Week after former BJP MP Dinu Solanki was convicted of murdering RTI activist Amit Jethwa and sentenced to life
imprisonment, the politician’s son and four other family members were booked for allegedly assaulting and threatening a village sarpanch.
The sarpanch has been sitting on a dharna against development of a port road in Kodinar taluka of the Gir Somnath district.
Based on a complaint filed by Asmita Vala, sarpanch of Charakhadi village in Kodinar taluka, the Kodinar police booked Solanki’s son Bhagirathsinh, his two nephews Ravi and Jay and nephew Shiva Solanki’s son Meet for assault, rioting and criminal intimidation.