Surat: A man from a scheduled caste was allegedly beaten to death by six men who suspected him of theft at a party plot in Dindoli on Wednesday evening.Police arrested all six accused within hours and booked them for murder, kidnapping, wrongful confinement and kidnapping under the BNS and for offences under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The FIR was filed by the deceased’s brother-in-law.The deceased, Anil Rathod, and his friend, Nilesh Rathod, had gone to Krishna Seven Star Party Plot in Sanjan-Kanade village to cut grass. Police said the accused confronted the pair after accusing them of theft.The six accused have been identified as Vijay alias Sonu Maurya (35), Rahul Maurya (32), Abhishek Maurya (21), Sumit Singh (21), Sujit Yadav (19) and Mahendra Maurya (21).According to investigators, the accused took both men to another venue, Radhe Krishna Party Plot in Karadava village.According to police, both party plots had been leased by relatives of the accused. Sumit Singh is from Raebareli district of UP, while the five others are from Jaunpur district.Police alleged that the accused abused the victims and subjected them to caste-based slurs.Investigators said the accused tied the two men to pillars at the party plot in Karadava and struck them with sticks and whipped them with cables. Nilesh suffered serious injuries, while Anil died from the assault. The accused then fled the spot.Dindoli police registered a murder case and launched an investigation. Police teams used human intelligence and technical surveillance to trace the suspects and arrested all six within a few hours of the incident.
