Jewelers to observe bandh call in Ahmedabad on Friday

Ahmedabad, 16 January 2014

Ahmedabad based Gems and Jewellery Association has given one day strike call on Friday over growing number of incidents of murder and loot targeting jewelers and bullion traders in city. The association has requested counterparts in other cities to extend their support and observe bandh too.

The strike call has been given after fresh incident of robbery in city’s Satellite area on Wednesday morning involving bullion trader Hitesh Zaveri(48)’s murder. Zaveri was killed when he was coming out of his car to deposit Rs. 1.45 crore cash in bank. Three robbers with covered faces came on same bike, robbed Rs. 1.09 crore, fired 8 rounds, killed Zaveri and injured two brave hearts who challenged them. Robbers fled on a bike leaving country-made pistol behind. Zaveri’s son’s wedding was scheduled to take place this week. Robbers are still not caught. Police have collected CCTV footage from various shops and malls on route. Investigation is going on.

There have been three robberies of city jewelers in two months.

Meanwhile, the city unit of Congress party staged dharna and blocked traffic for some time outside the Police commissioner office in Ahmedabad on Thursday morning. As police commissioner was on leave, they handed over a copy of memorandum to another IPS Sanjay Srivastav.

At V.S.hospital, city Mayor, leader of opposition and other politicians visited Kanubhai Patel, a bicycle repairer injured while challenging the robbers yesterday.

City Mayor has announced completely free treatment of Kanubhai in V.S.hospital, and responsibility of taking care of Kanubhai’s family for one year. Mayor has also announced to pay entire expense of treatment of another injured person who has been admitted in Medilink private hospital.