Rajkot: Surendranagar district police arrested three persons within hours of the death of an assault victim in Ahmedabad hospital on Sunday.
The victim Mavji Gangadia (35), a resident of Jinjuda village in Chotila taluka of Surendranagar, was under treatment since May 31 following an assault by Dhama Khachar, Ravu Kathi and Lala Kathi over personal animosity.
After the assault, Mavji, a farm labourer, was taken to the primary health centre in Chotila and then referred to Rajkot Civil Hospital. But as his condition did not improve, Mavji was shifted to a hospital in Ahmedabad where he succumbed to injuries. Police said that Mavji was survived by his wife and five children including three daughters.