Summary:
The dalits were demanding arrest of cops and jail officials for custodial death of Sondarva. They too were prevented by the cops and detained.The dalits led by Parmar have been alleging that some cops who had arrested Sondarva had beaten him up after arrest. Sondarva's uncle Nitin Sondarva lodged an FIR on June 16 accusing jail inmates and staff of assaulting his nephew and causing death. Sondarva was rushed to Amreli civil hospital where he succumbed to injuries late night on June 14.Forensic postmortem revealed that Sondarva died of haemorrhage. They also alleged that the deceased was thrashed even when inside the sub-jail by cops.After Sondarva's death, his family members and community leaders alleged that he died in police custody, but senior district police officials denied it..