Palanpur: A man posing as a healer allegedly raped a married woman repeatedly over eight years by threatening that the deity he invoked would be angered and bring harm to her family if she refused to comply with his demands. The accused also allegedly took the woman to guesthouses in Visnagar and Vijapur to sexually…
The first incident occurred in Kankot village of Amreli, where a farm worker was attacked Rajkot: A farm labourer and a toddler sustained severe injuries in two separate incidents of leopard attacks reported in villages of Amreli and Gir Somnath districts.The first incident occurred in Kankot village of Amreli, where a farm worker, identified as…
Rajkot: Two days after a matron at Kutch shelter home was booked for alleged brutality against children, the Delhi-based non-govt organisation (NGO), SOS Children’s Villages India, which runs the facility, said it had taken action against the matron on June 25, a day after receiving information about the alleged abuse.In a statement SOS Children’s Village…
Palanpur: The local crime branch (LCB) of Mehsana police detained two juveniles who were allegedly carrying an illegal country-made pistol and three live cartridges on Monday.LCB inspector A M Kamaliya and his team were on patrol when head constable Mahendra Kanjibhai received a tip-off that two persons were standing near a dargah with a pistol-like…
The 150-Foot Ring Road, stretching from Madhapar Chowkdi to Gondal Chowkdi, was developed as a model road Rajkot: City police have declared the cycle tracks, service roads and footpaths along the 11-km 150-Foot Ring Road a no-parking zone, seeking to restore space meant for cyclists and pedestrians on one of the city’s busiest traffic corridors.The…
Rajkot: A 58-year-old Adipur resident was allegedly cheated of more than Rs 94 lakh in an online trading fraud after being lured by promises of double returns. The fraudsters allegedly displayed profits exceeding Rs 3.2 crore in a trading app but demanded a service fee of over Rs 63 lakh when he tried to withdraw…
Rajkot: In a bizarre twist, a reported daylight robbery in Rajkot turned out to be an alleged conspiracy by a nephew to evade repayment of debt to his uncle. The accused reportedly staged the theft of a bag supposedly containing Rs 11 lakh, with help of two friends to make the incident appear genuine.Police arrested…
Palanpur: The Aravali district police seized 169 cannabis plants weighing 86.3 kg and valued at Rs 43.1 lakh from a field in Galisemro village of Shamlaji taluka and arrested a 36-year-old man in connection with the case.Acting on the instructions of Gandhinagar Range DIG Virendra Singh Yadav and Aravali superintendent of police Manoharsinh Jadeja, the…
Rajkot: Atkot police in rural Rajkot booked three persons for allegedly running an unlicensed moneylending business, making death threats and usurping agricultural land from a man after he failed to repay a loan on extortionate terms.The accused are Bhaghu Jebaliya and his sons, Pratapi and Raju, all residents of Santhali village in Jasdan taluka.According to…
Rajkot: Police in Madhapar of Kutch west lodged a complaint against a house mother of an SOS Children’s Village shelter home for allegedly subjecting minor inmates to extreme physical and mental abuse, including beating eight boys (all under 14 years), hurling profanities and smearing human excrement on their faces.An FIR was registered at Madhapar Police…
