10 days after ‘assault’ in Bharuch: One held after Dalit lawyer succumbs to injuries
Vikas Sodha, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Bharuch, said, “We have lodged a case of murder against the four accused today. December 27, 2020 8:55:25 pm
. An offence will be lodged at sector 7 PS against them for violating social-distancing norms,” said a police officer at sector 7 PS.
Ten days after a 65-year-old Dalit lawyer was assaulted outside a grocery shop in Bharuch by a group of persons, he succumbed to injuries at a hospital on Sunday, following which police registered a case of murder and arrested one accused.
According to police, Jashubhai Jadhav, a resident of Alaknanda Galaxy Society in Bharuch town and a lawyer at Bharuch court, was assaulted outside Kutch Super Store in Vraj Vihar Society at 5 pm on December 17 by four persons. As per the victim’s statement, the assault happened after an accused named Dinubha Rana had an argumen