Gujarat BJP minority leader, son killed in clash

Rajkot: BJP’s minority cell leader in Gujarat Iliyas Khan Pathan and his son were allegedly killed in a clash with a rival group here, police said on Sunday.

Two persons have been arrested in this connection, they said.

While Iliyas, who is also a national member of Haj committee, was returning home on Saturday night when a group of his business rivals — led by one Abbas Kachara —attacked him with sharp weapons and fired at him in Subhash Nagar area of the city, they said.

“Pathan’s two sons Akbar and Asif rushed to rescue him. However, the two were also injured in the attack,” Gandhigram police station inspector R.R. Solanki said. The trio was rushed to Wockhardt hospital where Iliyas and his younger son Asif died during treatment he added.