Ahmedabad, May 10: In a shocking incident, a Dalit woman in Gujarat was stabbed to death in a busy market area after she refused to sit on the murderer's motorcycle. According to reports, the 19-year-old woman, who was murdered, was to get married in two weeks. According to a police report, the incident took place in Bavla town of Ahmedabad on Wednesday evening.

The incident came to light after the video of the incident surfaced on social media the next day. The woman, whose marriage was fixed after two weeks, succumbed to her injuries at a hospital in Ahmedabad late Wednesday. Reports inform that the motive behind the murder is not yet clear as the victim’s family members are in a state of shock. Shocker From Gujarat! Man Stabbed His 4-Day-Old Baby Girl in Gandhinagar As He Wanted Son. 

According to a complaint lodged by her father Ramesh Jadav, the victim, identified as Mittal Jadav, was stabbed multiple times by the accused, Ketan Vaghela, when she refused to go with him on his motorbike, a complaint lodged by her father Ramesh Jadav informed. According to a report by PTI, Vaghela, along with his men- Shravan and Dhanraj, have been booked on charges of murder and also under various sections of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

As soon as the incident was reported, Police initiated a probe into the matter. The case has been handed over to Deputy Superintendent of Police (SC/ST Cell) P D Manvar. The video that surfaced on Thursday showed that the woman was being shot at by a bystander. A person carrying knife can be seen running away from the spot, while the victim is lying unconscious and surrounded by onlookers. According to reports, the incident took place at around 6.30 pm when Mittal Jadav and her younger sister were shopping in a market near a bus stop.

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