Two accused who vandalized Ambedkar statue arrested.
Ahmedabad: Five accused who vandalized the statue of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar in Khokhra in the city yesterday have been identified by the Ahmedabad Crime Branch. The crime branch has also arrested 2 accused in this case. The remaining 3 accused are still absconding and are being searched. In fact, 5 accused living in Jugaldas’s chali near Idgah Circle in Ahmedabad had damaged the statue of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar at 3.30 am on December 23. This statue is in Khokhra. Of. It was situated outside Jayantilal Vakil’s chali in front of Shastri College.
Five accused identified
JCP Sharad Singhal of Ahmedabad Crime Branch said that the statue of Baba Saheb Ambedkar was vandalized on the morning of 23 December. Mehul Thakor, Bhola Thakor, Mukesh, Chetan and Jayesh, living in Jugaldas’s chali near Idgah Circle, had damaged the statue. The accused were already having a dispute with the Nadia community. In such a situation, when they suddenly saw the statue of Baba Saheb Ambedkar at night, they damaged it with a stone and then left from there.
1000 CCTV footage scanned
According to Joint Police Commissioner Sharad Singhal, there was not a single CCTV installed in the area, so initially it was difficult to find any clue about the accused. Later, the police searched about 1000 CCTVs of the entire area and surrounding areas regarding this matter. Of these, 5 people were identified on two two wheelers. 20 teams were deployed to search for the accused. Out of these 5 people, Mehul Thakor and Bhola Thakor have been arrested by Ahmedabad Crime Branch, while Mukesh, Chetan and Jayesh are absconding. The local police including the crime branch are searching for the three absconding accused. Khokhra police will interrogate Mehul Thakor and Bhola Thakor.
The dispute was going on since 2018
According to the police, the accused were having a dispute with the Nadia community since 2018. An FIR was also registered in this dispute between Nadia and Thakor community. Jayesh, an absconding accused, was the main accused in this case. Due to the same old dispute, the accused damaged the statue of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar. However, the Crime Branch says that more information in this case will come out only after the Khokhra police interrogate the accused.
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