Jailed for ‘assaulting’ Dalit man, MLA’s son clinches vice-chairman post in cooperative bank elections

According to an FIR registered astatine “A” Division constabulary presumption successful Junagadh, Ganesh and others assaulted Solanki aft the Dalit person asked them to thrust their car cautiously portion they were passing done Kalva Chowk successful Junagadh successful May extremity this year.

As per the FIR, the accused allegedly kidnapped Solanki successful their car, took him to Gondal wherever they threatened him with a firearm earlier dropping him backmost to Junagadh. Police aboriginal booked Ganesh and others for attempt-to-murder, kidnapping and nether the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

Ganesh was arrested successful this lawsuit connected June 5 and the adjacent day, a section tribunal successful Junagadh sent him to judicial custody portion rejecting police’s exertion seeking remand. He has been lodged successful Junagadh territory jailhouse since.

In all, Junagadh constabulary arrested 11 men for allegedly assaulting Solanki and filed a chargesheet against them.

While successful jail, Ganesh, 25, contested predetermination to the committee of directors of GNSB and emerged victorious connected September 16. “Today, the newly-elected committee of directors met to elite a caller chairman, vice-chairman and MD (managing director) of the bank. Ashok Pipaliya, Ganesh, and Govind Parmar filed information papers for the posts of chairman, vice-chairman and MD respectively. As nary 1 other filed information papers, the 3 were declared winners uncontested,” JB Kalaria, GNSB’s wide manager (legal affairs), told The Indian Express.

Hours later, the Gujarat HC granted Ganesh bail successful the Junagadh battle and atrocity case. “The tribunal of Justice MR Mengdey granted him bail connected the information that Ganesh volition not participate the limits of Junagadh territory for six months from the day of his release. We are expecting a elaborate bid of the tribunal to go disposable time (Friday) and aft that, we volition question his merchandise from jail,” PB Khandheria, Ganesh’s advocate, said.