Overview

• Vipul Parmar was shot dead near the Narmada canal in Adalaj after he allegedly snatched a police weapon during a reconstruction and opened fire at officers and vehicles, according to officials.
• Local Crime Branch constable Rajendra Singh was shot in the hand and underwent surgery at Apollo Hospital, where he remains under treatment.
• Parmar had been arrested on September 23 in Rajkot by the Ahmedabad Crime Branch after a coordinated search using CCTV, technical surveillance and human intelligence, and was handed to Gandhinagar LCB.
• Police say Parmar attacked Vaibhav Manvani and injured Aastha Hariyani during a robbery attempt around 1:15 a.m. on September 20 near Ambapur; investigators recovered the knife and stolen items including phones, watches and cash.
• Authorities have initiated a panchnama and postmortem, with forensic teams tasked to verify the number of rounds fired, and they are examining Parmar’s suspected involvement in multiple prior cases as the survivor’s full statement is awaited.