Rajkot

Himmatnagar: In a focused 10-day sweep underscoring the state’s push against absconders, Aravalli police arrested 23 fugitives who had dodged courts for periods ranging from months to years.The June 12-21 drive, “Operation Karavaas,” used technology leads and ground intelligence to track accused across multiple police jurisdictions.Launched under senior officers’ directions, the district-wide operation mobilised local…

File photo of Jangleshwar demolition drive in which 1,400 illegal dwellings were removed Rajkot: In a re-assertion of procurement rules, the Rajkot Municipal Corporation’s standing committee rejected the Rs 27.20 lakh bill for food and related expenses during the Jangleshwar demolition in Feb, citing violation of mandatory tender rules and signalling a clean-up of civic…

Rajkot: What began as an online romance through Facebook and Instagram allegedly ended in the murder of a Bihar native near the city after the assailant discovered that the person who lured him on social media by posing as a woman was, in fact, a transgender person.On June 25, a decomposed body dressed in women’s…

Savar Kundla pounded by 80mm in four hours Rajkot/Ahmedabad: After an anxious wait of nearly two weeks, the southwest monsoon finally gathered momentum in Gujarat on Tuesday, bringing torrential rain to parts of south Gujarat and Saurashtra and offering much-needed relief to farmers who delayed sowing due to the prolonged dry spell.Navsari and Savarkundla talukas…

Rajkot: A 33-year-old farm labourer, Ravi Chorasa, was allegedly beaten to death on Monday night after being accused of stealing a wallet at Nasitpar village in Tankara taluka of Morbi district.After the killing, Ashoksinh Zala, 40, a farmer, lodged a complaint at Tankara police station against Ravi’s friend, Anil Makwana, for murder.According to the complaint,…

Rajkot: A family on a pilgrimage to Dwarka returned to find their house burgled, with valuables worth more than Rs 11 lakh taken.The investigation quickly led Devbhumi Dwarka police to perpetrators from the complainant’s own village, where three men were arrested and all of the stolen property was recovered. Police also seized vehicles and devices…

Rajkot: A 20-year-old woman died during treatment at Rajkot Civil Hospital early on Tuesday after allegedly poisoning herself at her home in Hathsani village of Vinchhiya taluka.Police have launched an investigation to ascertain the circumstances that led to the death of Ravina Rangpara, 20, who was aspiring to join the police. She had recently taken…

Rajkot: Two persons were rescued after a fire broke out in an air-conditioner unit on the first floor of a private hospital in Bhuj, Kutch, on Monday morning. No injuries or casualties were reported.The incident was reported around 9.15am at Viable Hospital on Hospital Road in Bhuj.The Bhuj fire brigade reached the hospital with a…

Rajkot: A high-value dacoity in an industrial suburb of Rajkot has been cracked within eight days, with police arresting three persons, recovering over Rs 76 lakh and identifying the alleged mastermind.Rajkot Rural police said the June 20 dacoity in Shapar-Veraval was carried out by a six-member gang that stormed the house of 77-year-old Jitendrasinh Jadeja…

File photo of Jangleshwar demolition drive in which 1,400 illegal dwellings were removed Rajkot: The city’s civic body will constitute an inquiry committee to investigate allegations of inflated expenditure on food, drinking water and other arrangements made during the Jangleshwar demolition drive carried out in Feb.Rajkot municipal commissioner Tushar Sumera told mediapersons on Monday that…