Crime Watch -- Surat

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One killed in accident
A man was killed on the spot on Thursday morning when he was crushed under the wheels of a truck near Saroli Patia in Kapodara area, the police said. One Vastikamuni Raghunath Tiwari, who was travelling on a scooter on the Saroli Surat Road, was hit by a truck (GJ 5 D 1185) opposite Athwa Auto near Saroli Patia. Even as the rider died on the spot, a crowd reached the place and beat up the truck driver, who managed to flee, leaving the truck behind, the police added. A case under IPC 304 (a) and 279 as well as under sections of the Motor Vehicles Act has been registered in the police station.

Assaulted
A youth assaulted a person with a blade over an argument on Wednesday night, a case registered in the Salabatpura police station said. One Dilawar Mohammed Pinjara, a resident of Anwarnagar slum in the area, complained to the police that one Shabbir Kama Shaikh demanded Rs 15 from him and when the complainant refused to pay the money, a brief argument followed after which Shaikh allegedly slashed a blade across his chest and fled the scene. The police have registered a case under section 324, 294 (b) of the IPC as well section 135 of the BPA and are investigating.

Theft
A bag containing spare parts and cash worth Rs 90,000 was stolen by unidentified people on Wednesday night, the Mahidharpura police said. According to the police, Dharmendra Shah had kept a maroon bag containing cash of Rs 20,000 along with valuable spare parts of Rs 70,000 in his Maruti car parked on the cinema road. But found it missing when he returned. No arrests have been made so far, the police stated.

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