Ten booked for allegedly demanding Rs 35 lakh for not filing atrocity case

Vadhwan: Ten persons of Nana Ankewalia village of Lakhtar taluka of Surendranagar district are booked for allegedly demanding Rs 35 lakh for not filing atrocity case.

According to complainant Surenrasinh Bhurubha Zala, one of accused Ramdev Rathod was on 12 February this year driving tractor in full speed. Ravirajsinh Zala, son of complainant asked Rathod not to drive tractor in full speed in village. In response to this, Ramdev joined by his father Narottam Rajabhai, mother Kantaben, brother Anil, sister Varsha, relative Lalji Rajabhai, Paluben Lalji, Raja Ganeshbhai, Guna Bhikhabhai and Mahendra Bhikhabha thrashed Ravirajsinh. Rathod later hurt himself. Feared by this, Ravirajsinh left the place. He was later admitted to Civil hospital in Ahmedabad for the injury and relieved from hospital on the same day.

According to complaint filed in Lakhtar police station on 24 April by Surendrasinh, accused Rathod later demanded Rs 35 lakh for not filling atrocity case against Ravirajsinh and others. As this demand was turned down, the accused filed atrocity complaint against complainant’s son and others.

Complainant in his complaint alleged that one of accused had in the past also filed atrocity cases in order to grab Gauchar and Padtar land of village.

Complainant father said that his son couldn’t come to village to file this complaint on High Court’s direction because he was feeling threatened by the accused.

It should be mentioned here that on 12 February this year, Ramdev Narottam Rathod(19) had filed complaint in Lakhtar police station that he was stopped on way to his grandfather’s house on bike and not just thrashed by Ravirajsinh, Bharatsinh, Bharatsinh, Vanrajsinh, Mahavirsinh and one more person, but also insulted for his caste background for playing loud music on tractor.

In response to this complaint, accused Ravirajsinh had filed plea in the Gujarat High Court. On direction of the High Court, Lakhtar police received complaint of Ravirajsinh’s father against Ramdev Rathod and others on April 24.

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