The four persons were booked under BNS sections for murder, criminal intimidation, breach of peace, unlawful assembly, rioting and mischief, as well as under the Gujarat Police Act.

A DAY before the local body elections in Gujarat, a 22-year-old man, a nephew of Mahendra Shankar Chaudhary, the BJP candidate for ward no 4 of Mehsana Municipal Corporation, was killed in a clash, police said on Saturday.

Police identified the victim as Miten Ramesh Chaudhary.

The incident took place around 12:40 am, on Tavadiya Chowkdi in Mehsana, according to the FIR filed at Mehsana A Division police station, on the basis of a complaint by Dhimant Ranjeet Shankar Chaudhary – a friend of the victim – who also suffered injuries.

According to the FIR, Miten Ramesh Chaudhary (22) was allegedly stabbed and hit with a cricket bat and thrashed by at least four persons.

The four persons were booked under BNS sections for murder, criminal intimidation, breach of peace, unlawful assembly, rioting and mischief, as well as under the…