PALANPUR: One person was killed and another seriously hurt when a murderous assault was carried out on two brothers at the exit of Agricultural Produce Market Committees (APMC), at Harij in Patan district on Saturday at around 11 am.
The bloody clash was a result of some old enmity between Rabari community members, said cops.
While one of the brothers, Labhu Rabari, died on the spot, the other with serious bullet injuries was rushed to Patan Dharpur hospital from where he was later shifted to Ahmedabad.
Two assailants identified as Anil Rabari and Hardik Rabari had come armed with with a gun and a pipe and other sharp objects for the assault.
Lalu was hit on the head with a pipe, while his brother Mahesh was fired on the leg, said SP Akshyraj Makwana.
Of seven people suspected to be involved in the fatal attack, three have been detained.
Makwana said that different wings of the district police have been deployed to nab the other accused.
Gujarat: One dead in Patan village group clash
