Man arrested in Rajkot over complaint by Hindu neighbors

Rajkot: The University police in Rajkot have booked a Muslim lawyer in the city who allegedly had a fight with police, broke a photo frame of Ganesha and Toran outside his neighbor’s house with a butcher knife in his hand. The accused also claimed in residential society’s Whatsapp group that Chhatrapati Shivaji was a robber and said a lady on a phone call that the Hindus should escape from the country as this is now Pakistan.

The accused lawyer named Sohil Hushainbhai Mor, lives in flat no.103 in C wing at Shri Shyamaprasad Mukherjee Nagar Awas yojana at the Christ college road in Munjaka, Rajkot. As alleged by the complainant named Jyotiba Girirajsinh Sodha (age: 36, from Rajkot) in the FIR, a person had posted a picture of Shivaji Maharaj on his birth anniversary in the WhatsApp group of the residents of the society. The accused lawyer had allegedly commented on the picture that Shivaji was a robber. The accused also wrote abusive words in the WhatsApp group. The complainant lady called the accused to question him about his comment. The accused said on the call that he will keep posting such comments. He also said that the Hindus should leave the country as it has become Pakistan.

According to a complainant lady, the accused allegedly went to the 10th floor after this with a butcher chopper and cut down the photo frame of Ganesha at a flat and broke it with his foot. He also allegedly cut down the toran with Ganesha in it. He then allegedly started uttering abusive words for Hindus.

The residents then called the police. The accused allegedly spoke abusive words to the police and also beat the driver of the police.

University Police have filed 2 crimes against the accused lawyer. He is booked under IPC 395, 295, 504, GP Act 135. DeshGujarat