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Surat: In a disturbing case of vigilante violence, four textile traders from Surat’s Anmol Market have been booked for allegedly stripping and brutally assaulting two labourers on suspicion of theft. The victims were forcibly confined inside a shop, stripped naked, and beaten with sticks while the accused filmed the abuse.The incident came to light after one of the victims, Jitu Vagh, a textile labourer and part-time auto-rickshaw driver, filed a police complaint. Vagh told police that on June 10, he had gone to Ring Road in search of work at various textile markets. While chatting with his friend Raj alias Sontiya near the Shri Dholi Sati Textile market, they were suddenly accosted by four traders who began hurling abuses and assaulting them without explanation.The traders, identified as Vaibhav Bhalotiya, Nitish Ketiya, Ravi Jaipuriya, and an unidentified associate, allegedly dragged the duo into a shop named Nandini Creation, shut the shutters, and proceeded to strip and thrash them. The victims were allegedly forced to falsely confess to theft and were warned never to return to the market.During the assault, Vagh sustained a fractured hand. The entire incident was recorded on video by the accused themselves. Police swung into action after the footage went viral on social media.“We will not allow anyone to take the law into their own hands. No one has the right to violate another person’s dignity or human rights,” said Salabatpura police inspector K D Jadeja.The police have registered the case under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including Sections 115(2), 117(2), 127(2), 351(3), 352, and 54, as well as relevant provisions of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Two of the accused have been arrested, and efforts are on to apprehend the remaining.
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