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Hindustan Times
a day ago
- Hindustan Times
Woman's ‘save me' text to boyfriend, then murder: Father held in ‘honour killing' in Gujarat
An 18-year-old woman from Banaskantha district in Gujarat allegedly sent a chilling 'save me' message to her live-in partner before being killed in what police suspect was an honour killing. The release said that more than 650 persons involved in street crime were arrested in the month of July 2025.(PTI File Photo/representational) The woman, who had been in a relationship her father and uncle disapproved of, was allegedly strangled at her uncle's house on June 24, with her last rites performed the next morning to conceal the crime, news agency PTI quoted officials as saying. She had moved to Palanpur town to prepare for the all-India medical entrance exam and reportedly entered a live-in relationship with a man during that time. According to the FIR cited by PTI, Haresh Chaudhary, who is already married and has a son, fell in love with the girl after giving her a lift from Tharad town to Palanpur. It remains unclear if he had disclosed his marital status to her. In May, the couple eloped to Ahmedabad, signing a formal agreement for a live-in relationship, and later travelled to Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. On June 12, a Tharad police team and a relative tracked them to a hotel in Rajasthan. The girl was handed to her uncle Shivrambhai, while Chaudhary was arrested in an old Kutch district case under the Prohibition Act. 'Save me' messages ignored as boyfriend was incarcerated After his release on June 21, Chaudhary discovered that the girl had messaged him twice on Instagram on June 17, expressing fear that her family might kill her or force her into marriage. 'He couldn't read her messages earlier since he was in jail,' Nala said. A lawyer filed a habeas corpus petition in the Gujarat high court seeking her production before the court. However, on June 25, two days before the hearing, Chaudhary learnt that she had died on the night of June 24 and her last rites had been performed the next morning. FIR filed after complaint from live-in partner Based on a complaint by her live-in partner, Haresh Chaudhary, the Tharad police booked the girl's father, Sendhabhai Patel, and uncle Shivrambhai Patel for murder on August 6, Nala said. The accused were reportedly against the relationship. After registering the FIR, police arrested Shivrambhai and later added Naran Patel, a cousin of the father and uncle, as a co-accused. 'We arrested Naran Patel on Tuesday. He is a cousin of Shivrambhai and Sendhabhai, who is still absconding,' Nala said. According to the FIR, her father and uncle decided to kill her fearing she might elope again with Chaudhary. 'When the girl was at Shivrambhai's house at Dantiya village in Tharad on the night of June 24, she was offered milk containing sleeping pills. When she fell unconscious, the duo strangled her and performed her last rites the next morning to hide their crime,' said Nala. Gujarat girl had cleared NEET According to the report, she had also cleared the highly competitive National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), police said on Wednesday. 'She had given NEET a few months back, but it is still unclear if she wanted to become a doctor or a nurse. As per the results announced recently, she has cleared the test with good marks,' said Danta division Assistant Superintendent of Police Suman Nala. (With PTI inputs)
India Today
2 days ago
- India Today
Save me: Gujarat woman's chilling text to lover hours before honour killing
An 18-year-old woman from Gujarat's Banaskantha district was allegedly killed by her father and two uncles in a suspected case of honour killing. Just hours before her death on June 24, she texted her boyfriend, "Come and save me otherwise they will get me married."The victim, who was in a live-in relationship, constantly lived in fear of her family's response to their relationship. "Come and take me away, otherwise my family will get me married against my will. If I refuse, they will kill me. Save me," her last message to her boyfriend detailed her desperation. Hours later, her body was the discovery, the victim's live-in-partner lodged a police complaint. According to a senior police official, her father and uncle were implicated in the crime, with one uncle arrested while her father remains at large. Based on the complaint submitted by her live-in partner, the local police on August 6 booked the girl's father Sendhabhai Patel and uncle Shivrambhai Patel for the murder, as they were against the relationship, a senior police official told India Today investigations revealed the woman was killed at Shivrambhai's house, where she was given milk laced with sleeping pills before being strangled."When the girl was at Shivrambhai's house at Dantiya village in Tharad on the night of June 24, she was offered milk containing sleeping pills. When she fell unconscious, the duo strangled her and performed her last rites the next morning to hide their crime," the senior police official her life being tragically cut short, the young woman had successfully cleared the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), a competitive exam for medical college admission."She had given NEET a few months back, but it is still unclear if she wanted to become a doctor or a nurse. As per the results announced recently, she has cleared the test with good marks," said the police a tragic turn, the victim's partner was in jail at the time of her final messages, unable to respond. He later filed a habeas corpus petition in court, but the woman had died by the time the hearing was on June 25, two days before the hearing, Chaudhary learnt that she had died on the night of June 24 and her last rites were also performed the next to the FIR, the girl's father and uncle had decided to kill her, fearing that she might once again elope with the complainant.- EndsInputs from Pareshkumar KishanlalMust Watch
New Indian Express
2 days ago
- New Indian Express
Suspected honour killing victim from Gujarat cracks NEET
PALANPUR: An 18-year-old girl from Gujarat, who was a victim of suspected honour killing, has cracked the highly competitive National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), a police official said on Wednesday. The teen from Banaskantha district was allegedly killed by her father and two uncles on June 24 at her native village, said Danta division Assistant Superintendent of Police Suman Nala. To prepare for the all-India medical entrance exam, the victim had moved to Palanpur town, and during that time, she got into a live-in relationship with a man. 'She had given NEET a few months back, but it is still unclear if she wanted to become a doctor or a nurse. As per the results announced recently, she has cleared the test with good marks,' said Nala. Based on a complaint submitted by her live-in partner Haresh Chaudhary, the Tharad police in the district on August 6 booked the girl's father Sendhabhai Patel and uncle Shivrambhai Patel for the murder, as they were against the relationship, Nala said. After the registration of FIR, police had arrested Shivrambhai and added the name of one Naran Patel to the FIR as co-accused, said the official. 'We arrested Naran Patel on Tuesday. He is a cousin of Shivrambhai and Sendhabhai, who is still absconding,' said Nala.
