In a case of rioting and assault, a local court in North Gujarat town Visnagar sent 22-year-old jailed Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) convener Hardik Patel in police custody on Wednesday till January 15.
After the PAAS leader was shifted from Surat jail to Visnagar jail, the PAAS convener was produced before the judicial magistrate’s residence in early morning. After hearing contentions of police, the court decided to send him for three day remand, though the police sought for 5-day custody.
Patel was taken to Visnagar on transfer warrant in connection with a case of rioting and assault registered against him in a local police station on Monday. The case was registered against the pro-quota leader on July 23 last year. Since last three months, he is in jail for two different cases of sedition.