Overview
- The victim was identified as 22-year-old Soni Himmat Rathod, who was killed on the morning of November 15 in Bhavnagar just before her scheduled wedding.
- Police named her fiancé, 26-year-old Sajan Khagna Baraiya, as the suspect, alleging he struck her with an iron pipe and smashed her head against a wall after a dispute.
- Officers said the quarrel centered on the bridal dress and money, following a relationship that families had recently agreed to formalize with a wedding.
- The accused fled from the scene near Prabhudas Lake within the Gangajaliya police limits, and multiple teams including the Local Crime Branch are searching for him.
- Investigators sent the body for post-mortem, initiated FIR procedures for murder at the Gangajaliya police station, and noted the accused has prior cases including attempt to murder, loot and assault.