A 27-year-old antheral was arrested Monday for allegedly vandalising 3 vehicles aft their drivers did not halt to heed to his request of handing him a mobile telephone “to marque a call”. He broke the windscreens and windows of 2 backstage vehicles and an autorickshow with a occurrence extinguisher cylinder, officers astatine Gotri constabulary presumption successful Vadodara, who made the arrest, said.
Police said that Dheeraj Kanojiya is an undertrial successful a execution lawsuit registered with Panigate constabulary station, and is presently retired connected interim bail till February 2.
The incidental took spot astir 9 americium Monday connected Gotri-Bhayli Road. Assistant Commissioner of Police Ashok Rathava said, “A passerby called the constabulary power country (PCR) to study an ‘attack’. After a PCR van reached the spot, we were informed that the antheral had been asking drivers to halt arsenic helium wanted a telephone to marque a call. As nary 1 agreed, helium began attacking the vehicles.”
Kanojia has been booked nether BNS sections 118 (voluntarily causing wounded oregon grievous wounded by unsafe weapons oregon means), 296(b) (uttering obscene words), 351(2) (criminal intimidation) and 324(4) (mischief, thereby causing nonaccomplishment oregon harm of upto Rs 20,000).
“We are investigating into the matter. The accused had suffered caput injuries and was taken to a hospital. He was arrested aft his injuries were recovered to beryllium minor. He seems to person removed the occurrence extinguisher from an ambulance,” Rathava said.
Police besides said that Kanojia volition acquisition intelligence tests. Following his arrest, the Vadodara metropolis constabulary besides initiated a process to get his interim bail cancelled.