IT Correspondent
Mumbai, May 15
Advocate Digvijay Trivedi (32) who was a part of the legal team representing the deceased seers in the Palghar mob lynching case (Maharashtra) passed away in a car accident on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad national highway on Wednesday.
Trivedi was killed on the spot when his car turned turtle near Manor, at around 10.30 AM, while his co-counsel was critically injured in the accident. She has been admitted to the Kasa government hospital.
He was travelling with his co-counsel Preeti Trivedi in a four wheeler, driven by him on National Highway No. 48. They were on way to the Dahanu Sessions Court. Prima facie he lost control of the vehicle and met with an accident. The Kasa Police have registered an accidental death report and are making further inquiries.
Trivedi was the chief of the legal cell of the Hitendra Thakur-led Bahujan Vikas Aghadi party. The Vishwa Hindu Parishad, which had raised voice, soon after the mob lynching case and had demanded a CBI probe, has reiterated its demand, raising suspicion, about the accident.
Trivedi, representing the sadhus on behalf of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, was scheduled to present his case before the Dahanu Sessions court. He was a resident of Bhayander (about 26 kms from Mumbai).
While the mob-lynching is being handled by Maharashtra CID, till now the police has arrested 116 people in the case where a mob of over 300 people lynched 2 sadhus and their driver to death. Those arrested have been remanded to police custody till 19 May and the minors among them have been sent to Bhiwandi juvenile home.
The brutal lynching of 2 Sadhus in Palghar in Maharashtra on 16 April had shocked and angered the entire nation. The sadhus -Kalpavriksha Giri (70) and Sushil Giri(35) who belonged to the “Juna Akhara” were beaten to death by a murderous mob of with sticks in Gadchinchale village of Palghar, when they were on their way to Surat (Gujarat) to attend a funeral of their guru. The incident came to light only when the video of the incident was shared on social media.
The reports suggested that the villagers lynched them on suspicion of theft and kidnapping of children based on whatsapp rumours. Some groups claimed that certain religious sects brainwashed the local tribals about the people coming in disguise and spoiling well water, during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.
In a video that was shared on social media, the Sadhus were seen accompanying the police but the mob snatched them and started to beat them. The police who were outnumbered were mute spectators as the three were lynched. They did not deter the mob which was determined to kill them. Subsequently 5 police personnel, including 3 officers were suspended and the 37 staffers were transferred out. Lately SP Gaurav Singh of Palghar in charge of the area was also sent on compulsory leave, on charges of dereliction of duty.
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