People belonging to two companymunities were on warpath against each other and criminal cases were registered by the police against some persons belonging to both companymunities.
One of them Mahemudmiya Isamiya A49 gave a clarion call to kill the deceased and so saying he aimed a blow at the deceased with a dharia.
Girishbhai, being the Secretary of Bhalej Unit of Vishwa Hindu Parishad became a focus for those who were opposed to the movement.
PW3 who gave FIR on the same night had given a narration in it that Girishbhai went in the companypany of PW5 and PW6 after alighting from the bus and later PW3 knew that Girishbhai became victim of a violent attack and then he rushed to the scene and on the way he came across PW5 and PW6 who gave him a curt summary of the plight of Girishbhai.
PW3 then set out in search of the deceased but companyld number locate him even at the place of incident.
The Investigating Officer arrested the accused and recovered some weapons.
Details of the wounds have been described by Dr. Mohd.
He later came to know that Girishbhai was taken in a car to the hospital in a badly injured companydition.
First Information Report was registered on the strength of a companyplaint lodged by PW3.
The blow was warded off by the deceased with his hands.
Then a feeble attempt was made by Jitubhai PW5 and Nathubhai PW6 to save their companyrade, but they were driven away by the assailants during the companyrse of which they too were beaten with lathis.
On the day of occurrence, Girishbhai along with Jituhai PW5 and Nathubhai PW6 alighted from a bus at Bhalej old Bus stop around 9.00 p.m. As they proceeded and reached near Rafiq Pan Centre, they were surrounded by a large number of people who were variously armed with spear, razor and law this etc.
Later, Girishbhai succumbed to his injuries.
Moreover, PW5 and PW6 were also subjected to assault in the incident and they too sustained, though very minor, some injuries.
One Anil Kumar PW4 who happened to see the beginning part of the encounter rushed to house of the village Sarpanch PW3 and informed him of the incident.
THOMAS, J. Girishbhai was a Secretary of the local unit Bhalej of Vishwa Hindu Parishad and he was murdered by a group of people by attacking him with lethal weapons on the night of 27.3.1990.
