Over 50 nabbed for pelting stones at police in Vinchhiya, Rajkot

Rajkot: The Rural Police on Monday evening rounded up over 50 people for rioting in Vinchhiya village of Jasdan taluka after the crowd turned violent when the police refused to publicly parade six murder suspects through the village.

The incident occurred in the morning when the police took the six murder suspects to the crime scene. Shortly after, a crowd of around 1,500, including the victim’s relatives and other villagers, gathered outside the police station, demanding that the suspects be paraded through the village. As the police refused the parade and attempted to negotiate, the crowd became violent and pelted stones. After this, the police had to fire 10 tear gas shells and use mild lathi charge to bring the situation under control.

Later by evening, the police had detained 52 individuals, who will face charges of rioting, assaulting public servants, and other related offenses under the BNS. DeshGujarat