Gujarat: Congress MLA attacked in Jamnagar, escapes unhurt

Jamnagar: Congress MLA from Jamnagar (rural) Raghavji Patel was allegedly attacked by three persons after they intercepted his vehicle near Falla village in Jamnagar district of Gujarat, police said on Thursday. [caption id=“attachment_3098710” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Representational image. AFP[/caption] Accused Manharsinh Jadeja, who was identified by Patel and his two unidentified accomplices, forced the MLA’s driver to stop the vehicle when he was on his way from Jamnagar town to Throl village last night, they said. “They then attacked him with a baseball stick allegedly while demanding that the MLA help them get a government contract to construct a road at Vanthali village in the district,” inspector of Panchkoshi police station, Vishna Kamliya said. “An FIR was filed by Patel against Jadeja and two others, in which he said that he was attacked by three persons who abused him and threatened to kill him if he did not help them get the said contract. He managed to escape unhurt after,” she said. An FIR Police has been lodged under relevant sections of the IPC including sections 504 (intentional insult to provoke breach of peace) and 506 (B)(punishment for criminal intimidation). “I told him that contract is a matter of the government and I cannot help him in any way. Upon this, he attacked me with the stick but my driver sped off so I was not hurt,” Patel claimed. Police said they have started search operations but arrests have been made so far.