Cases registered against Hardik Patel for violating rules

Cases registered against Hardik Patel for violating rules

Bopal police of Ahmedabad district registered an offence against Patel and his supporters for taking out a road show without permission on December 11 days ahead of second and final phase of voting for state assembly polls.

At the same time, Ahmedabad city police has lodged another FIR with crime branch against Hardik for violating terms and conditions of permission granted to him only for a public gathering and not a road show on the same day.

Senior police officers of Ahmedabd district police said the road show had started from Bopal on December 11, without permission, and hence they had sent a report to the Election Commission.

“On Tuesday night, poll officials approached us and registered a complaint against PAAS leader Hardik Patel for violation of notification under Section 188 of the IPC for organizing a road show without government permission,” said a senior police official.

Meanwhile, it has come to light that Hardik, who was granted permission for a public gathering in only Patidar-dominated Nikol area of the city, had violated the norms of the permission and had actually come to the venue in a procession which was like a road show.

“We have registered an offence against Patel and his supporters under Sections 188, 143, 149 of the IPC for violating the norms and causing public inconvenience,” said a senior city police official.

It may be mentioned that the first FIR against Hardik Patel was lodged by the Vastrapur police on the night of August 26, 2015 when had organised a massive quota campaign rally at GMDC ground.

“Large-scale violence had erupted in the city the same day as the police had detained Hardik and other PAAS leaders from the GMDC ground. The violence had spread to other Patidar-dominated districts across the state. Eleven persons, including two policemen, were killed in the violence,” said a senior police official.

Later, 11 cases including two of sedition, were slapped by the state government on Hardik and other Paridar quota stir leaders as the agitation continued.