Main culprit in Car burning death case nabbed from Mumbai

Veraval:

Police today finally arrested one of the main accused of the car arson incident of Veraval in which a dalit man died of injuries in a hospital in Rajkot after a week of suffering.

Police said that Devayat Jotwa (Ahir) was nabbed near Kandiwali toll point in Mumbai today during a joint operation of the crime branch there and Gir Somnath police with the help of a lady acquaintance of him.

32 year old Bharat Gohil of Ambaliyala, who had bought a car from a man in Ahmedabad had to pay some balance amount due to him. For this due amount Devayat and his men had allegedly acting as henchmen burnt the car during which Gohil was badly injured on February 23 on Somnath road here. He succumbed in hospital yesterday.

His family members refused to accept the body demanding strict action against the culprits.

DeshGujarat