Gujarat: Police fire tear gas shells on public after tension gripped Limbayat following controversial video

The situation was later brought under control by police and leaders of Muslim community. One Bablu Imam Shaikh, a resident of Limbayat lodged complaint against the accused in the video, at Limbayat police station on Monday. Rathore who is a migrant from Uttar Pradesh and lives in Godadara area was arrested and booked for hurting religious sentiments as the police looked for his accomplices. The Limbayat police station also registered a separate offence of rioting against Muslims who attacked the police.

Police sources said that Rathore has a history of anti-social activities in Limbayat area like vacating quarters on rent and dealing in disputed land. Police sources said that the video was made couple of months ago, and both victims hailed from Bihar.

Talking to The Indian Express, Limbayat Police Inspector B M Parmar said, “We are interrogating Amit Singh Rathore, to get more details, as who had sent him to the house and who the boys whom they were intimidating. We will also find how the video became viral. At present it is difficult to say anything about when this incident had taken place but we have leads that it is a month old”.