Accused held in Ner attack case; Police clarify the incident was due to buffaloes entering a farm

Bhuj: The police in Kutch held five accused for an attack at Ner village in Bhachau taluka of Kutch.

Two complaints were filed against 17 accused in this case under various sections including attempt to murder.

The five accused namely Kana Naran Koli, Naran alias Nayabhai Velabhai Ahir, Paba Soma Rabari, Hemabhai Abhabhai Rabari, Kanabhai Sadurbhai Koli were held. Search for more accused was on and various teams were formed by Police.

A mob had attacked a father, son and other persons with deadly weapons in the noon on 26th October as per the complaint. The victims belong to scheduled cast(SC). A total 9 teams of Bhachau police station, Local Crime Branch, SOG were formed to nab the accused.

Meanwhile, the district police official in a briefing to media said that the reports in the media and on social media that the incident was about Savarna (upper caste) vs Schedule Caste (SC) or a village vs a particular house are far from facts. He said some buffaloes of Rabari community people had entered into a farm, four kms away from a village and a clash had broken out due to that following which complaint was registered under section 307 and atrocity act. Two persons had escaped the place and therefore the group chased them to victim Jagabhai’s house. DeshGujarat