Archive · 25 Sep 2026
Dalit man stabbed in Rajkot; police suspect honour killing
Vimal Dharmendra Vaniya was attacked in Rajkot on Thursday.
Police said three men assaulted him near Bhaktinagar Circle.
They allegedly held him down and stabbed him several times.
Vaniya was taken to Rajkot Civil Hospital.
Doctors declared him dead there.
One suspected attacker was identified as his brother-in-law, Kamlesh alias Kano Lakha Dhandal.
Police think the attack may be connected to Vaniya marrying a woman from another caste.
The couple had a child together.
Vimal Dharmendra Vaniya, a Dalit man, was killed in Rajkot on Thursday.
Police said he was attacked around 2 p.m. at Bhaktinagar Circle.
Three men allegedly assaulted, restrained and stabbed Vaniya with sharp-edged weapons.
His brother-in-law, Kamlesh alias Kano Lakha Dhandal, was identified as one of the alleged attackers.
Police suspect the killing may be linked to Vaniya’s inter-caste marriage to Dhandal’s sister; the couple have a child.
- Who
- Vimal Dharmendra Vaniya was killed; police identified his brother-in-law, Kamlesh alias Kano Lakha Dhandal, among the alleged attackers.
- What
- Vaniya was allegedly assaulted, restrained and stabbed to death by three men.
- When
- Thursday, at about 2 p.m.
- Where
- Bhaktinagar Circle in Rajkot city; he was later taken to Rajkot Civil Hospital.
- Why
- Police suspect the killing may have resulted from Vaniya’s inter-caste marriage to Dhandal’s sister.
Police suspicion
Reported circumstances
Possible motive
Police suspicion
Police suspect the murder may have been a fallout of Vaniya’s marriage to a woman from another caste.
Reported circumstances
The report describes the inter-caste marriage and identifies the woman’s brother as an alleged attacker, but does not establish a court-confirmed motive.
- Victim
- Vimal Dharmendra Vaniya
- Victim’s community
- Scheduled Caste
- Alleged attackers
- Three men, including Kamlesh alias Kano Lakha Dhandal
- Location of attack
- Bhaktinagar Circle, Rajkot city
- Time of attack
- Around 2 p.m. on Thursday
- Cause of death
- Multiple stab wounds from sharp-edged weapons
- Police theory
- The killing may be linked to an inter-caste marriage