Several bridges and roads in Junagadh were rendered impassable Rajkot: Rain subsided in Junagadh district on Saturday, but relief and rescue operations continued as the administration tried to clear roads blocked by uprooted trees. Significant rainfall was reported in Rajula taluka of Amreli district during the day.National Highway 51 was damaged near Husainabad village in…
Rajkot: A Junagadh sessions court has sentenced a man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a woman with learning difficulties, ruling that the victim was incapable of giving legally valid consent.The conviction came three years after the crime, with a trial that examined extensive medical and forensic evidence. Additional sessions judge H G…
Rajkot: Diu Police have unearthed an alleged identity fraud stretching back more than three decades, arresting a 54-year-old man accused of using the identity of a deceased Portuguese national to secure nationality documents, alter birth records and facilitate multiple passport applications.Investigators say the racket may have wider links across Gujarat and beyond.Diu Police arrested Jitendrakumar…
The jewellery company lodged an FIR against the employee Rajkot: A jewellery company lodged an FIR against one of its employees for allegedly fleeing with over Rs 13 lakh worth of gold entrusted to him for making ornaments.According to the complaint filed by Rahim Dosani, business development head of Junagadh Jewellery Pvt Ltd, Prasenjit Bhunja…
Rajkot: A 22-year-old man was allegedly murdered by his parents in Gundala village of Gondal taluka in Rajkot district, with police arresting the couple after a forensic postmortem contradicted the family’s claim that he took his own life by consuming acid.The victim, Ram Bambhava, was allegedly forced to drink acid by his mother, Manisha alias…
Flooded streets in Amreli town on Friday Rajkot: Large parts of Saurashtra remained under the grip of heavy rain for the third consecutive day, with Junagadh bearing the maximum brunt on Friday.At Vandarvad village in Maliya Hatina, an ST bus was stranded in a strong water current after a road was submerged. All passengers were…
Ten gang members have been held while four are absconding Rajkot: The Detection of Crime Branch (DCB) has invoked the Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime (GujCTOC) Act, 2015, against the Firoz alias Firiya Sindhi syndicate, booking 20 members, including the gang’s kingpin.Criminal records from 2017 to 2026 revealed that members of the syndicate…
Palanpur: The Banaskantha Local Crime Branch (LCB) arrested three members of the notorious ‘Shaitan Gang’, including its mastermind, for a series of burglaries at six angadia firms in Palanpur.Police said the gang members are involved in at least 40 cases of robbery, dacoity and housebreaking across Gujarat, Rajasthan and Maharashtra.Investigation began on June 26 when…
Rajkot: A city man has been booked for allegedly assaulting his wife and threatening to kill her, during a meeting arranged to resolve their marital disputes in the parking area of the district court premises on Jamnagar Road.Based on a complaint filed by the woman, University police station registered an FIR against the husband, under…
Rajkot: A 54-year-old vegetable trader was killed in a suspected robbery near Viramdad village in Devbhumi Dwarka district on Wednesday evening, with gold ornaments worth an estimated Rs 24.5 lakh missing from his body.The deceased, Asif Lakha, was found with to have suffered injuries from blunt force and bladed weapons on an unpaved road within…
