Man falls off third floor, gets electrocuted; two booked

Rajkot: An autorickshaw driver was electrocuted after he fell off the balcony of his flat on Navlakhi road in Morbi town on Tuesday night.
Police said that the deceased Ashokpari Goswami (37) fell off third floor of Satnam Apartment while trying to save himself from Abu Musa anbd Raju Parmar, who had attacked the auto driver with bats, over some petty issue.Police have booked Musa and Parmar for culpable homicide.
While he was being chased, Goswami lost balance and fell off the balcony. During the fall, he got stuck in an overhead electric wire and got electrocuted before falling on the road. Goswami died on the spot.
According to police, one Suraj Gadhvi, who lives in the same apartment as Goswami, had allegedly beaten up one Vishwas Patadia. Nursing a grudge against Gadhvi, Patadia had allegedly told his friends — Musa and Parmar — to attack all the residents of Satnam Apartment.
“While Musa and Parmar could not find Gadhvi, they allegedly attacked other residents including Goswami when the incident occurred,” said P B Gadhvi, sub-inspector with Morbi B division police station.
Meanwhile, the police have launched a manhunt for Musa and Parmar, who went absconding after the complaint was lodged against them. Goswami is survived by his wife and two children.