Overview
- Late Friday night, attackers intercepted a car on the road from Manav Ashram Chowkdi toward Tawadia in Mehsana and beat Miten Chaudhary with sharp weapons and pipes, and he died during treatment.
- Two others were injured in the clash, including Dhimant Chaudhary and Bharat Chaudhary, who is the husband of a Congress candidate, according to police reports.
- An FIR for murder and criminal conspiracy names four people, including Bharat Chaudhary, and police say no arrests have been made yet.
- Investigators from the local police and the Crime Branch are reviewing CCTV near the route and using call detail records, which are phone log data, to trace suspects and map movements.
- Security has been tightened across sensitive areas as Mehsana prepares for Sunday’s polls to local bodies, and mourners at the funeral under heavy police guard called for swift arrests.