Hardik sent to one-day police remand by Surat court

December 07, 2015 18:46

A local court today remanded Patel quota agitation leader Hardik Patel in one-day police custody in a case in which he had allegedly instructed his fellow activists to block a national highway passing from Surat two

months back.

Judicial Magistrate of Kathor rural court J D Solanki sent the 22-year-old firebrand leader to a day's remand of Kamrej police.

Hardik was arrested from Lajpore jail here yesterday by Kamrej police for allegedly instructing his fellow activists to block national highway passing from Surat after he was detained in Rajkot on October 18.

His arrest was made through transfer warrant from Lajpore jail where he had been lodged for the last two months in a sedition case.

On October 18, when Hardik was detained ahead of the India-South Africa cricket match in Rajkot, some of his aides, including Surat convener of agitating body Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti Alpesh Kathiria, had blocked the highway passing from Kamrej area on the outskirts of city to protest against Hardik's detention.

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