Palanpur: Skeletal remains of a woman (29) and her two-year-old daughter were exhumed from their home in Vadnagar, Mehsana, on Monday, a day after the husband died by suicide, leaving behind a note reportedly confessing to killing both of them six months ago.Girish Parmar (30), a worker at a local diamond unit, jumped from the…
Rajkot: A 43-year-old man from Jamnagar has lodged a complaint after unidentified burglars allegedly broke into his house and decamped with cash and jewellery worth Rs 8.6 lakh while his family was away.According to the complaint filed at C Division police station, complainant Naran Kandoriya, a resident of Yadav Nagar and a provision store owner,…
Rajkot: Rajkot taluka police have arrested a 22-year-old man for allegedly repeatedly molesting and intimidating his 14-year-old cousin. The accused, a native of Dhoraji, had been living with the victim’s family while working as a labourer at a local steel factory.The matter came to light on Saturday when the victim’s 42-year-old mother filed a complaint….
Rajkot: The special operations group (SOG) of West Kutch Police in Bhuj arrested a man for allegedly promoting ISIS ideology and posting misleading content on social media to incite violence.Acting on specific intelligence from Police Inspector A D Parmar, officers apprehended 32-year-old Fakirmamad Isha Gagada, a resident of Lodai village in Bhuj taluka. Police said…
Rajkot: The Archaeological Survey of India has begun its first large-scale, systematic excavation at Bet Dwarka, uncovering evidence of an ancient settlement with strong maritime activity and international trade links dating back more than two millennia.The excavation, led by the ASI’s underwater archaeology wing, began in Dec 2025 near the island’s shoreline. Officials said the…
Rajkot: The Special Operations Group (SOG) of Devbhumi Dwarka Police conducted a raid at Jalaram Dairy in Jam Khambhaliya and busted an alleged case of dairy adulteration.During the operation, police seized and destroyed suspected adulterated dairy products and chemical substances worth Rs 2.37 lakh. The dairy owner, 43-year-old Ketan Asani, was detained for questioning.Following the…
Rajkot: What were presumed to be deaths caused by a house fire have unravelled into a sinister story of a son’s betrayal and a grim reminder of how mounting a debt pile and greed can drive a family to self-destruction.In Talaja town of Bhavnagar district, an elderly couple’s charred bodies were found in their on…
Rajkot: In a shocking case, Kutiyana police have uncovered an alleged murder in which a man is accused of killing his friend, burning the body and dumping the remains in a river to destroy evidence.According to the FIR filed by the deceased’s father, Govind Methaniy, on Friday, the incident occurred on the night of Jan…
Rajkot: A 29-year-old businessman from Dhoraji has alleged that a honeytrap gang assaulted him, filmed him nude and extorted Rs 1 lakh by threatening to file a false rape case and circulate the video, police said.Dhoraji City police registered a First Information Report (FIR) on Friday based on a complaint by Parash Sojitra, who runs…
Rajkot: Four members of a family drowned in Aji Dam near Rajkot on Sunday, police said, adding that three bodies have been recovered while a search is on for the fourth.The victims were identified as Bharat Jadav (42), an autorickshaw driver, his sons Dhaval and Rohit, and their cousin Dhruv Makwana. The family resided in…
