Surat: A local court on Wednesday acquitted gangster Surya Marathi alias Suresh Pawar and his six associates who were accused in the murder of another gang leader Manu Dahya Baraiya. Baraiya was killed in April 2016 in Gotalawadi area in the limits of Katargam police station.
Marathi and his associates Paresh Limbachiya alias Paliyo, Jayesh Paul alias Jay, Vikash Magre alias Ikiya, Jayesh Sosa, Akshay Devre and Amol Zine were acquitted by the court in absence of evidence, defence lawyer said.
During the trial, majority of witnesses turned hostile including the main witness.
Baraiya was shot dead when he was returning home from a barber’s shop at a walking distance from his house on April 17. He was shot from a close distance by two persons on motorcycle. After his son Jigar’s complaint, Marathi was booked by police as the shooter. During investigation, seven others were arrested after gathering evidences against them.
Gangs of Marathi and Baraiya are involved in extortion and land grabbing. They often clashed in Chowk Bazaar and Katargam area over establishing their supremacy.
Marathi and his associates Paresh Limbachiya alias Paliyo, Jayesh Paul alias Jay, Vikash Magre alias Ikiya, Jayesh Sosa, Akshay Devre and Amol Zine were acquitted by the court in absence of evidence, defence lawyer said.
During the trial, majority of witnesses turned hostile including the main witness.
Baraiya was shot dead when he was returning home from a barber’s shop at a walking distance from his house on April 17. He was shot from a close distance by two persons on motorcycle. After his son Jigar’s complaint, Marathi was booked by police as the shooter. During investigation, seven others were arrested after gathering evidences against them.
Gangs of Marathi and Baraiya are involved in extortion and land grabbing. They often clashed in Chowk Bazaar and Katargam area over establishing their supremacy.
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