Dalit Cong leader and family booked under Gujarat Terror Act after threatening to convert to Islam
Gandhinagar: Three weeks after threatening to convert to Islam if no action was taken against Gondal BJP MLA Geetaba Jadeja and her husband over an alleged assault on his son, Congress Dalit leader Rajesh alias Raju Solanki and four of his family members have been charged under the Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime Act. The police accused them of running a crime syndicate since 2014.
Inspector JJ Patel of the Local Crime Branch in Junagadh filed an FIR under Sections 3(1)(2), 3(4) of the Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime Act and the Arms Act at a Division Police Station, Junagadh. The complaint lists Raju, his brother Jayesh alias Javo alias Savan Solanki, his sons Sanjay and Dev, and his nephew Yogesh Bagda as accused. Raju, his two sons, and his nephew have been arrested, while Jayesh remains in judicial custody for an attempt to murder case involving a doctor.
The FIR highlights multiple previous criminal cases against the family members, including attempted murder, assaulting policemen, theft, robbery, rioting, extortion, kidnapping, and criminal intimidation over the past decade. The police described Raju as the gang's leader, citing the registration of numerous cases against each family member.
The charges follow Raju's threat on July 11 to convert to Islam if the state government did not act against the accused MLA and her husband, Jayrajsinh. The threat was made after Raju's son, Sanjay, allegedly faced assault, kidnapping, and threats from a group of 11 men, including the MLA's son, Jyotiradityasinh alias Ganesh.
Superintendent of Police Harshad Mehta denied that the charges were retaliatory, stating that the accused had a history of criminal activities and that the recent Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime Act charges were based on these findings. He noted that despite the high-profile nature of the case, the accused continued their criminal activities, including a recent assault on a doctor by Jayesh and others.
A chargesheet has already been filed against the 11 accused in the assault on Sanjay, who is the president of the Junagadh city unit of the National Students Union of India (NSUI), the Congress's student wing.
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Niqab incident: Nitish Kumar perhaps revealing his true colours, says J-K CM
Srinagar (PTI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday criticised his Bihar counterpart over the niqab incident and said that Nitish Kumar might be slowly revealing his true nature.
"Nitish Kumar, who was once considered a secular leader, may be slowly showing his true colours," Abdullah told reporters here on the sidelines of a function.
Abdullah said Kumar removing the face veil of a Muslim woman doctor was wrong and cannot be justified by any means.
"We have seen this kind of incident here several years ago. Have you forgotten how Mehbooba Mufti removed the burqa of a legitimate voter inside a polling station? That act was wrong, and this act (of Kumar) is also wrong.
"If the (Bihar) chief minister did not want to hand over the order to her (Muslim woman), they could have kept her aside. However, to humiliate her like this is totally wrong," the Jammu and Kashmir chief minister said.
Kumar stirred a huge controversy after he removed the face veil of a Muslim woman at a function earlier this week.
