Man attacked killed over family dispute in Ahmedabad accused on the run

Ahmedabad, May 3 (PTI) Four people allegedly killed a 52-year-old man in a brutal attack over a family dispute in Gujarat's Ahmedabad city, police said on Sunday.
    The victim, Natubhai Parmar, a resident of Rajivnagar, was fatally assaulted with sticks and a pipe near Jivraj Bridge around 8.30 pm on Saturday, an official said.
    Parmar was rushed to a private hospital, where he died during treatment, he said.
    A case under section 103(1) (punishment for murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) has been registered against the accused, Kanu alias Kanti alias Leli, Hasmukh, Ketan Dhulaji, and an unidentified person, Inspector R S Parmar of Anandnagar police station said.
    According to the police, a preliminary investigation revealed that the attack stemmed from a family dispute.
    Parmar's son was married to a woman related to one of the accused, and she had returned to her parents' home due to a marital dispute. The attack was a result of the ongoing tensions between the two families, they said.
    Efforts are underway to apprehend the absconding accused, the official said.

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