Four booked for thrashing man accused of stealing saris

Surat: Four persons were booked for allegedly thrashing a man accused of stealing saris from a shop in Salabatpura on Sunday. The accused were booked after a video of them thrashing the man went viral on social media.
Salabatpura police booked Iqbal, Raju, Ahmad and a shop owner Samir Chandiwala after a complaint was lodged by victim Naeem Shaikh (30), a resident of Umarwada area. They were booked under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, including 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 294 (abuse), 506 (criminal intimidation) and others. None of the accused have been arrested so far.
According to the police, Shaikh was nabbed by the accused at Kohinoor Market on April 24 afternoon after he was caught on the closed circuit television (CCTV) camera allegedly stealing saris from the shop of Chandiwala, where he worked. He used to sell saris to buyers on road, the police found during investigation. Chandiwala calculated the stock and found that 132 saris were missing. So he checked the CCTV footage and found Shaikh stealing the saris.
After nabbing Shaikh, Chandiwala and others thrashed him. The accused later removed Shaikh’s clothes and thrashed him again. The entire incident was shot on mobile phone and the video later went viral on the social media.
On coming to know, the police traced Shaikh and questioned him about the incident. Later, Shaikh lodged a complaint with the police.
“The shop owner did not register police complaint of theft earlier and based on CCTV footage had nabbed Shaikh and thrashed him. Investigation in the matter is on,” the police said.
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