A 19-year-old Dalit woman, who was to get married in two weeks, was stabbed to death in full public view in Gujarat after she refused to sit on the alleged murderers motorcycle, police said Thursday. The incident took place in Bavla town of Ahmedabad district on Wednesday evening.

The victim, Mittal Jadav, was stabbed multiple times by the accused, Ketan Vaghela, when she refused to go with him on his motorbike, the police said, quoting from the complaint lodged by her father Ramesh Jadav.

Vaghela, along with his accomplices — Shravan and Dhanraj — was booked on charges of murder and also under various sections of the the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, said officials.

A 19-year-old Dalit woman, who was to get married in two weeks, was stabbed to death in full public view in Gujarat after she refused to sit on the alleged murderers motorcycle, police said Thursday. The incident took place in Bavla town of Ahmedabad district on Wednesday evening.

The victim, Mittal Jadav, was stabbed multiple times by the accused, Ketan Vaghela, when she refused to go with him on his motorbike, the police said, quoting from the complaint lodged by her father Ramesh Jadav.

Vaghela, along with his accomplices — Shravan and Dhanraj — was booked on charges of murder and also under various sections of the the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, said officials.