Banaskantha: 4 booked for beating up youth after tying him to pole

Paana’s elder brother Monabhai Vasiya (35) said he received a call from his uncle Rawat regarding the assault around 12.30 pm on June 7. “He told me that four of my relatives abducted Paana on his way to work and are beating him up with wooden sticks. They also assaulted my mother who tried to rescue Paana. I called 108 for help and it was only after the ambulance arrived that they were rescued. Both mother and Paana are still in civil hospital,” said Monabhai.

The victim’s family claimed that the accused have been threatening them to withdraw an ongoing case against them.
“We had lodged a case of fraud against them in 2016 regarding the ownership of a tractor and it is in court.

Danabhai, who is our uncle, wanted us to reach a settlement and this is why, Paana was thrashed,” said Monabhai.
The police have booked the four accused under Indian Penal Code sections 308, 342 and 323 for attempted homicide, wrongful confinement and causing hurt.

However, no arrests have been made in the case yet.

“We are taking this case seriously as a video of the attack has also surfaced. Multiple teams have been formed to hunt for the accused who fled the village after the video surfaced,” said Inspector G C Chaudhary of Amirgadh police station.