Police in Gujarat’s Ankleshwar town have arrested two persons for allegedly thrashing a man, from Rajput community, for planning to…
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Police in Gujarat’s Ankleshwar town have arrested two persons for allegedly thrashing a man, from Rajput community, for planning to watch the film “Padmaavat” in Mumbai.
According to the complainant Upendrasingh Jadhav, a resident of Vadodara, the incident took place on January 24 when he was visiting Ankleshwar town.
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While sitting in a hotel, Jadhav was speaking on phone with a friend in Vadodara and asking him about the situation ahead of Padmaavat’s release. During his conversation he told his friend that since the film will not be released in Gujarat, he plans to travel to Mumbai to watch it.
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The accused, who were identified as Bhargavhsinh Padhiyar and Ranjit Fuvad, overheard Jadhav’s conversation with his friend, and assaulted him.
The accused said ‘how could he dare to watch the film, despite being a Rajput and despite the Karni Sena’s appeal for the film’s boycott’, Jadhav told police. The accused also shot a video of the assault and forced Jadhav to write an apology.
After the video went viral on social media, Jadhav, decided to approach police, he said in the complaint.
An officer from GIDC Ankleshwar police station said, “We have arrested Padhiyar and Fuvad under IPC sections 323 (assault) and 342 (wrongful confinement).
Sanjay Leela Bhansali-directed period drama ‘Padmaavat’, facing stiff opposition from some Rajput groups for ‘distortion of history’, released nationwide on January 25. However, theatre owners in Gujarat have decided not to screen it as of now, fearing violence.
(With agency inputs)
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