Knife Attack on Hindu Father and Son by Alleged Mentally Unstable Man Moinuddin in Khambhat (Gujarat)

Previously, Moinuddin had allegedly carried out attacks on Hindus on several occasions.

Anand (Gujarat) – A case has come to light in Gujarat’s Nandana area in Khambhat, where a Hindu father and son were attacked with a knife by a man named Moinuddin. While sections of the media are describing the accused as “mentally unstable,” the victim’s family has asserted that he is perfectly sound of mind and has been deliberately targeting members of only one community.

On the morning of 21 December 2025, Nehal Raval and his father Sanjaybhai were sitting in their shop and talking when Moinuddin Syed, a resident of Nakratni Pol, suddenly entered the shop holding a knife and began hurling abuses. He allegedly shouted that, “My abbu Sajjad Hussain has told me to finish off two or three Raval people before coming back.” Saying this, the accused attempted to attack Nehal with the knife, but Nehal placed the shop counter in between, preventing any injury.

Khambhat City Police have registered an FIR against the accused’s father, Sajjad Hussain Akbar Hussain Syed; his brother, Mohammad Sohaib Sajjad Hussain Syed; and his mother, Tehzibnisha Sajjad Hussain Syed, and have begun further proceedings. The case has been registered under Sections 125(A), 125(B), 352, 351(3), and 54 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), along with Section 135 of the Gujarat Police Act. The incident occurred on Sunday (21 December) at Peeth Bazaar in Khambhat. The complainant, Nehal Sanjaybhai Raval, runs a shop named Chamunda General Store in the area.

Editorial Perspective

Why do such allegedly mentally unstable persons feel compelled to attack only Hindus ? If that is the case, then every jihadist would have to be called mentally unstable. Therefore, capital punishment would be the only cure for such a condition.