Rajasthan: Middle-aged man killed by robbers infront of daughter, grandson
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A 56-year-old man was stabbed to death by robbers in front of his daughter and five-year-old grandson in Rajasthan's Udaipur city today, police said.
The deceased, Yashwant Sharma, had come from Gujarat to Udaipur along with his daughter Neha Sharma and her son late last night, they said.
"Efforts are on to identify and locate the accused," SP Udaipur, Rajendra Prasad said.
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Incident occurred inside van which the victim and accused shared
At around 1.30 am, Sharma, his daughter and grandson hitched a ride to their destination in Hiranmagri along with four men in a van after failing to find a taxi.
"When the van driver deviated from the route, Sharma objected. To this, one of the four men stabbed him in his thigh and threw him out of the van," Prasad said.
Daughter not hurt
Robbers snatched Neha's mobile and threw her from van
Prasad said Sharma died due to excessive bleeding.
"After around 50-60 meters, the accused threw Neha along with her son on the roadside after snatching her mobile-phone. The robbers did not hurt them," Prasad said.
The SP said that the police was trying to ascertain whether the motive was robbery or personal enmity.
Sharma was an employee of the excise department posted in Udaipur.