# Man kills son, stabs wife in Gujarat’s Navsari family dispute 2026-08-16T22:26:01+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A man in Gujarat's Navsari district allegedly stabbed his son to death and injured his wife and elderly father following a family dispute. The incident occurred in Ambach village under the Chikhli police station area on the night of August 16. The accused, Nilesh Patel, who runs a chicken centre, frequently quarrelled with his family, according to police. On the night of the incident, he argued with his wife, Parulben, after she refused to come to his shop. When their son Suraj intervened, Nilesh allegedly grabbed him by the throat, pushed him into a room, and stabbed him in the chest. Suraj died at Rumla Government Hospital. Nilesh also stabbed his wife and his elderly father, Chimanbhai, before fleeing. Villagers rushed the injured to hospital. Police registered a case based on a complaint from the injured wife and apprehended Nilesh within hours. Police Inspector Praveen Patelia of Chikhli Police Station is investigating further. ## Coverage - indiatoday.in This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Gujarat Police, Navsari, Nilesh Patel Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/man-kills-son-stabs-wife-in-gujarats-navsari-family-dispute/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/man-kills-son-stabs-wife-in-gujarats-navsari-family-dispute/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/