On November 6, 2025, Surat Police responded to what initially appeared to be a severe car accident where a black automobile had collided with a tree. Inside, officers found Range Forest Officer (RFO) Sonal Solanki slumped over the steering wheel with a severe bullet wound to her head, alongside her crying four-year-old son who was unharmed but covered in blood. Sonal was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. Investigation revealed that her husband, RTO Inspector Nikunj Goswami, had orchestrated the attack after Sonal previously caught him with another woman and filed a police complaint regarding his unauthorized installation of a GPS tracker on her car. Nikunj allegedly hired his friend, Ishwarpuri Goswami, buying him a high-speed motorcycle to track and shoot Sonal. After an aborted attempt on October 8, the accomplice picked up Sonal's location via the GPS tracker on the morning of November 6, fired a shot into her head in a deserted area, and caused her car to crash into a tree. Police arrested Nikunj after analyzing over 2,500 CCTV footage files, while teams worked to recover the motorcycle thrown down a ravine in Bhimashankar, Maharashtra by the fleeing accomplice.
Country: India
State/Province: Gujarat, India
City/Region: Surat
Incident Type: Attempted Murder
Relationship Status: Married
Relationship Duration: Approximately 3 years (marriage)
Incident Date: Nov. 6, 2025
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Crime Tak - India · Original language: Hindi
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Domestic Violence
The relationship involved long-standing marital discord stemming from the husband's extramarital relationship. After being publicly confronted by his wife and facing police reports, the suspect engaged in technological surveillance by secretly mounting a GPS tracker on her vehicle. This dynamic escalated from marital disputes and tracking to a premeditated, contract-style attempted murder using an external hired shooter.
Police analyzed over 2,500 CCTV recordings to identify the movement of Nikunj Goswami's Eon car and high-speed motorcycle. Phone location tracking, registration checks, and witness accounts confirmed Nikunj's presence when picking up his accomplice from the station. Police successfully arrested Nikunj Goswami and launched search operations in Bhimashankar, Maharashtra to recover the motorcycle thrown down a gorge and the firearm used.
First responders initially categorized the crime scene as a severe vehicular accident after observing a black car crashed head-on into a tree with an open bonnet. Confusion cleared when officers moved the victim's body and discovered a gunshot entry wound in her head, along with blood patterns inconsistent with a standard vehicle collision.
Approximately six months prior to the incident, Nikunj Goswami attached a GPS tracking unit to his wife's car to monitor her movements. He recruited his friend Ishwarpuri and purchased a motorcycle capable of high speeds. After a failed assassination attempt on October 8, Nikunj tracked his wife's travel plans to Kamrej on November 6. He met Ishwarpuri at a train station around 6:15 AM, provided him the motorcycle, and directed him to Sonal's GPS-tracked car. Ishwarpuri intercepted the vehicle, shot Sonal in the head, caused her car to crash into a tree, and then fled to Maharashtra to dispose of the motorcycle in a ravine.
High risk characterized by covert digital surveillance, persistent stalking, intense marital conflict following public exposure of infidelity, and the procurement of deadly weapons and hired assistance. The suspect demonstrated extreme disregard for collateral harm by executing the shooting attack while the victim's four-year-old child was sitting in the adjacent passenger seat.
Covert tracking devices and persistent electronic stalking serve as severe escalation indicators in high-conflict domestic situations. Early warnings, such as public altercations and previous police complaints regarding illegal tracking, highlight the critical need for comprehensive protective risk assessments when infidelity and surveillance intersect.
A public altercation ten months prior where Sonal confronted Nikunj over an extramarital relationship, alongside a formal police complaint filed by Sonal reporting that her husband had placed a GPS tracker in her car.
CCTV footage recorded near the crash site at 8:38 AM showing a speeding motorcycle registered to Nikunj Goswami, and station footage from earlier that morning showing Nikunj picking up his friend in his Hyundai Eon car.
More than 2,500 CCTV video files, vehicle registration records for both the Eon car and motorcycle, the GPS tracking device attached to the victim's vehicle, and the recovery of the motorcycle from a gorge in Bhimashankar.
The case transitioned from a traffic accident inquiry into a premeditated attempted murder investigation once medical checks identified a bullet hole in Sonal's head.
The recovery of the firearm used in the crime and the official statement from Sonal Solanki, which remains pending due to her critical medical condition in intensive care.