Archive · 30 Aug 2026
Porbandar Men Arrested After Alleged Kidnapping Assault Of Shehnai Player
A musician named Firoz was invited to play the shehnai at a religious event.
Two men allegedly met him before the event and demanded that he play for them.
They reportedly threatened him when he tried to stop.
The complaint says they took him away on a motorbike and made him keep playing.
Near a cremation ground, they allegedly hit him and threatened to kill him.
Firoz escaped and hid until the men left.
Police later arrested the two men.
The men were shown in videos being taken through the village and made to apologise.
Musician Firoz Ibrahim Rathod said two men abducted and assaulted him in Visavada.
He was allegedly forced to play his shehnai before and during the abduction.
The complaint says the men threatened to kill him and attacked him near a cremation ground.
Rathod escaped, hid in a hole, and later reported the incident to police.
Police arrested Khoda Sajan Keshwala and Nagajan Kala Odedara and made them apologise publicly.
- Who
- Professional shehnai player Firoz Ibrahim Rathod alleged that Khoda Sajan Keshwala and Nagajan Kala Odedara attacked him.
- What
- The two men were arrested after an alleged abduction, forced performance, threats, and assault involving Rathod.
- When
- The incident allegedly occurred on August 27; police later announced the arrests in a Saturday message.
- Where
- The incident began in Visavada village in Porbandar district and allegedly ended near the village cremation ground.
- Why
- Rathod had been invited to perform at a religious programme, but the complaint says the men demanded that he play for them instead.
- Complainant
- Firoz Ibrahim Rathod, 55, a professional shehnai player
- Accused arrested
- Khoda Sajan Keshwala and Nagajan Kala Odedara
- Incident location
- Visavada village, about 30 km northwest of Porbandar city
- Alleged injuries
- Rathod reported a dislocated jaw and other injuries; police said he was in stable condition
- Police action
- The Local Crime Branch arrested the two men, took them to the alleged crime scene, and made them apologise to villagers
- Charges
- The FIR includes attempt to murder, abduction for ransom, wrongful restraint, causing hurt and grievous hurt, criminal intimidation, intentional insult, and abetment under listed Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections
- Event
- Rathod was invited to play at a religious programme at Ramdev Pir in Visavada