In Surat, a case has emerged where two young men were kidnapped and brutally beaten on suspicion of theft. Anil Bhikhubhai Rathod died in this incident, while his friend Nilesh alias Gopal Rathod was also a victim of the attack.
The police have arrested six accused in the murder case. According to the police, the incident occurred on the afternoon of November 11, 2026. Anil and Nilesh had gone to cut grass at the Krishna Seven Star Party Plot located in Saniya Kande village.
During this time, some people mistook them for thieves. It is alleged that six individuals verbally abused the two young men with casteist slurs and forcibly abducted them in a vehicle. They were then taken to the Radha Krishna Party Plot in Karadwa village.
There, the accused tied them to poles with ropes and severely beat them with wooden sticks and electric service wires. Due to serious injuries, Anil Rathod died. Upon receiving a complaint about the incident, the Dindoli police registered a case under murder and the Atrocities Act.
The police surveillance team, with technical monitoring and the help of informants, arrested the six accused within a few hours. The arrested individuals have been identified as Vijay alias Sonu Devaraj Maurya, Rahul Devaraj Maurya, Abhishek alias Abhi Shivkumar Maurya, Sumit Shivmurat Singh, Sujit Umashankar Yadav, and Mahendra alias Solu Virendra Maurya. The police have also seized the rope used to tie the young men from the crime scene.
Surat’s ACP AC Tarde stated that the initial investigation did not reveal any criminal history of the accused. The police are conducting further inquiries with the accused and will take steps to present them in court for remand.
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