The Gujarat police visited the city on Monday and met the Kurla police to verify information about the six Mumbai-based youths who were detained by the Vadodara police on Sunday.
The Gujarat police visited the city on Monday and met the Kurla police to verify information about the six Mumbai-based youths who were detained by the Vadodara police on Sunday.
A senior police official from the Vadodara police while talking to The Asian Age on phone said, “This afternoon we visited the houses of all the six men and checked their documents. In our verification, we found nothing wrong, and now we are travelling back to Vadodara and after reaching there, we will take the final call about them.”
The police on Sunday had detained six persons in Vadodara after the local people complained about their alleged “suspicious” movements.
A local social activist Ejaz Shah said that after seeing the news about the boys who were detained by the Vadodara police, the locals decided to go to the police station, and furnish all the necessary identity proofs of the youths. “On Sunday, the Gujarat police and ATS officials came to our area to verify the documents of the boys, and to take statements. Again Monday morning, the local cops came to our area to check the mobile and laptops of the youths,” said Mr Shah.
Mohammad Zamil (28) is a BCom drop out, and was working with his father Mohammad Shakil at a cloth shop for the last six years. Zamil got married six months ago and has four younger siblings. Two of his siblings have been unwell for long and one of his friends had reportedly told him to visit the Vadodara dargah to offer prayers for their health. His mother Rahimunnisa said, “The local police supported us a lot, and this morning they also allowed me to speak to my son.”
Ahmed Razi (22) is studying BMS, and working in a call centre. His father Shahid Ahmed who has a scrap business, said, “They wanted to visit two mosques there, but suddenly we heard the news of their detention, which shook us. My son is an introvert. He was never involved in any bulling.”
Saiyad Rehan (18) was working in his uncle’s cloth showroom along with his father. Mohammad Shabid (21) is a first class BCom graduate. His friend Sonu said, “He decided to accompany his friends there.”
Another two men Mohammad Salim (28) and Samadhan Kakade (34) stays in the slums of Kurla (east) and they met these four at a local festival in the area, a few months ago.
