Mahesana Court rejects anticipatory bail to PAAS spokesperson,20 others

Mahesana

A local court here today rejected the anticipatory bail pleas of the 21 accused including the spokesperson of Patidar Ananmat Aandolan Samiti (PAAS) Varun Patel and its leader in Ahmedabad Atul Patel in connection with the April 17 jail bharo campaign violence case.

A sessions court rejected the anticipatory bail pleas of the 21 leaders and associates of the outfit denying to issue orders to the police to not to arrest them.

The local crime branch which had lodged a case under section 307 (attempt to murder and other sections of the IPC) against 37 named and over 15000 unknown leaders and associates of PAAS and Sardar Patel Group (SPG), has already arrested SPG president Lalji Patel and two of the local prominent PAAS leaders Narendra Patel and Suresh Patel and some other accused.

On April 17, thousands of supporters of the SPG and PAAS went on rampage in the town after a meeting despite denial of permission to their jail bharo campaign demanding release of jailed patidar quota stir leaders. They also torched several vehicles and attacked the local office of minister of state for home Rajni Patel. They also indulged in heavy stone pelting on police. Curfew was imposed in the the town to control the situation.

– DeshGujarat