Surat: In a horrifying incident, a retrenched worker and his associate murdered a textile factory owner, his father and uncle inside the manufacturing premises in the Anjalir Industries area in Surat, police said on Sunday.
Police have picked up two suspects, one of them is a juvenile.
Surat Deputy Police Commissioner Harsad Mehta told the media persons that Kalpesh Dholakia owned an embroidery unit, named Vedanta Texo. On Sunday morning, around 9 a.m., the retrenched worker, whose services were terminated ten days ago, came to the unit along with his associate.
The two had a heated argument with Kalpesh Dholakia, which soon turned into a scuffle. During the fight one of the two accused stabbed Dholakia with a knife.
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All three were rushed to a nearby hospital, where they succumbed to their injuries, said the police officer, and added that two suspects have been detained for questioning, one of them is a juvenile.
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