A BSF trooper was lynched by a mob in Gujarat after he objected to the uploading the video of his minor daugter online, Hindustan times reported.
Identified as Melaji Vaghela (45)attacked with sharp weapons and sticks by the family members of the boy whom he approached for uploading the video of his minor daughter online.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) of Nadiad VR Bajpai confirmed that seven people had been arrested in the case. He said, Melaji, his son and relatives went to the house of one of the accused Shailash Yadav to speak with him and his family over the video. Thereafter, a fight broke out between the two sides wherein Shailesh’s father Dinesh Yadav, uncle Arvind Yadav and other family members attacked the BSF soldier, resulting to his death on the spot.
Two women are among the seven family members who have been arrested on charges of murder and rioting. All accused have been sent to judicial custody, ANI reported.
According to the First Information Report (FIR), Shailesh aka Sunil Yadav of Vanipura village of Nadiad tehsil had made a video of Vaghela’s daughter, and it was shared widely online after he uploaded the same a few days before.
Shailesh reportedly is the schoolmate of the BSF soldier’s daughter, and the two were in a relationship.
When the fight broke out on December 24 at Shailesh’s house, the teenager was not present at the scene. His family members, however, attacked the BSF personnel as well as his family. Vaghela’s son Navdeep suffered a serious head injury and is currently undergoing treatment at the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital.