Anand youth killed in South Africa

Anand

       In yet another attack on people of Gujarati origin, a man from Anand district in Gujarat, living in Pretoria city of South Africa has been killed by unidentified assailants there.

      Though there is no patern, earlier, a man from Valsad was killed in South Africa in similar manner in May this year while over Nine attacks on Gujaratis have taken place in the United States and other foreign countries this year so far.

     ‘Virendra Patel, aged around 40 years, was attacked by unknown assailants with a sharp edged weapon in the night of Friday last when he was closing his provision store in Pretoria. The assailants slit his throat. He was taken to a hospital where he sucummbed. An original resident of Muli na Tekra of Anand district, Virendra was living in South Africa for over 10 years. He had even married to a local lady and was running a provision store there,’ Superintendent of Police of Anand, Mr. Ashok K Yadav said today.

    In May this year Samir Pathan a 30 year old taxi driver from Valsad was killed by road robbers when he protested the snatching of his mobile. He was also attacked with a sharp edged weapon.

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