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A tribunal successful Veraval successful Gujarat’s Gir Somnath territory connected Monday (March 16, 2026) convicted 5 persons and acquitted 35 others successful transportation with the 2016 Una Dalit flogging lawsuit successful which members of a Dalit household were attacked. Proceedings against 1 constabulary constable ended aft helium died portion the proceedings was underway.
The tribunal is scheduled to denote the punishment for the 5 convicted radical connected Tuesday (March 17).
Those recovered blameworthy were: Ramesh Jadav, Rakesh Joshi, Pramodgiri Gausvami, Nagji Vaniya and Balwantgiri Gausvami. The verdict regarding a juvenile accused successful the lawsuit is inactive pending.
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District authorities lawyer Ketansinh Vala said the tribunal held the 5 men blameworthy nether Sections 323 (causing elemental hurt), 324 (voluntarily causing wounded utilizing unsafe weapons), 342 (wrongful confinement) and 504 (intentional insult) of the Indian Penal Code. They were besides convicted nether Sections 3(1)(D) and 3(1)(E)(R)(S)(U) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
However, the tribunal did not find them blameworthy nether IPC provisions related to effort to execution (Section 307), robbery (Section 397), kidnapping (Section 365), rioting (Section 147), battle intended to dishonour a idiosyncratic (Section 355) and transgression conspiracy (Section 120-B), Mr. Vala added.
The incidental occurred connected July 11, 2016, erstwhile much than 40 men from the precocious caste Darbar assemblage allegedly attacked 4 members of the Sarvaiya household successful Mota Samadhiyala colony adjacent Una. The Sarvaiyas, who traditionally worked arsenic leather tanners, had been skinning a dormant cattle erstwhile they were assaulted by the group, which accused them of slaughtering the animal.
Beaten with rods
During the assault, 4 Sarvaiya brothers were stripped, tied to a conveyance and beaten with sticks and robust rods. Some of the attackers recorded videos of the incidental connected their mobile phones. The accused, who described themselves arsenic cattle vigilantes, allegedly whipped the youths. The ailment besides alleged that the victims were aboriginal taken to a constabulary lock-up wherever they were again beaten by constabulary personnel. It further stated that the 4 men were subjected to the battle for astir 4 to 5 hours.
Investigators besides examined allegations that constabulary unit colluded with the attackers and manipulated definite FIR documents to support them.
Locals reportedly tried to intervene to rescue the victims but were threatened by the assailants. They aboriginal contacted constabulary power rooms successful Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad seeking help. The accused were additionally booked nether Sections 66A and 66B of the Information Technology Act, 2000 for allegedly signaling and circulating videos of the assault. Clips of the flogging aboriginal circulated wide connected societal media, sparking protests crossed the state and triggering outrage implicit the activities of cattle vigilante groups.
The lawsuit soon turned into a large governmental issue, with leaders including past Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel and Congress person Rahul Gandhi visiting the Sarvaiya household successful Mota Samadhiyala village.
