Hardik Patel booked for rioting, trespassing on Umiya Dham’s complaint

Ahmedabad

Sola Umiya campus manager Manubhai Patel today filed complaint in Sola police station in Ahmedabad against Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti(PAAS) leader Hardik Patel, four of his aid Chirag, Mahesh, Dinesh and Arvind Patel and 100-strong group with them for entry using force, rioting and other offenses. Hardik and others in 100 strong group are booked under IPC sections 143, 147, 294(K), 452, 447, 323, 427 and 114. Hardik and others came to Umiya campus in the afternoon without permission and forcibly entered inside the building to hold a meeting of PAAS. Umiya campus management had not given any permission to use its premises to Hardik and his group. When asked to leave, Hardik and others used offending language. Dozens of Patidar youths gathered outside the Sola police station and chanted slogans against Hardik Patel.

It should be mentioned that Hardik and his group was denied permission to hold Patidar panchayat meeting at two places today in Ahmedabad. According to Hardik’s aid Chirag Patel PAAS had first contacted Patidar hall in Bhadaj area to hold today’s Patidar panchayat. However yesterday evening at 11.00 pm the permission was denied by hall management. Today Hardik’s group members gathered at Radhe hall in Ahmedabad to hold Patidar Panchayat, however the owner of this farm shower inability to permit such meeting in his property. Hardik and others then rushed to Umiyadham which is a religious trust owned property. Umiyadham was not asked for any permission to hold such meeting. Umiya management and other Patidars opposed Hardik’s attempt to enter the campus forcibly and hold meeting there and filed police complaint. Joint Commissioner of Police, Ahmedabad city RR Bhagat rushed to Sola police station following this development. Rapid Action Force was deployed at Umiya campus late in the evening in connection with today’s development.

Police press release(translated from Gujarati)

Today on 3 September 2015 Umiya campus manager Manuprasad Hiralal Patel came to Sola police station and filed complaint that at 2.00 pm a group of Hardikbhai Patel Viramgam, Chirag Patel Ahmedabad, Maheshbhai Patel Dhranadhra, Arvindbhai Patel Brahmanvada, Dinesh Khambhalia and 100 other youths came to Umiya campus and shouted in loud voices and entered inside the office to say that the hall should be opened so that they can hold a meeting. The group started pressurizing Harshadbhai who was the only person present there in the office. When this group further pressurized him, Harshadbhai started fearing that he could be kicked, and therefore he asked peon to open the hall. When hall was being opened, they pushed the door and kicked it. Hardik Patel was saying that he doesn’t need to take any permission. He also said that Patidars do what he says. He was also using bad language. A meeting was held by forcibly opening of hall. He was also using offending language for Umiya campus organization’s office bearers and Umiya campus itself. However the fact is that one needs to take prior permission to use the facilities of Umiya organization, and one has to pay fixed charges to use such facilities. However this group didn’t do any such procedure and suddenly stormed the place to force opening of hall and used offending language. A complaint has been filed under IPC sections 384, 143, 294KH, 452, 447, 323, 427, 114 at Sola police station.

– DeshGujarat

Patel body files complaint against Hardik, supporters

Ahmedabad, September 3 (PTI) A manager of a prominent educational and religious organisation of the Patel community today lodged an FIR against Hardik Patel, who has been leading an agitation for reservation, and his 100-odd supporters for trespass, rioting and assault.

The FIR, filed by manager of Umiya Campus, Manuprasad Patel, at Sola police station here, lists offences under the IPC such as sections 384 (extortion), 147 (rioting), 427 (causing damage) and 447 (criminal trespass).

As per the complaint, Hardik and his supporters came to Umiya Campus this afternoon and stormed into the office shouting slogans and created ruckus. They ordered the caretaker, Harshadbhai, to open a hall in the building for a meeting.

A police release late in the evening said Hardik allegedly used abusive language and told Manuprasad that he was the leader of the Patel community and did not require permission to hold a meeting at Umiya Campus which is run by the Patel community.

Inspector B V Gohil said police would take further action after preliminary probe.

Patidar Ananmat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) led by Hardik had organised a meeting of around 200 tehsil and district level leaders at Bopal in the city today. When police refused them permission, they allegedly decided to hold meeting at Umiya Campus where he had held meetings earlier. The trust had earlier supported him.

The sprawling premises of Umiya Campus has a hall, a hostel, a college and some other educational institutes run by a trust.

The ruckus allegedly created by Hardik and his supporters irked many Patel youths associated with Umiya Campus who rushed to the Sola police station late in the evening and shouted slogans against Hardik.

Some local Patel youths burnt Hardik’s effigy in Ghatlodia area today, accusing him of using the platform of PAAS for his own ambitions.

They also blamed Hardik for not taking responsibility of the deaths of ten persons during the violence following the PAAS rally here on August 25.