Minor among 2 held for killing Ahmedabad teen who objected to loud conversation

Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Police has said that two people have been arrested for the murder of a 19-year-old who repeatedly warned the accused not to speak loudly or loiter near his house.

The suspects — both teenagers as well, though one of them is a minor — allegedly killed him in cold blood in the streets close to his house.

According to the police, Himesh Parmar was killed opposite Hiralaxmi Flats in Behrampura under the Kagdapith Police Station limits on Saturday night. The act was reportedly captured on CCTV cameras. 

Parmar was said to be on his two-wheeler when the suspects approached him.

The police said an altercation broke out, following which the minor pulled out a knife and repeatedly stabbed Parmar. 

The Ahmedabad Detection of Crime Branch (DCB) apprehended the suspects on Sunday. DCB officials said the investigation revealed that "it was a planned, cold-blooded murder". 

"The dispute began because the victim repeatedly warned the accused not to loiter or talk loudly on his porch. In retaliation, the accused hatched a plan to eliminate him," said DCB Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Ajit Rajian.

The main accused is a 17-year-old teenager, said to have been assisted by 19-year-old Gautam Ramubhai Solanki alias Indo.

"The main accused traveled to the Chotila area of Surendranagar for the sole purpose of purchasing a dagger to be used as the murder weapon," said the DCP.

The FIR stated that Parmar was stabbed in the chest, hand, fingers, left arm, and stomach. He was taken to the LG Hospital, where he reportedly succumbed to his injuries.