A Congress chief was arrested in Surat on Saturday for allegedly thrashing a taluka growth officer and threatening him, mentioned police.
Police mentioned that the incident occurred when Mahuva Taluka Growth officer Prakash Mahala was on his option to his workplace in his automotive after attending a authorities program at Kumkotar village on Friday night.
Parimal Patel, who was in his automotive, allegedly blocked Mahala’s manner at Anaval Mahuva Highway. Mahala allegedly got here out from his automobile and questioned the Congress chief. In response, Parimal Patel, who’s an elected member of the Mahuva taluka panchayat, allegedly used abusive language.
Later, when Mahala was out for a overview of a undertaking on the Financial Weaker Part society colony, the Congress chief allegedly thrashed and threatened him.
Mahala then lodged a criticism in opposition to Parimal Patel and an FIR was lodged below Bharatiya Nayay Sanhita sections 121 (1) (voluntarily inflicting harm or grievous harm to public servant from his obligation), 115 (2) (voluntarily inflicting harm). 281 (Rash driving on public on a public manner), 132 (assaulting or utilizing felony power in opposition to the general public servant), 221 (Voluntarily obstructs any public servant within the discharge of his public capabilities), 351 (3) (Prison intimidation by threatening), 352 (intentional insult with the intent to impress a breach of peace), 333 (trespass),
Inspector Okay C parghi mentioned, “We arrested the accused on Saturday for his alleged involvement in beating up a authorities official at a public place and never permitting him to do his work and threatening him.”
