It was a revenge killing for Mukesh Thakor, 25, a resident of Vadsar village near Santej in Gandhinagar district, when he not only bludgeoned Kaushik Patel,38, a resident of the same village to death, but also allegedly gouged a heart shape into the victim's butt.

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Santej police said that the incident took place after they had a sexual encounter in outskirts of the village. Patel's relatives had started searching for him on February 19, when he didn't return home after going out with his friends for a drink. His father finally found the corpse in an empty plot with a brick boundary wall. The body was found without underwear and trousers.

Patel had wounds, likely caused by sharp stones, on his face and forehead which caused his death. BN Dave, inspector of Santej police station, said that when they started investigating the case, they learned that Patel's family was informed about the body by city-based youths. "We started questioning them about the source when we came across Thakor's name as one of those who would drink with other villagers. He later confessed that he had killed Patel," said Dave.

Investigators said that Thakor was arrested on Monday for the offence. He has kept changing his version of what had happened on February 19 between 4.30 am and 6 am. Police gathered that Thakor took Patel into the plot where Patel had sex with him. There was another person involved but police are yet to establish his identity. A fight ensued, during which Thakor hit Patel, knocking him unconscious. He came back afterwards and killed him with stones.