Cop beaten up,probe begins

Preliminary investigation by the Gandhigram police revealed that two persons had intercepted Gadhvi and demanded money from him. When Gadhvi told them that he is a policeman,the duo assaulted him with sticks.

They reportedly said: “The policemen beat up the bootleggers very badly. Today we will beat up a policeman.”

The assailants decamped with Gadhvi’s motorcycle,ATM card,cellphone and clothes,and left him severely wounded. “Gadhvi was badly beaten up. The bones of both his legs and hands were broken,” said a Gandhigram police officer.

The police said Gadhvi managed to crawl up to the highway by dawn in his semi-nude condition where he was helped by a passer-by,who contacted the family. Gadhvi was finally shifted to the Rajkot Civil Hospital around 8 am on Wednesday,the police added.

The Gandhigram police said they have begun an investigation into the assault. Gadhvi was on duty at a school in Morbi in connection with the ongoing board exams on the day of the assault.