A forensic post-mortem will be conducted to determine the cause of his health deterioration. Meanwhile, the other accused have been presented in court, Bhatol added.According to police sources, Shiv Shankar Chaurasia, 45, who died in custody, was one of the two accused in the recent case and had a long history of criminal activity. Multiple cases have been registered against him in Vadodara, Bharuch, and North Gujarat.Earlier this year, Chaurasia was booked under the Arms Act at Amirgarh Police Station. Last year, a theft case was filed against him at Karajan Police Station. Additionally, police investigations revealed that seven years ago, a murder charge had been registered against him in the jurisdiction of Ankleshwar GIDC Police Station.On the night of the incident, a 17-year-old girl was raped by three men in Borsaran village, Mangrol taluka, Surat district. The assailants attacked and chased away the victim’s friend before committing the crime. Villagers, alerted by the victim’s friend, rushed the semi-naked and injured minor to the hospital. The attackers also stole the mobile phones of both the victim and her friend.According to the victim’s family, the girl had come to meet her friend, a fellow student, in Kim. Around 10:30 PM, after having ice cream with two other friends, they headed to a highway petrol pump near Big Borsara to refuel. While they briefly sat in a field by the roadside, the assailants arrived and carried out the crime.
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