Man dies after brutally thrashed in factory in Shapar Veraval; video goes viral, five held

Rajkot: A person, tied with gate and brutally thrashed by a factory owner and others in Shapar Veraval industrial area of Rajkot district died on Sunday evening. Victim’s wife has filed complaint in local police station in this regard against the factory owner and others. The incident took place when husband-wife who work as ragpickers were collecting scrap near a unit of Radadia Industries on Sunday evening. The owner of Radadia CNC the factory and his aides made allegation of theft against the victim and his wife and started beating him brutally. A Video clip of this incident has gone viral online. Victim was identified as Mukesh Vaniya.

Police has arrested five accused including Chirag Vora, Divyesh Vora, Jaysukh Radadia and Tejas Zala in this case. Jaysukh Radadiya is the owner of the factory where the incident allegedly took place while the others are his friends. Champaben Vania, wife of the victim was ready to accept the dead body of husband after district collector accepted all five demands made by her and her family – allotment of five acre plot and house for no price, public shaming of accused, monthly Rs 10,000 payment to victim’s widow and free education to children of victim. FIR was lodged under sections 302 (murder) and 308 (culpable homicide) of the IPC in Shapar Veraval police station.

Meanwhile the Gujarat government has announced Rs 8,25,000 assistance under atrocity act of which Rs 4,12,500 amount has been released immediately. For family members of victims, the State government will release Rs 6,000 for three months. A cheque of total amount of Rs 4,18,500 has been handed over to victim’s wife Champaben Vania. This announcement was made by cabinet minister for social justice. Minister of Home, Pradipsinh Jadeja in a statement said that the State government had asked quick actions against the accused in this case. Jadeja said, four accused are arrested in this case, while fifth accused is minor and police is questioning him. Chief Minister Rupani has expressed deep shock over this incident.

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