Hardik was arrested from Lajpore jail yesterday by Kamrej police for allegedly instructing his fellow activists to block national highway passing from Surat after he was detained in Rajkot on October 18.
Surat:
A local court today remanded Patel quota agitation leader Hardik Patel to one-day police custody in a case in which he had allegedly instructed his fellow activists to block a national highway passing from Surat two months ago.
Judicial Magistrate of Kathor rural court JD Solanki sent the 22-year-old leader to a day's remand of
Kamrej police.
Hardik was arrested from Lajpore jail yesterday by Kamrej police for allegedly instructing his fellow activists to block the national highway passing from Surat after he was detained in Rajkot on October 18.
His arrest was made through a transfer warrant from Lajpore jail where he had been lodged for the last two months in a sedition case.
On October 18, when Hardik was detained ahead of the India-South Africa cricket match in Rajkot, some of his aides, including Surat convener of agitating body Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) Alpesh Kathiria, had blocked the highway passing from Kamrej area on the outskirts of city to protest against Hardik's detention.
At that time, the local police had lodged a First Information Report or FIR against Alpesh and a few other local PAAS workers for causing chaos on the highway.
A few days ago, Kathiria was arrested and the police learnt during his remand that Hardik gave him instructions through phone to block the highway.
Based on this, Hardik's name has been added to the main FIR.
On October 19, Amroli police of Surat arrested Hardik on the charge of sedition for allegedly inciting a fellow activist to kill the policemen instead of committing suicide.
Later, Ahmedabad crime branch also booked him on sedition charge.
In a parallel development today, Principal District judge Geeta Gopi, who is hearing the bail application of Hardik, reserved her order till December 10 in a sedition case after arguments on his bail application concluded.
In the bail application submitted before the Surat District and Sessions court in November, Hardik argued that he is a victim of political vendetta.
Judicial Magistrate of Kathor rural court JD Solanki sent the 22-year-old leader to a day's remand of
Kamrej police.
Hardik was arrested from Lajpore jail yesterday by Kamrej police for allegedly instructing his fellow activists to block the national highway passing from Surat after he was detained in Rajkot on October 18.
His arrest was made through a transfer warrant from Lajpore jail where he had been lodged for the last two months in a sedition case.
On October 18, when Hardik was detained ahead of the India-South Africa cricket match in Rajkot, some of his aides, including Surat convener of agitating body Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) Alpesh Kathiria, had blocked the highway passing from Kamrej area on the outskirts of city to protest against Hardik's detention.
At that time, the local police had lodged a First Information Report or FIR against Alpesh and a few other local PAAS workers for causing chaos on the highway.
A few days ago, Kathiria was arrested and the police learnt during his remand that Hardik gave him instructions through phone to block the highway.
Based on this, Hardik's name has been added to the main FIR.
On October 19, Amroli police of Surat arrested Hardik on the charge of sedition for allegedly inciting a fellow activist to kill the policemen instead of committing suicide.
Later, Ahmedabad crime branch also booked him on sedition charge.
In a parallel development today, Principal District judge Geeta Gopi, who is hearing the bail application of Hardik, reserved her order till December 10 in a sedition case after arguments on his bail application concluded.
In the bail application submitted before the Surat District and Sessions court in November, Hardik argued that he is a victim of political vendetta.
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