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Businessman with Rs 15 crore debt shoots wife, daughters after dispute

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Nimrat Kaur
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Businessman with Rs 15 crore debt shoots wife, daughters after dispute
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Businessman with Rs 15 crore debt shoots wife, daughters after dispute A debt-ridden businessman shot dead his wife and two daughters on Tuesday morning. The incident took place at their residence in Ahmedabad’s upscale Judges Bungalow Road locality. The family has a dispute over sending one of the daughters abroad for higher studies when the accused, Dharmesh Shah shot them dead. Businessman with Rs 15 crore debt shoots wife, daughters after dispute 50-year-old Dharmesh, the owner of a construction business first killed his wife, Amiben, using a licensed pistol at their apartment in Ratnam Tower building. The daughters – Heli (24) and Khushi (18) – were killed with a different 12-bore firearm, police said. “Soon after killing the three, Shah called up an engineer in his company to tell him that he intended to commit suicide. However, when the latter reached their residence, he found that the accused had not gone through with his plan. Shah later surrendered before the police,’’ said an officer with the Satellite police station. Businessman with Rs 15 crore debt shoots wife, daughters after dispute Police said Shah had a debt of Rs 15 crore that his family was unaware of. They believe that his wife’s plan to send their elder daughter to Australia for higher studies at a cost of Rs 70 lakh had ignited an argument which led to the crime. “Shah first shot his wife with a pistol while the rest of the family was in bed. He then killed both the daughters with a 12-bore gun. He fired one round at his wife and two rounds each at his daughters,” Zala said. -PTC News-
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