Rajkot: An organised post-matric scholarship scam targeting scheduled caste (SC) and scheduled tribe (ST) students has been uncovered in Junagadh, with police registering a case against the director of an educational institution and his accomplices.Based on a complaint filed by S A Solanki of the parole furlough squad, Junagadh City B Division police registered an…
Rajkot: A cybercrime syndicate operated by foreign nationals was dismantled by the Rajkot Rural Cybercrime police following a high-stakes investigation that culminated in Greater Noida.The suspects—identified as Josephine Yaa Ansah (alias Angel) of Ghana (28), Mgengeli Imani Denis of Tanzania (22), and Philip Batista Joseph Valentine of South Sudan (23)—were brought to Jasdan on a…
Rajkot: Kutch East police seized movable and immovable properties worth Rs 22.31 lakh belonging to a man accused in a narcotics case, with the authorities saying this is the first such action in a drugs case.Gandhidham police had sent a proposal to the competent authority and administration in Mumbai, seeking to seize the accused’s property…
The syrup was sold to drug peddlers and used as an intoxicant after being mixed with soft drinks Rajkot: In a major crackdown on the abuse of prescription drugs, Bhavnagar police busted a syndicate that allegedly diverted codeine-based cough syrup into the black market by misusing a licenced pharmacist’s credentials. The syrup, police said, was…
Cops registered an FIR against Prakash Solanki on Wednesday Rajkot: Police filed a murder case against a man after he allegedly pushed a 45-year-old woman towards a moving train following an argument over marriage near Gondal railway station in the wee hours of Monday.The victim, Manjuben Baraiya, suffered fatal head and arm injuries after being…
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Rajkot: Two weeks after a 29-year-old construction businessman ended his life, Rajkot Taluka police registered a case against his wife, her parents, relatives and another person for allegedly abetting his suicide, based on allegations in a suicide note.The victim, Parth Pitroda, was found hanged at his home on July 20. A First Information Report (FIR)…
Police said the two accused had allegedly lent Rs 16 lakh to the complainant and subsequently forced the victim to make repeated payments towards interest, principal and penalties Palanpur: Modasa Town police helped a victim of illegal moneylending recover property allegedly taken over by two persons after the victim was forced to pay Rs 91…
Rajkot: A policeman serving in Surendranagar district is at the centre of a major criminal investigation after a team led by Rajkot range inspector general of police Nirlipt Rai dismantled an alleged off-the-books stock betting (dabba trading) operation that was run from his residence.A probe has been launched against Sanjay Singh Rathod, an assistant sub-inspector…
Police at the construction site in Kankot where the killing occurred Rajkot: A domestic dispute escalated into patricide at a construction site near Kankot village in Rajkot, leaving a 40-year-old man dead and his 16-year-old son detained by police.The deceased was from Madhya Pradesh. According to preliminary inquiries, the incident occurred at the Sardar Dham…
