Mon, 2 Nov, 2026, 08:27 am
Reported by Gujarat Samachar
A Surat District and Sessions Court has sentenced a 33-year-old man to rigorous life imprisonment for murdering a labourer in November 2023 over a personal grudge, ruling him guilty of murder, house trespass and rioting.
The convict, Mahadev alias Manohar Vishwakarma, was found guilty of killing Lalchan Rajbhar at the victim’s residence in the Gayatri Nagar area near Krishna Industries in Kapodra between 3 pm and 4.30 pm on November 10, 2023.
The court also imposed fines totalling ₹30,000 across multiple counts, with additional imprisonment provisions in case of default. It acquitted co-accused Sanjay alias Lalo Parmar, granting him the benefit of the doubt due to insufficient identification and a lack of direct evidence linking him to the crime.
According to the prosecution, Vishwakarma confronted Rajbhar’s family, alleging that the victim had harassed his wife.
After issuing an initial threat earlier that afternoon, Vishwakarma allegedly returned with accomplices carrying a sharp knife and a wooden plank. During the ensuing confrontation, he inflicted stab wounds on Rajbhar’s thigh and head.
