Panchmahal police on Tuesday slapped the stringent Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime (GUJCTOC) Act on six people of a “terrorist gang” from Godhra. The gang members have 45 pending cases against them pertaining to alleged cow slaughter, vehicle theft and assault on cops that date back to 2010.
The GUJCTOC court in Godhra remanded the six accused to seven days in police custody.
The nine accused have been identified as Sabir Yakub Hayat and his son Mehfooz Sabir Hayat, Mobin Sayyed Hayat, Mohammad Hanif Yakub Hayat, Mehfooz alias Munna Hussain Badaam, Shabbir Abdul Rab Dav and his sons Muzaffar and Ashraf, and Yakub Ishaaq Daant.
Badaam was arrested last week in a case of attempted cow slaughter and is in judicial custody in Godhra sub-jail, while Mehfooz Hayat and Mohammad Hanif are yet to be apprehended.
CC Khatana, Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO), Godhra, stated that the police have applied for a transfer warrant to get the custody of Munna Badaam and formed teams to nab the two others who are yet to be arrested. “Sabir Hayat, aged about 55, has 25 cases against him pertaining to theft of vehicles, cow slaughter, illegal transportation of cattle and attacking police personnel,” Khatana said.
Khatana explained that the group mainly operates in tribal districts like Panchmahal, Mahisagar, Dahod and Bharuch. “The gang has been booked under the GUJCTOC Act, which also requires three cases to be filed against the members since 2019. This is the first case in Gujarat against an organised gang involved in illegal slaughter of animals,” the SDPO stated.
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