Kodinar rioting: Gujarat High Court issues notice to DGP

GNN | May 27, 2017, 2:15 PM IST|

Ahmedabad, May 27. The Gujarat High Court on May 3 issued notices to the Gujarat Director General of Police, CID (Crime) and investigators following a petition requesting transfer of probe in the rioting complaint filed against former BJP MP Dinu Bogha Solanki and others in Kodinar town in the Gir Somnath district in the Saurashtra region of peninsular Gujarat.
Already the GHC had earlier transferred the probe to CID (Crime) on a complaint by one Jetunbibi Salot, whose house was targeted by Solanki and his supporters. The petitioner approached the GHC again seeking transfer of probe from officer of ranks of police inspector and PSI to IPS rank officials in CID (Crime).
According to the petitioner, officers of the rank of PI and PSI were not competent and courageous enough to carry out unbiased and fair investigation against the influential Solanki. The former BJP MP carries political clout, money, and muscle power.
Salot now wants the GHC to give the probe to a special investigation team of IPS officers. Salot has further alleged that no investigation was carried out in this case ever since CID (Crime) registered the complaint following orders from the high court. Also Salot has levelled serious allegations saying that police failed to provide any protection to her and her family.
Further Jetunbibi has claimed that the musclemen of Solanki had threatened everyone in the locality and told them to give statements mentioning that Solanki was not present at the time of the incident.
Also Solanki's nephew, Shiva Solanki an accused in the murder of RTI activist Amit Jethava repeatedly pressurised her husband Rafiq Salot to compromise with the accused.