Amit Jethwa case: BJP MP's nephew arrested

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 07, 2010, 11:53

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Tags: Amit Jethwa, BJP, Dinu Solanki

Ahmedabad: Shiva Solanki, nephew of BJP MP Dinu Solanki was today arrested from near the Rajkot airport in connection with the murder of RTI activist and green crusader Amit Jethwa here, police said.

"We have arrested Shiva Solanki, from near the Rajkot airport while he was on his way to Mumbai," Police Crime Branch Chief Mohan Jha said.

Jethwa had filed a Public Interest Litigation against illegal mining in Gir forest region in High court few days before he was shot dead from close range by two unknown motorcycle-borne assailants near the Gujarat High Court on July 20.

His father Bhikabhai Jethwa had alleged that the BJP MP from Junagarh was behind murder of his son.

Shiva Solanki's role in the murder was the under the scanner of the city crime branch, after one of the accused arrested in the case had revealed his involvement.

Last month, Police had arrested a constable Bahadursinh Dhirubha Wadher(37) from Junagadh district and one Sanjay Chauhan in connection with the murder.

A couple of days later, Pachan Shiva (28), one of the two motorcycle-borne assailants who had shot Jethwa on the night of July 20 this year was also arrested.

Bhikabhai Jethwa had earlier alleged that BJP MP Dinu Solanki was behind the killing of his son, and had also threatened him over telephone on several counts in the past.

He had also alleged that Solanki had threatened his son many times in Khamba and in Kodinar also.

PTI

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First Published: Tuesday, September 07, 2010, 11:53

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Ragini and Radhika - Bengaluru
there are no mining activities in india, whether for ores and minerals, or even rare earths, in which politicians do not have a strong to dominant hand, acting directly and through their relatives and of course, benamis. the politicians` stakes in mining activities (and the allied businesses like truck fleet operations, for ex.) are astronomical as they are in agriculture and innumerable legal and illegal activities like hotels, restaurants, pubs, prostitution, liquor (licit and illicit),to name a few major ones. no taxation, no enforcement of laws and therefore no `justice` for them, nor any `outsiders` can ever venture to step into their territories without a share being agreed in favour of them before startup. as long as the present dominance of criminals in politics is allowed by the people to continue due to lack of mature electoral wisdom, these evils will continue to make a mockery of democracy. one cannot be sure how long this can continue since it threatens the survival of indian society itself, and a time can very well come, with the population increasing by say 50%, there can be a bloody revolution to restore balance of justice and democracy. genuine social activism will be frowned upon and destroyed, while simultaneously the bogus counterpart will continue to thrive increasingly taking up trivial issues which will have a harmful, diversionary impact due to reduction of attention on crucial and burning issues of the society and the nation.

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Jagdish - BHUJ
this proves there is the best followed rule of law in modis gujarat unlike sonias and rahuls congress ruled states and in the past congress dictatorial rule by indira and rajivs rule where political cronies where protected and are protected so as to protect the image of the party.
rahul please look at your own dirty house then go talk on a imagined pollution of others