Surat communal clashes: Court records accused’s statement after brother claims he was tortured in jail

The clashes successful antithetic places crossed Surat were triggered aft six minors allegedly pelted stones astatine a Ganesh pandal amid the Ganesh Chaturthi festivities. So far, 27 radical person been arrested and six person been detained successful the case.

Feroz Shah has been accused of pelting stones connected constabulary and nationalist astatine Saiyedpura constabulary chowki connected September 9.

In his application, moved done his elder member Fazlu Rehman, Shah alleged that helium was “beaten up by six convicts and jailhouse officials astatine Surat Central Jail”.
Fazlu Rehman had submitted the exertion against Surat Central Jail superintendent, jailhouse officials and six situation inmates earlier 14th further civilian judge, JMFC justice Prakhar Gautam connected Thursday.

Detailing the concatenation of events, the exertion stated that a chromatic pelting incidental took spot astatine a Ganesh Pandal astatine Variyavi Bazaar country successful Surat connected September 9 astatine 9.30 pm. The residents caught six minors and handed them implicit to police, who took them to the adjacent Saiyedpura constabulary chowki astatine 10pm.

The exertion states that a ample assemblage gathered extracurricular the Saiyedpura constabulary presumption and a chromatic pelting incidental took place. The Lalgate constabulary had registered a lawsuit of effort to execution and rioting among different offences against 200 youth.

Later connected September 9 night, the constabulary arrested 27 accused chromatic pelters who were identified done videos and the CCTV cameras. The arrested accused were produced earlier Surat JMFC tribunal of justice K A Marwaha. The tribunal had granted 2 days of constabulary remand. After their constabulary remand ended, the accused were sent to judicial custody astatine Surat Central Jail.

The exertion quotes Fazlu Rehman arsenic saying, “I met Feroz Shah connected September 18 astatine Surat Central Jail. He told maine that, successful the jailhouse each the accused were beaten up by six convicts and jailhouse officials.”

“The convicts threw blistery cups of beverage connected them including connected Feroz and bushed them up. The jailhouse constabulary officials besides bushed them up with woody sticks and forced them to bash 100 sit-ups. They are being kept successful a precocious information barricade,” alleged the application.

Fazlu Rehman added that helium had fixed a written ailment against the jailhouse officials and six convicts to Surat constabulary commissioner connected September 18 and besides had sent a transcript via email to location minister, main curate and National Human Rights Commission New Delhi.

Fazlu Rehman’s lawyer Javed Multani said, “Feroz’s proceeding was carried retired successful the tribunal of justice Prakhar Gautam, connected Friday. Now we are waiting for the further procedures of the court.”

Rejecting the torture claims, Surat Central Jail superintendent J M Desai said, “The allegations made by Fazlu Rehman Shah earlier the tribunal are wholly baseless and thing of this sorts has happened connected the jailhouse premises.”