RAJKOT: Una police in Gir Somnath district has booked six people, including former BJP Lok Sabha MP, Dinu Bogha Solanki, on charges of alleged abduction of the son of a witness in the RTI activist Amit Jethava murder case.
In his complaint, Dharmendra Goswami (36) alleged that his five-year-old son Premgiri was abducted by main accused in the case, Solanki and his nephew Pratap alias Shiva Solanki, Usmanmohammed Qazi and three more unidentified aides from near Diu checkpost at Ahmedpur Mandvi of Una, while Goswami was deposing before a CBI court in Ahmedabad on February 1, 2018.
As soon as Goswami learnt about the abduction, he complained to the court which did not record his deposition. The court then handed over an inquiry into the case to the CBI. As soon as the court hearing got over, Premgiri was released at the same place from where he was abducted on the same day, Goswami said.
“On July 27, 2019, the CBI recorded the statement of Goswami. The CBI conducted an inquiry into the abduction case and submitted its report to the court. Following the instruction of the CBI court, Una police station registered an offence,” said an official from Una police station.
Talking to TOI, Goswami said: “At the time of my deposition, I had complained to the court that I was being arm-twisted in order not to depose before the court. Still the persecution against all the 38 witnesses in the Jethava murder case is going on unabated.”
Last year, a CBI court had sentenced Solanki and six others to life imprisonment for the murder of Jethava. Jethava was gunned down by two bike-borne assassins on July 20, 2010.
The CBI had arrested Solanki and his nephew Shiva in November 2013 and on July 11, 2019 respectively for their alleged role in Jethava murder.
In his complaint, Dharmendra Goswami (36) alleged that his five-year-old son Premgiri was abducted by main accused in the case, Solanki and his nephew Pratap alias Shiva Solanki, Usmanmohammed Qazi and three more unidentified aides from near Diu checkpost at Ahmedpur Mandvi of Una, while Goswami was deposing before a CBI court in Ahmedabad on February 1, 2018.
As soon as Goswami learnt about the abduction, he complained to the court which did not record his deposition. The court then handed over an inquiry into the case to the CBI. As soon as the court hearing got over, Premgiri was released at the same place from where he was abducted on the same day, Goswami said.
“On July 27, 2019, the CBI recorded the statement of Goswami. The CBI conducted an inquiry into the abduction case and submitted its report to the court. Following the instruction of the CBI court, Una police station registered an offence,” said an official from Una police station.
Talking to TOI, Goswami said: “At the time of my deposition, I had complained to the court that I was being arm-twisted in order not to depose before the court. Still the persecution against all the 38 witnesses in the Jethava murder case is going on unabated.”
Last year, a CBI court had sentenced Solanki and six others to life imprisonment for the murder of Jethava. Jethava was gunned down by two bike-borne assassins on July 20, 2010.
The CBI had arrested Solanki and his nephew Shiva in November 2013 and on July 11, 2019 respectively for their alleged role in Jethava murder.
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