedly led the couple to bludgeon him to death in Targhadi village near Rajkot.On July 1, the body of an unidentified man was found near a temple in Suvag village, adjacent to Targhadi in Padadhri taluka. As preliminary investigations pointed to foul play, the body was sent for forensic postmortem.Using a combination of technical surveillance and human intelligence, the Local Crime Branch (LCB) and Padadhri police traced the victim's son, Kanti Damor. When shown a photograph, Kanti identified the deceased as his father, 55-year-old Himmatsinh Damor, a casual labourer who worked across villages in the taluka.

LCB Inspector Vijay Odedara told TOI that Himmatsinh, a native of Jhabua district in Madhya Pradesh, had last visited his daughter and son-in-law at their home in Targhadi on June 30. .Following this lead, police questioned the daughter, 28-year-old Kheta Ajanar, and her husband, 32-year-old Ganpat Ajanar. Initially evasive, the couple eventually confessed to the murder, admitting they killed Himmatsinh during a heated argument triggered by his repeated accusations of neglect.

They assaulted Himmatsinh with a wooden log and an iron rod, killing him on the spot. Fearing arrest, the couple removed his bloodstained clothes, washed them to destroy evidence, and then redressed the body.They attempted to dispose of the body near the site where Himmatsinh used to work. While transporting it on a motorcycle, the vehicle broke down near Sarpadal village. The couple abandoned the body by the roadside and returned to Targhadi, later dropping the bike off at a repair shop in Metoda GIDC.Inspector S N Parmar of Padadhri police station told TOI that Himmatsinh frequently visited the couple's home and often quarrelled with them. Further investigation revealed that Kheta worked as a farm labourer.