Four Amreli BJP workers injured in petrol bomb blast, attacker also injured

Amreli: Four BJP workers suffered burn injuries due to petrol bomb hurled on them by accused Jamal Reman Metar who is younger brother of prominent local Muslim Sufibhai.

Dared Sarpanch Vanrajbhai Vala(40), Bharatbhai Makwana(30 from Vinchhiya), Sukhabhai Bharwad(26 from Dared) and Girish Dafda(26 from thordi) were first taken to Babra for treatment and later taken to Amreli civil hospital. District BJP leaders rushed to Amreli civil hospital in big number to inquire about their health.

Victims were on way to BJP rally in Amreli when a Muslim person Jamal Reman Metar and his two brothers hurled petrol bomb on them near petrol pump. The incident took place at around 3.15 pm.

According to primary details arriving, Jamal Metar and his brothers had some issue with rickshaw driver followed by brief scuffle. Dared Sarpanch Vanrajbhai and others had intervened and asked not to manhandle the rickshaw driver. Jamal Metar was upset with this and therefore planned and executed petrol bomb attack.

Jamal himself also suffered injury while committing the bombing act. He was refereed to Rajkot for treatment.

DeshGujarat