Rajkot: Four people have been arrested for killing a sadhu from a canal near Jetpur town of Rajkot district on March 4. The deceased has been identified as Rudranand. turns54-year-old, who founded a Shiva temple near Bilkha in Junagadh district.
The local crime branch (LCB) scanned the CCTV footage of the highway and internal roads and traced a car belonging to Jayesh Dave, a former journalist who now runs a canteen at the Rajkot collector’s office. they detained dave Who confessed his crime and revealed the names of his companions Vijay VaghasiyaDarshan Degma and Dinesh Bhadani.
LCB’s Ajaysinh gohilo Told TOI that Vaghasiya came in contact with Rudranand Giri, who had knowledge about Ayurvedic medicines and was also active in the stock market. “Vaghasia had lent Rs 2.5 lakh to Sadhu to invest in shares. He returned Rs 50,000 but was delaying the payment of the balance amount,” said Gohil.
On March 3, the four accused had gone to Giri’s Bilkha ashram in Dave’s car to demand Rs 2 lakh. An altercation ensued over this matter, after which they strangled Giri and dumped her body in a canal near Jetpur. Gohil also said that the deceased had filed several RTIs and complaints with the Charity Commissioner in Uttar Pradesh against the heads of temples in Uttar Pradesh, claiming his ownership.
The local crime branch (LCB) scanned the CCTV footage of the highway and internal roads and traced a car belonging to Jayesh Dave, a former journalist who now runs a canteen at the Rajkot collector’s office. they detained dave Who confessed his crime and revealed the names of his companions Vijay VaghasiyaDarshan Degma and Dinesh Bhadani.
LCB’s Ajaysinh gohilo Told TOI that Vaghasiya came in contact with Rudranand Giri, who had knowledge about Ayurvedic medicines and was also active in the stock market. “Vaghasia had lent Rs 2.5 lakh to Sadhu to invest in shares. He returned Rs 50,000 but was delaying the payment of the balance amount,” said Gohil.
On March 3, the four accused had gone to Giri’s Bilkha ashram in Dave’s car to demand Rs 2 lakh. An altercation ensued over this matter, after which they strangled Giri and dumped her body in a canal near Jetpur. Gohil also said that the deceased had filed several RTIs and complaints with the Charity Commissioner in Uttar Pradesh against the heads of temples in Uttar Pradesh, claiming his ownership.