Dispute over a dairy unit spiralled into allegations of harassment, fraud and missing machinery Rajkot: A dispute over a dairy unit in rural Rajkot spiralled into allegations of harassment, fraud and missing machinery, with a 45-year-old widow accusing her former landlords of driving her husband to suicide and later causing the disappearance of equipment worth…
Rajkot: A 42-year-old GETCO employee has filed a complaint with Rajkot Rural cybercrime police after allegedly being duped of over Rs 5.18 lakh by fraudsters posing as bank customer care executives who tricked him into sharing credit card details on the pretext of cancelling a Card Protection Plan (CPP).The complainant, Ketan Dholakia, a lineman posted…
Rajkot: A 31-year-old trader from Morbi has lodged a complaint with Morbi City A Division police alleging that a woman lured him into a relationship on the promise of marriage and later duped him of nearly Rs 19 lakh, gold jewellery and expensive mobile phones.Based on the complaint, police have registered an FIR against Kajalkumari…
Rajkot: Acting on directions from Rajkot Range inspector general of police (IGP) Nirlipt Rai, police carried out another major crackdown on illegal mining, raiding three locations in Morbi and Surendranagar districts and seizing machinery and goods worth Rs 4.60 crore, including 13 dump trucks, a loader and two heavy earthmovers.Based on intelligence received by the…
JIvan Parmar (R) and Ahmed Chavda after setting off on Saturday Rajkot: Age is no barrier to bold dreams when purpose leads the way. Proving this and spreading a wider message, 58-year-old Jivan Parmar, originally from Porbandar and now based in Rajkot, set out on a 19,000km motorcycle journey from Rajkot to London at 6am…
Palapur: A cyber fraud investigation by Aravalli Cyber Crime Police uncovered an interstate money-routing racket operated through two bank accounts linked to MAA Education and Charitable Trust. The trust proprietor, Manishkumar Upadhyay, was arrested in connection with the case.According to police, 71 complaints have been registered on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCCRP) against…
Rajkot: A cyberfraud suspect with a criminal record was booked by Junagadh’s special operations group, for a multi-state scam involving at least Rs 39 lakh, unravelling a web of ‘rented bank accounts’, sim cards and mobile phones used to siphon off victims’ money.A complaint was filed at Junagadh City B Division police station on Saturday…
Rajkot: In a crackdown on the illegal sale of adulterated food items, the Special Operations Group (SOG) of Devbhumi Dwarka police apprehended a 76-year-old woman for allegedly selling fake desi ghee.Acting on specific intelligence during patrolling in the Salaya Marine police station area, police received inputs that adulterated desi ghee mixed with chemicals was being…
Rajkot: What began as an ordinary Friday morning in a Rajkot household ended in the murder of a 40-year-old woman, as her husband’s suspicion of infidelity led to a blood-curdling assault with a hammer.Shilpa Lalani was killed on Friday, allegedly by her husband of 22 years, Altaf Lalani. The attack with a hammer came after…
Rajkot: Amid rising petrol and diesel prices, authorities in Rajkot have busted an alleged illegal biodiesel network, seizing around 75,000 litres of suspected flammable liquid during coordinated raids in the district.The Rajkot Range police conducted the operations in the Gondal and Shapar areas after receiving specific inputs about illegal storage and movement of the suspected…
