Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court today reserved its verdict for Tuesday on a petition seeking to quash sedition proceedings against Patel community leader Hardik Patel for his allegedly inflammatory remarks against the police.
A Surat court had earlier remanded him in police custody till today evening.
The petition was filed by his father Bharat Patel, a BJP worker in Ahmedabad challenging Mr Patel's arrest on October 19 on sedition charges for exhorting youngsters from his community to kill a policeman or two instead of thinking of committing suicide.
On his visit to Mr Desai, Mr Hardik Patel had taken along a reporter of a local TV channel. Once the channel aired his remarks, it was uploaded on the social network, sparking off a controversy.
While putting off the hearing till today, the high court had on Wednesday sought the state government's explanation as to how did this tantamount to sedition.
But even if the Surat metropolitan court rejects further remand for him, Mr Hardik Patel might not walk free as yet as another sedition case has been filed against him in Ahmedabad.
Meanwhile, the Ahmedabad Crime Branch police produced three close aides of Mr Hardik Patel before a court on Thursday evening on charges of sedition and conspiracy to overthrow a duty elected government.
Alpesh Kathiria from Surat and Amrish Patel from Ahmedabad are on the run.
Mr Ketan Patel was later picked up from Waghai in south Gujarat. All three were remanded to police custody till 3.30 pm on October 29.
A Surat court had earlier remanded him in police custody till today evening.
The petition was filed by his father Bharat Patel, a BJP worker in Ahmedabad challenging Mr Patel's arrest on October 19 on sedition charges for exhorting youngsters from his community to kill a policeman or two instead of thinking of committing suicide.
On his visit to Mr Desai, Mr Hardik Patel had taken along a reporter of a local TV channel. Once the channel aired his remarks, it was uploaded on the social network, sparking off a controversy.
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While putting off the hearing till today, the high court had on Wednesday sought the state government's explanation as to how did this tantamount to sedition.
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But even if the Surat metropolitan court rejects further remand for him, Mr Hardik Patel might not walk free as yet as another sedition case has been filed against him in Ahmedabad.
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Meanwhile, the Ahmedabad Crime Branch police produced three close aides of Mr Hardik Patel before a court on Thursday evening on charges of sedition and conspiracy to overthrow a duty elected government.
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Alpesh Kathiria from Surat and Amrish Patel from Ahmedabad are on the run.
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Mr Ketan Patel was later picked up from Waghai in south Gujarat. All three were remanded to police custody till 3.30 pm on October 29.
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