Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani, activist Sagar Rabari arrested ahead of Vibrant Gujarat Summit

The Ahmedabad police on Tuesday morning arrested Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani and activist Sagar Rabari, a day after they had announced to disrupt Vibrant Gujarat Summit being held in Gandhinagar. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also attending the event. A police team arrested Mevani at his home in Meghaninagar and brought him to Gujarat University police station. Police said that Mevani, convenor of Rashtriya Dalit Adhikar Manch and Rabari, general secretary of Gujarat Khedut Samaj, were arrested for violation of police commissioner’s notification under section-144 of CrPC that prohibits rally or any public meeting of more than four persons.