Junagadh district BJP president, driver arrested for attack on PGVCL , granted bail

Junagadh: Police today arrested the district president of BJP Kirit Patel and his driver in Junagadh in connection with the alleged attack on a junior engineer of the Paschim Gujarat Vij Company Limited (PGVCL).

However the BJP leader and his driver arrested under section 353 of the IPC (attack on a government official) were released on bail soon after.

PI of B-division police station R L Rathod said that a compaint was lodged by Junior Engineer of PGVCL (Vigilance Check Squad), Hansmukh Savaliya that Patel and his driver Dilawar Babubhai had beaten him and threatened him on May 16 in the office of the company superintended near Azad Chowk. Savaliya said that he had found some illegal electricity connections in Patapur and Visavadar area including the one of Patel’s driver’s relative. He had alleged that Patel had come with some farmers and others on the day of the incident.

Rathod said that Patel and his driver surrendered in the B-division police and were formally arrested but were granted bail on Rs 5000 surety as the offense was bailable owing to the punishment for it being less than 7 years.

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