Rajkot: More than two years after the ageing 40-year-old Sandhiya Pool was closed to heavy vehicles and subsequently demolished, Rajkot is set to regain a crucial transport link with the inauguration of a new railway overbridge on Jamnagar Road on Saturday. Deputy chief minister Harsh Sanghavi will inaugurate the Rs 74.32 crore project, which is…
Rajkot: In a stark warning of the rising risk of cyberfraud in the digital marketplace, Rajkot Cyber Crime police launched a probe after scammers cloned a local packaging firm’s identity, using fake Instagram accounts and forged invoices to cheat customers across India.Hitesh Kakadiya, 45, who runs a packaging box business in Udyog Nagar near the…
Rajkot: Porbandar Cybercrime police recovered Rs 10.77 lakh from a Rs 21.72-lakh online investment fraud in which a 42-year-old woman was duped by fraudsters posing as stock market advisers.According to police, Jaya Vadher, who earns her livelihood through saree hand embroidery from home, came across a Facebook advertisement in March 2025 that used the name…
Rajkot: In a crackdown on illicit liquor in dry Gujarat, Porbandar police’s local crime branch (LCB) on Friday unearthed a counterfeit IMFL factory, seizing spurious liquor, chemical bases and packaging equipment worth Rs 4 lakh, and arresting one person for allegedly running the operation.Acting on specific intelligence, the LCB raided a unit on Sandipani Road…
Palanpur: An outsourced clerk posted at the Sami taluka health office in Patan district was booked for allegedly embezzling Rs 27.19 lakh meant for ASHA workers’ salaries and various govt grants by tampering with official cheques and bank transfer documents.The accused, identified as Bharat Nadoda, a resident of Bhamathal village, allegedly diverted govt funds into…
Rajkot: An eight-year-old murder mystery involving a severed head found in the Aji river has finally been solved, with Rajkot police linking the crime to a West Bengal-based labour contractor after a 2025 tip-off and definitive DNA match established the victim’s identity.City police cracked the chilling 2018 cold case after an anonymous tip-off was received…
Palanpur: A sessions court in Himmatnagar town sentenced two men to death for brutally murdering a haircutting salon owner in Ilol village of Sabarkantha district in 2023.The third accused was sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment for his role in the crime.Principal District and Sessions Judge K R Rabari awarded capital punishment to Mohammed Nadeem Mohammed…
Rajkot: A 36-year-old widow from Rajkot has accused her in-laws of forcibly shaving her head days after her husband’s death, subjecting her to physical and mental harassment, and depriving her and her two children of their rightful share in the family’s assets.Based on a complaint filed by the woman, a resident of Mayani Nagar, the…
Rajkot: A long-standing land dispute turned deadly in Morbi district on Tuesday night when a 40-year-old man and his 22-year-old nephew were allegedly hacked to death with sharp weapons in Meghpar Zala village of Tankara taluka.The deceased were identified as Jaypalsinh Zala and his nephew, Harshvardhansinh Zala. The attack occurred at a farm owned by…
Rajkot: A 55-year-old primary school teacher in Upleta taluka was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly sexually abusing at least five girls, Senior KG students, inside a classroom — on charges including rape and aggravated penetrative sexual assault.The accused, Devanand Bera, is physically disabled and uses crutches. He had been teaching at the school for three…
