Ahmedabad: A day after a 23-year-old MICA student was fatally stabbed to death in the Bopal area of the city, the Ahmedabad Detection of Crime Branch (DCB) on Wednesday arrested a constable Virendrasinh Padheriya for allegedly killing him. Posted in Sarkhej Police Station here, Padheriya was held from Punjab.
Police Inspector BT Gohil of Bopal Police Station said, "It is indeed shocking to know that the accused in this murder case is a policeman." Police said that they were able to identify Padheriya on Wednesday night while checking CCTV footage collected from nearby localities where the crime took place.
Police officials identified the vehicle and then matched it with the sketch of the accused that had been circulated by the Ahmedabad Rural Police. Moreover, the police got to know that Padheriya had been absent from work without notice for the last two days. Also, adding to this was the information that he owned a black SUV of the same model as seen in the CCTV footage.
Padheriya was found travelling towards Punjab when his location was traced leading to his arrest. He will be handed over to Bopal police, where the FIR has been filed.
About The Murder: A 23-year-old student from Mudra Institute of Communications (MICA) in Ahmedabad was fatally stabbed to death by an unidentified man just hours after giving his measurement to have a suit stitched for upcoming job interviews in Bopal on the night of November 10.
Priyanshu Jain succumbed to his injuries after a car driver attacked him at Bopal Fire Station Chowk following an altercation. Police said, "On the fateful night, Jain and his friend were riding past the area on a bullet when an unknown car driver overtook them, taking a turn at a four-way."
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