History-sheeter who contested 2019 Lok Sabha election booked under anti-terror law
Rajkot:
Dhiren Kariya
, a listed
bootlegger
and
history-sheeter
who had been a candidate during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, along with seven associates, has been booked under the
Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime Act
(GujCTOC) at Junagadh City C Division police station.
The complaint against the gang was lodged by sub-inspector of the local crime branch (LCB), Jatin Patel, against Kariya and his accomplices Uday Dave, Sameer Kodiyatar, Vipul alias Bhupat alias Kadi Sutreja, Bhavesh alias Bhavlo Bandhiya, Ajay Kodiyatar, Kirit alias Kido Chelana and Bhupat Kodiyatar.
According to police, the accused formed a gang to commit serious offences over the past decade in multiple districts such as Junagadh, Bhavnagar, Ahmedabad, Rajkot Rural, Jamnagar, Devbhumi Dwarka, Morbi, and Gandhinagar. Their alleged crimes include murder, attempted murder, armed robbery, violations under the Arms Act, physical assault and large-scale smuggling of Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL). The gang allegedly amassed vast illicit wealth through these illegal activities.
The complaint alleges that Kariya, 19th on Gujarat's Top 25 list of bootleggers, has been operating a criminal syndicate for years, smuggling IMFL from Haryana, Rajasthan and Punjab. The gang tampered with engine and chassis numbers of the vehicles used for trafficking and forged transport and GST bills to facilitate illegal imports.
Police said Kariya alone is accused in 57 criminal cases. He was also booked in 2020 by the special cell of Delhi Police for fraud, criminal conspiracy, passport violations and forgery.
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