Vadodara police booked Karjan BJP MLA Akshay Patel's son, Rishi Patel, under the SC/ST Act after dumper drivers accused him and associates of assault and caste-based abuse.
The incident reportedly took place on May 15
May 23, 2026
04:50 pm
What's the storyRishi Patel, son of Karjan Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Akshay Patel, has been booked for allegedly assaulting two dumper drivers in Gujarat.
The Vadodara District police registered a case under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act after the drivers accused Rishi and his associates of "brutally beating" them and hurling casteist abuses.
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