Ahmedabad: Scheduled caste man run over with tractor for urinating in farm

AHMEDABAD: A 60-year-old man from the scheduled caste (SC) community was run over by a tractor allegedly by an upper caste man in Chandigarh village in Dholka taluka of Ahmedabad district on Sunday.
The victim’s fault was that that his son allegedly urinated in the farm owned by the accused.
Dholka rural police station registered a case of attempt to murder against the accused, Ranjitsinh Sisodia, who crushed the victim, Limba Rathod, a small farmer and an electrician, with his tractor.
According to the FIR filed by Limba’s son Mukesh Rathod, an MBA student, Sisodia was chasing his younger brother Vishal with his tractor after he saw him urinate in his farm.
Mukesh and Limba both ran towards Vishal to save him.
“When Sisodia saw Limba running towards his tractor, he turned his tractor towards Limba, who fell while running. Then Sisodia allegedly ran the tractor over Limba, severely injuring him. Sisodia also hurled casteist slurs at Limba and his sons,” said A B Asari, inspector with Dholka rural police station, quoting from the FIR.
Hearing the cries, other villagers ran towards an injured Limba and his sons. Seeing the crowd, Sisodia fled from the spot. But before that he threatened Vishal and Limba that he would kill them.
The locals called up 108 ambulance which took Limba to a nearby hospital where his condition is said to be critical.
Dholka rural police station booked Sisodia under the SC/ST (prevention of atrocities) Act and the investigation was handed over to a DySP of SC/ST cell of Ahmedabad rural police.