Surat CP invokes PASA against 28 ahead of Rath Yatra
Surat: To maintain law and order in Surat before Rath Yatra, the Surat police commissioner has invoked the Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Act (PASA) against 28 history-sheeters in the city.
These include the alleged extortionist Avdesh Tiwari and textile cheat Arvind Vaghasiya. All these persons have been sent to jails in Ahmedabad, Bhuj and Rajkot.
Tiwari faces three FIRs for
extortion
, lodged at Udhna and Pandesara police stations. He would allegedly make applications to the SMC and threaten people with demolishing their constructions if they did not pay him protection money. Tiwari was sent to Bhuj jail.
Another notorious history-sheeter, Arvind Vaghasiya alias Atul Vaghasiya, is accused of several crimes including failing to make payments to textile traders after taking delivery of grey textile goods.
Cheating FIRs have been lodged against him with Udhna and Khatodara police. He has been sent to Ahmedabad jail.
Others accused in cases of loot, extortion, attempt to murder, cybercrime, cheating and bootlegging were also sent to jails under PASA.
These are Niki Yadav, Chandan Swain, Ashish Saroj, Suraj Survade, Ravinder Singh, Sohel Khan, Mahendra Rana, Safruddin Shaikh, Sunny Nayak, Samir Shaikh, Dinesh Patil, Hardik Parmar, Shivam Mahanto, Ajay Patel, Hasan Pathan and Jayna Rana, among others.
The Surat police commissioner has invoked PASA against 450 individuals so far this year. In 2024, 704 persons were sent to jail under PASA.
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Surat CP invokes PASA against 28 ahead of Rath Yatra
Surat: To maintain law and order in Surat before Rath Yatra, the Surat police commissioner has invoked the Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Act (PASA) against 28 history-sheeters in the city. These include the alleged extortionist Avdesh Tiwari and textile cheat Arvind Vaghasiya. All these persons have been sent to jails in Ahmedabad, Bhuj and Rajkot. Tiwari faces three FIRs for extortion , lodged at Udhna and Pandesara police stations. He would allegedly make applications to the SMC and threaten people with demolishing their constructions if they did not pay him protection money. Tiwari was sent to Bhuj jail. Another notorious history-sheeter, Arvind Vaghasiya alias Atul Vaghasiya, is accused of several crimes including failing to make payments to textile traders after taking delivery of grey textile goods. Cheating FIRs have been lodged against him with Udhna and Khatodara police. He has been sent to Ahmedabad jail. Others accused in cases of loot, extortion, attempt to murder, cybercrime, cheating and bootlegging were also sent to jails under PASA. These are Niki Yadav, Chandan Swain, Ashish Saroj, Suraj Survade, Ravinder Singh, Sohel Khan, Mahendra Rana, Safruddin Shaikh, Sunny Nayak, Samir Shaikh, Dinesh Patil, Hardik Parmar, Shivam Mahanto, Ajay Patel, Hasan Pathan and Jayna Rana, among others. The Surat police commissioner has invoked PASA against 450 individuals so far this year. In 2024, 704 persons were sent to jail under PASA.
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