Hardik Patel, his aide Dinesh sent to 3-day police custody in physical assault, loot case

Patan: Hardik Patel and Dinesh Bambhania accused off loot and physical assault were produced before the Judicial Magistrate in district headquarters Patan in North Gujarat today evening. As per the law police needs to produce the accused within twenty four hours of his/her arrest. Hardik and his aide Dinesh were picked up yesterday evening from Ahmedabad – Anand Expressway and Rajkot respectively. They were brought to Sami police station later. The Magistrate today evening sent Hardik and Dinesh to three-day police custody(remand). Complainant in this case is Mahesana convener of Hardik’s own outfit PAAS. Hardik this time is not in capacity to blame the government for his ‘wrong and politically motivated arrest’ because CCTV footage of the incident clearly shows his presence and involvement in the fight incident that took place on August 26 following which the victim Narendra Patel, convener of PAAS from Mahesana district filed complaint against Hardik and his aides in ‘B’ division police station of Patan city.

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Police had sought 10 days remand for further interrogation.Police said that attempts to nab some other accused were also being made.

‘Hardik and Dinesh were produced before a court here late this evening. They will be further interrogated in case number 120/217 lodged on August 27,’ PI of B-division police station J B Pandit said.

PI Pandit said that Narendra has in his complaint alleged that in the evening of August 26 his friend from Rajkot Dilip Savaliya was looted and beaten up by Hardik and his supporters near Hotel Navjivan close to Siddhpur chowk. In presence of Hardik, one of his supporters snatched Dilip’s chain and broke his mobile phone. Hardik, Dinesh Bambhaniya, Mahesh Patel, Sunil Patel, Brijesh Patel and Dhaval have been booked as named accused and 3 to four others unknown (whom the complainant does not know by name but can identify on seeing) under section 395 (Dacoity), 427 (Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property) 504 ( Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) and 506 (2) (criminal intimidation), 323 (Voluntarily causing hurt), 120 (B) (Criminal Conspiracy)of the IPC and some other sections.

Narendra Patel was a prominent figure of the Hardik led quota stir of PAAS two years ago.

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