The escape bid came to light during a routine inspection on Feb 11, 2013, when jail officials noticed a pit near the barracks housing the serial blasts accused Ahmedabad: Nearly five years after the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts, police uncovered another startling conspiracy linked to the accused; this time, from inside Sabarmati Central Jail. What…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat High Court upholding special trial court’s verdict in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case has brought back memories of an investigation that police say combined mobile phone analysis, field intelligence, and forensic evidence to unravel one of India’s biggest terror conspiracies.Among the earliest breakthroughs was an unusual pattern in mobile phone usage that…
Vehicles move through a waterlogged road following heavy rainfall at Ved Darwaja on Ved Road in Surat on Tuesday Ahmedabad: Rain and overcast conditions brought the city’s maximum temperature down to 30.8°C, 3.9 degrees below normal, providing respite from humid conditions. The minimum temperature at 26°C was 0.5 degrees below normal. According to the forecast,…
AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat high court on Tuesday upheld a special court verdict condemning 38 persons to death sentence and awarding life imprisonment to 11 others in connection with the 2008 serial blasts case in which 56 persons were killed and 246 others sustained injuries.HC ordered the state government to pay compensation for victims – Rs…
A flight lands amid heavy rain, sending water splashing across the runway near the Mithi River in Mumbai on Tuesday. Mumbaikars woke up to rain lashing several parts of the city, with moderate to heavy showers forecast across Mumbai and its suburbs throughout the day.–pics by Sanjay Hadkar A flight lands amid heavy rain, sending…
Gandhinagar: The Gujarat govt will construct its first air-filled rubber dams on the Heran river at Rajvasana in Chhota Udepur district and on the Ambika river at Pathakwadi in Tapi district. The projects, estimated to cost Rs 161 crore, are expected to enhance irrigation and water management in the two regions.According to an official statement…
Ahmedabad: A 30-year-old tailor from Gomtipur was killed late Sunday night after being stabbed and attacked with a sword during a dispute near the Indian Medical Store opposite Char Toda Cemetery. Gomtipur police on Monday registered a murder case against Mohsin Shaikh, Asif Shaikh and Sohil Ansari.The complaint was filed by Akhatali Ansari, 25, a…
Car plunges into pit as compound wall collapses at construction site in Ahmedabad’s Satellite area The protection wall at a local construction site collapsed after the rains, taking an entire chunk of the RCC road and a parked car down with it. Work has been halted by the AMC,Ahmedabad,Monday,06,July,2026 Photo Yogesh Chawda Ahmedabad: A compound…
Ahmedabad: Ahead of the annual rath yatra, the crime branch intensified preventive policing measures to ensure the procession passes off peacefully and without any untoward incident, crime branch officers said on Monday.According to a statement issued by the agency, officers interrogated 200 people with past records of violent offences or those considered potential troublemakers. Combing…
Gandhinagar: Overcrowding and recurring clashes among inmates have emerged as big challenges inside Sabarmati Central Jail, prompting the prison administration to enhance the mental health preparedness of its personnel through a specialised training programme.The prison, which currently houses about 4,000 undertrial and convicted prisoners, recently organised a week-long workshop titled PRAHARI (Psychological Risk Assessment, Health…
