Murder accused who took out car rally caught

Vadodara: Notorious criminal Suraj Kahar, who had taken out a car rally right under Vadodara cops’ nose after getting bail, was arrested from Rajpipla taluka of Narmada district on Friday.
Kahar’s arrest comes barely 48 hours after the Gujarat high court sought explanation from the city police commissioner following a public interest litigation filed by a law student Suyash Sahay.
Prevention of Crime Branch (PCB) sleuths arrested Kahar from his sister Vaishali Macchi’s house in Varacha village of Rajpipla where he had been hiding over the last few days.
Earlier, they had received information that he was hiding in Malsar village in Vadodara district. But he wasn’t found there
Kahar was missing since June 10 after a police complaint was registered against him for taking out a car rally traversing many parts of the city. Kahar had travelled in a luxurious car while his accomplices drove two-wheelers alongside on June 4 after he got bail in a murder case. The incident had left the police deeply embarrassed as the rally passed through 13 police checkpoints. It was only after the videos went viral that police swung into action.
The litigant had also asked the court to direct police to set up an inquiry against the cops who didn’t stop the rally midway.
Kahar was arrested by the Panigate police in February this year after he and his friends brutally thrashed Keval Jadav for overtaking his car on Waghodia Road. Jadav, an HR executive with a private firm, was thrashed so badly that he died of internal injuries.
Kahar has nearly a dozen cases registered against him including those for assault, criminal conspiracy, attempt to murder threatening and under the Prohibition Act.