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

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.