Amit Jethwa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Amit Jethwa

Indian activist

Date of Birth: 31-Dec-1975

Place of Birth: Gujarat, India

Date of Death: 20-Jul-2010

Profession: social worker

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Amit Jethwa

  • Amit Jethwa (also Amit Jethava) (1975 – 20 July 2010) was an Indian environmentalist and social worker, active in the Gir Forest area near Junagadh, Gujarat.
  • He had filed several court cases against illegal mining in the protected area, naming, Dinu Solanki as one of the respondents.
  • On 20 July 2010 he was shot dead by two assailants on a motorbike.
  • In Sept 2012, the Gujarat High Court, severely criticized investigations by the Gujarat police who had "given a clean chit" to Solanki, despite arresting his nephew; the court ordered the Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) to take up the case.
  • In November 2013, CBI arrested BJP MP Dinu Solanki in connection with having ordered the murder.
  • On 11 July 2019, Dinu Solanki and his nephew Shiva Solanki were convicted for the murder.

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