<p>Devani, who has been crusading against the mushrooming illegal constructions in Porbandar, was pulled out of his car and stabbed by six assailants Friday. While undergoing treatment at a hospital, Devani named Babu Bokharia, a former Bharatiya Janata Party minister, and two others as responsible for the attack on him.<br /><br />Devani had filed a petition with the Gujarat High Court and investigations led to the arrest of the former irrigation minister in the Rs.54 crore illegal limestone mining case.<br /><br />Devani is the second RTI activist in the state to have suffered an attempt on his life. <br />RTI activist Amit Jethwa, who was crusading against illegal mining in the areas around the Sasan Gir lion sanctuary and had filed a Public Interest Litigation in the state high court, was shot dead outside the high court premises in July 2010.<br /><br />Devani, who has already faced threats to his life, had told the police that his assailants had abused him, threatening him for repeatedly complaining.<br /><br />They later assaulted him with sticks and then stabbed him innthe stomach with a knife. <br />Devani had complained against an illegal building and a hotel coming up in violation of Coastal Regulations Zone (CRZ) norms.</p>
<p>Devani, who has been crusading against the mushrooming illegal constructions in Porbandar, was pulled out of his car and stabbed by six assailants Friday. While undergoing treatment at a hospital, Devani named Babu Bokharia, a former Bharatiya Janata Party minister, and two others as responsible for the attack on him.<br /><br />Devani had filed a petition with the Gujarat High Court and investigations led to the arrest of the former irrigation minister in the Rs.54 crore illegal limestone mining case.<br /><br />Devani is the second RTI activist in the state to have suffered an attempt on his life. <br />RTI activist Amit Jethwa, who was crusading against illegal mining in the areas around the Sasan Gir lion sanctuary and had filed a Public Interest Litigation in the state high court, was shot dead outside the high court premises in July 2010.<br /><br />Devani, who has already faced threats to his life, had told the police that his assailants had abused him, threatening him for repeatedly complaining.<br /><br />They later assaulted him with sticks and then stabbed him innthe stomach with a knife. <br />Devani had complained against an illegal building and a hotel coming up in violation of Coastal Regulations Zone (CRZ) norms.</p>