Six men, two minors held for lynching diamond worker in Surat

Surat: Ten individuals, including a diamond unit owner and his son, have been charged in connection with the lynching of 35-year-old diamond artisan Lalji Bambhaniya, who was beaten to death over an alleged theft of Rs 55,000.
Among the accused are Thakarsi Vaghela, the owner of the diamond unit, his son, Vishal, and eight others. The assault took place at Vaghela's unit in Gayatrinagar where Bambhaniya was mercilessly attacked with kicks, punches, belts, brooms and diamond brushes on Wednesday night.Police have arrested eight of the accused, including two minors, while two others remain at large.
Bambhaniya, originally from Pithalpur village in Bhavnagar district, had moved to Surat a year ago for work. He was employed at Vaghela's diamond unit and lived on the premises. According to the complaint filed by Bambhaniya's cousin, Sanjay, Vaghela had suspected Bambhaniya and another worker, Karan, of stealing diamonds worth Rs 35,000 and cash worth Rs 20,000 from the unit eight days ago.
Thakarshi and his men were on the lookout for the two who had gone missing since then.
On Wednesday night, an employee, Gautam Makwana, spotted Bambhaniya in the market and alerted Vaghela, who then summoned his son and other associates. They cornered Bambhaniya at the unit and repeatedly assaulted him during an interrogation about the alleged theft until he became unconscious. The assailants left the scene, locking Bambhaniya inside the unit instead of taking him to the hospital.
On Thursday afternoon, the police were informed about a body lying in the unit. They arrived at the scene and retrieved the body.
Kapodra inspector M B Ausura said, "We have arrested eight individuals, including Thakarsi Vaghela, Vishal, Ketan alias Bhano Solanki, Vishal Hingu, Jaydeep Chavda, and Gautam Makwana. and others involved in the attack. Two suspects are still at large. We are also searching for Karan, who may provide further details regarding the alleged theft."