Surat Crime Branch moves court against bail to suspended BJP leader, his aides
The Crime Branch filed an application with the Surat District Court for the addition of IPC sections 467 (forgery of valuable security, will), and 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating.) on Friday in the complaint of Sandeep Desai.
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Solanki and his two aides recorded their statements last week with the Surat Crime Branch, people aware of the developments said. (Representational Image) The Surat Crime Branch on Monday filed an application for the cancellation of bail of a suspended BJP leader and his two aides amid a probe into the attempts of defaming the party and the BJP’s Gujarat president C R Paatil. The Surat District Court is set to hear the matter on Tuesday.
The cops have approached the court to seek the cancellation of bail for Solanki and his two aides – Khumansinh Patel and Dipu alias Sonu Yadav. The complaint against the three was filed by Choryasi MLA Sandeep Desai on August 2 over their alleged role in defaming Paatil and the party. Acting on the complaint, police arrested the trio the same day under IPC sections 469, 500, 501, 120(b). They were released on bail on August 3.
Solanki and his two aides recorded their statements last week with the Surat Crime Branch, people aware of the developments said.
“There was a signature of a BJP councilor from Ward 1 of SMC, Rajendra Patel, at the bottom of the letter alleged to be defamatory, which Solanki and his aides had allegedly prepared and sent to Sandeep Desai and other BJP MLA.
We called Rajendra Patel and questioned him about the signature. He denied the claims, and later we made him sign on a paper to take a sample of his signature. We tallied both signatures and found them to be different. When questioned, the three suspects broke down and confessed to having forged the signature of BJP Councilor Patel,” an official said on conditions of anonymity.
The Crime Branch filed an application with the Surat District Court for the addition of IPC sections 467 (forgery of valuable security, will), and 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating.) on Friday in the complaint of Sandeep Desai. The court had on Monday allowed the addition of sections.
An official with the Surat Crime Branch, pleading anonymity, said, “Once we get the application for cancellation of bail approved from the Surat District Court, we will again arrest Rakeshsinh Solanki, Dipu alias Sonu Yadav and Khumansinh Patel. We have got a few more leads into the case.”
On Saturday, the BJP suspended Rakeshsinh Sokanki along with two other party leaders Devendrasinh Chauhan, and Hardeepsinh Atodaria, for alleged anti-party activities and tarnishing the image of the party.
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