Ex-BJP councillor’s son murdered in the police presence in Vadodara

Vadodara : A former BJP councillor’s son, Tapan Parmar, was fatally attacked in the presence of police at the Sir Sayajirao General Hospital (SSG) in Vadodara.

As per the news report on the incident, two persons named Vikram Parmar and Bhailu were attacked by members of the minority community over an argument relating to money collection near Government School No. 10 in Vadodara’s Nagarwada area.

The injured persons were shifted to SSG Hospital for treatment by former BJP councillor Ramesh Raja Parmar, his son Tapan, and other local residents.

The attackers were identified as Babar Pathan, Mehboob, Wasim, and others.

Pathan, who was brought by the police to the same hospital, managed to evade police supervision and attacked Tapan using a sword and killed him.

It is suspected that a woman accompanying Pathan had handed him the sword in the hospital, which raises questions about negligence of police that was present at the hospital.

The brutal killing of Tapan in the hospital has left the Nagarwada area in shock. Senior police officers rushed to the scene, and CCTV footage is being reviewed as part of the investigation.

Locals demanded justice by meeting Deputy Commissioner of Police Panna Momaya and requested strict action against the criminals involved.

Ramesh Raja, father of Tapan recounted, “There was an altercation in Mehta Wadi, followed by another near the government school, which left Vikram and Bhailu seriously injured. I, along with my son and others, took them to SSG Hospital for treatment. I then went home after instructing my son to stay until the treatment was completed. Later, I was informed about my son’s murder by Babar Pathan, who attacked him with a sword at the hospital.”

Pathan has several criminal cases and past detentions under the Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Act (PASA).