Police arrested all accused from Viramgam on Friday; they have been taken in police remand till February 9.
After almost 10 days have elapsed since the murder of a dalit youth, Atul Rathod at Rethal village in Sanand taluka, Sanand police finally managed to lay its hands on the accused responsible for killing the youth. The police arrested eight people involved in the scuffle that resulted in Rathod's death.
Police arrested all people from Viramgam on Friday and produced them in court. They have been taken in police remand till February 9. The police sources said that the cops were on their trail for past few days.
The police arrested Bharat Dodia, Jabbar Dodia, Balsang Dodia, Jasu Dodia, Dheru Dodia, Raya Dodia and Suresh Solanki. Police sources also said that the accused are been taken in police custody to confiscate weapons, including the one used in the murder.
Talking to DNA, the investigating officer RC Pathak said that we need to recover even the clothes that the accused were wearing in order to prove the case. The police had earlier, arrested one person in connection with the murder case.
Sanand police had come under severe criticism for faulty investigation in the case and not reacting timely. The dalits of the area, however, are still not satisfied with the police investigation. A source close to the development said that cops have acted irresponsibly while arresting the accused and were not able to arrest them earlier immediately after the murder.
Atul Rathod was killed in a scuffle between Rajputs and dalits in the Rethal village, when a group of Rajputs attacked dalits. The reason of the scuffle is believed to be an old complaint under atrocity act filed against the Rajputs by a dalit. Rathod was killed when the dalits were attacked in connection to the old complaint.
However, despite agitations by dalits the police did not react. In order to make cops react they placed Rathod's body in the police station for a day.
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