Ahmedabad: Seven men have been arrested in connection with a clash between members of the Bhoi and Darbar communities in Bhuval village of Daskroi taluka, in which a 65-year-old man from the Bhoi community died on Saturday nearly four days after he was hospitalised after allegedly being beaten by Darbar community men.According to Kanbha police, on the night of Oct 20, an argument broke out between members of the two communities over a motorcycle passing through a garba venue. The resentment from the incident allegedly led to the clash on Oct 22.Around 15 men from the Darbar community allegedly formed an unlawful assembly and attacked members of the Bhoi community who were sitting on the village outskirts. The attackers allegedly used sticks, pipes and swords, injuring several people, including the complainant and witnesses.Rama Bhoi, who was injured in the attack, died during treatment on Oct 24, after which his relative Ramesh Bhoi (75), a resident of Bhuval, approached the police. A case under BNS was registered the same day for murder, causing hurt with weapons, unlawful assembly, rioting, criminal intimidation and conspiracy.Police arrested seven Darbar men from Bhuval village. They were identified as Ramsang Vaghela (57), Girish Vaghela (29), Vipul Vaghela (24), Mitesh alias Kalabhai Vaghela (27), Rajendrasinh alias Rahul Vaghela (24), Sanjaysinh Vaghela (21) and Divansinh Vaghela (53). According to police, 13 accused have been named in the case and only seven have been arrested so far.
