Rajkot: Five persons, who had allegedly paraded a man naked on the streets of Khambhaliya town of Devbhumi Dwarka district, were booked under Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Act (PASA) and sent to jails in Vadodara and Surat.
District collector issued an order in this regard after a proposal was forwarded by the superintendent of police (SP).
Two accused — Kirit Bhojani and Bhara Bhojani — were sent to Surat’s Lajpore jail while three others — Kana Bhojani, Pratap Bhojani and Mansi Bhojani— were sent to Vadodara Central Jail.
On December 1, they had allegedly kidnapped 38-year-old Chandu Rudach in their car, thrashed him and paraded him naked for nearly 45 minutes in the town. The accused later dropped him outside a police station.
The accused were infuriated at Rudach’s rant against them in Facebook live, accusing them of bootlegging and cricket betting. While two of them paraded him in the town, one of the accused made the video and circulate it on social media.
Rudach himself has several offences under prohibition and gambling lodged against him.
Rajkot range DIG Saurabh Singh had ordered strict action against the accused to ensure that such an incident is not repeated, said deputy superintendent of police Samir Sarda.