Godhra GUJCOC Case: Special Court Rejects Bail for Accused in Police Station Arson
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A special GUJCOC court in Vadodara has rejected the regular bail application of Ruhulamin Abdulrajak Durvesh, an accused involved in the torching of a police post and large-scale violence in the Muslim Society area of Godhra.
Durvesh, currently in judicial custody, faces charges under the stringent Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime (GUJCOC) Act registered at the Godhra Town B-Division police station.
Mob Torched Post, Looted Files
Opposing the bail plea, the investigating officer submitted an affidavit detailing how an organised crime syndicate executed 19 joint offences across Panchmahal district. Government Pleader Raghuvir Pandya presented evidence before the court demonstrating Durvesh’s active primary role in the violence, noting that six co-accused remain in judicial custody.
A mob of 200 to 250 individuals attacked Police Chowki No. 3-4, setting the building ablaze, destroying critical investigation paperwork, and looting equipment from the premises.
The prosecution emphasized that under the GUJCOC Act, provisions apply if even a single member of a syndicate faces multiple charge sheets. Special Judge Bhupendra G. Dave noted four distinct cases linked directly to Durvesh in the police affidavit. The court also took record of evidence seized from co-accused Imtiaz Surti, including bloodstains, animal hides, and leg bones linked to illegal cattle slaughter.
Concluding that the severity of the charges precluded release on bail, the special court formally dismissed the application.
Multi-Town Syndicate Operated Cattle Theft Network
Police records reveal that between 2020 and 2025, key syndicate members Imtiaz alias Bhopali, Almas alias Allu Boy, Salman alias Kankatto, Mohsin alias Mohsin Pauwa, and Sufiyan alias Antadio operated a structured criminal enterprise across Godhra, Vejalpur, and Halol.
The network systematically stole cows and cattle at night, binding the animals inside vehicles under cruel conditions before funneling meat through an organized illegal sales distribution chain.
Investigative reports describe syndicate members as inherently violent individuals who routinely launched armed attacks on police parties attempting arrests, intentionally setting fire to government vehicles and public property to destroy forensic evidence while using intimidation to silence local witnesses.
