Jamnagar:

Family members of senior criminal advocate of Jamnagar Kirit Joshi, who was brutally stabbed to death last night, today in a written complaint alleged that notorious builder Jayesh Patel was behind this sensational murder.

Joshi, died in GG hospital here after an unknown man attacked him near his office close to townhall at around 9 pm last night. He has suffered multiple blows of a sharp-edged weapon. The attacker fled the scene on the bike of his partner. The whole incident was captured in a CCTV installed close to the spot.

SP Jamnagar Pradip Shejul today said that family members of Joshi have alleged that Patel, who was accused in a sensational Rs 100 crore land dispute here, was the main conspirator.

‘During primary investigation we have come to know that Jayesh has gone abroad some time ago with the permission of court,’ he said.

Meanwhile police was trying to nab the attackers on the basis of CCTV footage.

The Jamnagar Bar Association has warned of strike from Monday by advocates if the culprits were not nabbed at the earliest.

DeshGujarat