Names of 19 accused held for rioting and breaking Sai Baba’s murti

Vadodara: Karelibaug police in Vadodara have booked 40 accused Muslims and nabbed 19 out of them for the riots in Raval Vas area in Vadodara.

A resident of Ravalvas area named Prachiben Raval has stated in the police complaint that a mob of around 40 persons had arrived in their area in the midnight at 12.30 am. Several people had arrived with two-wheelers. They allegedly had swords and sticks, and they spoke abusive words. They allegedly shouted ‘Kaat daalo’ and pelted stones. They allegedly entered a mandir and broke a murti. They allegedly damaged vehicles of the residents with swords and sticks and also flipped a paan shop.

The police booked the mob of 40 muslims under IPC section 34, 143, 144, 147, 149, 153, 295, 427, 336, 337, 294 (b), 506 (2), and section-135 of GP Act. The 19 accused nabbed by the police are: Abdul Rasid Abdul Majid Shaikh, Mo. Faiz Arifbhai Shaikh, Ehzaz Hanif Mohammad Shaikh, Abdul Hannan Shaikh, Musafali Aiyub Saiyad, Mohammad Jad Rasid Shaikh, Variskhan Taufeeq Khan Pathan, Mo Imtiaz Ibrahim Vakiawala, Mo Zuber Maleg Dudhwala, Imran Yusufkhan Pathan, Hamid Abdul Rahim Shaikh, Mo Kaif Faridmiya Shaikh, Akib Mo Shakib Shaikh, Shamad Abdul Rahim Shaikh, Usman Shabbir Jantawala, Zuber Asifmiya Shaikh, Mo Ovesh Abdul Hamir Shaikh, Mo Shakil Abdul Rahim, Mo Arif Ikbal Dudhwala, Faizalmiya Faridmiya Shaikh.

The police combing was done from 1.30 pm to 4 am. The police informed that some accused had arrived from other areas. The further investigation of the case is handed over to PI VK Desai.

Two companies of SRP are deputed in the affected area for safety and 1 additional PI is deputed in each 4 police stations of the city namely Ravpura, Karelibag, Fateganj and Panigate police stations. DeshGujarat