A shocking crime unfolded in Padra village near Vadodara on Saturday, where a 17-year-old minor girl allegedly conspired with her boyfriend and his friend to murder her own father. The case bears a chilling resemblance to a similar incident that occurred in Vadodara over a decade ago, raising serious concerns about familial violence and teenage influence.
The Padra Village Murder: A Planned Attack
According to police reports, the sequence of events in the Padra case was methodically planned. The 17-year-old girl is accused of first mixing sleeping pills into her parents' food. After her father succumbed to the drugged state, her 25-year-old boyfriend, identified as Ranjit Waghela, along with his friend Bhavya Vasava, entered the home and stabbed the man to death. The swift response from the authorities led to the arrest of all three accused within hours of the crime, preventing any attempt at a prolonged cover-up of the incident.
Eerie Echoes of the 2014 Manjalpur Tragedy
This gruesome event mirrors a horrifying case from 2014 in Manjalpur, Vadodara. In that instance, a 16-year-old girl, who had been adopted at just two months old, plotted the murder of her adoptive parents with her boyfriend, Sapan Purani. The motive was parental opposition to their relationship. The modus operandi was strikingly similar: the girl used sleeping pills to incapacitate her parents, allowed Purani inside, and together they smothered and stabbed the couple.
The key divergence lies in the aftermath. In the 2014 case, the killers managed to hide the bodies for over two months, even pouring acid on them to destroy evidence. They repeatedly visited the house during this period to tamper with the scene. The crime was only uncovered when a suspicious tenant alerted the police. Purani was later sentenced to life imprisonment.
Investigation and Community Shock
The rapid arrests in the Padra case provided a stark contrast to the prolonged mystery of the 2014 murder. Police officials expressed deep disturbance over the recurring theme of children turning against their parents. A senior police official stated that such incidents are profoundly troubling for the community and the force alike. The parallel between the two cases, separated by eleven years, highlights complex issues of adolescent relationships, parental authority, and extreme criminal influence.
While the investigations in both cases concluded with the identification of the perpetrators, the Padra murder's quick resolution prevented the additional horror of an extended concealment that characterized the Manjalpur tragedy. The police are now delving deeper into the exact motives and the nature of the relationship that led to such a brutal outcome in the latest incident.
