Rajkot: Conservation efforts aimed at Gujarat’s Asiatic lions have come under scrutiny after a disturbing video went viral on social media, showing a subadult lion being chased by a car at night, ostensibly in Amreli district. The clip elicited condemnation from animal lovers and lion activists, prompting the forest department to launch a high-level inquiry.The…
Surat: The Navsari consumer disputes redressal commission (CDRC) ordered an insurance company to pay a Rs 15 lakh claim that was repudiated for the lack of a postmortem report.A resident of Navsari died five months after his two-wheeler accident. As he had a personal accident (PA) cover of Rs 15 lakh, his family made a…
Rajkot: A special ACB court sentenced a traffic police head constable and his civilian accomplice for running an organized bribery racket, while directing the state govt to act against investigators for allegedly covering up a wider conspiracy. The policeman was given 10 years in jail while the civilian accomplice got a seven-year term.The Modus Operandi…
Rajkot: The Morbi Local Crime Branch (LCB) has cracked a blind murder case with the arrest of three persons, including the victim’s wife, in connection with the killing of a man whose half-burnt body was found about 10 days ago.The case came to light on April 27 when a partially burnt body of an unidentified…
Rajkot: A special Pocso court in Porbandar sentenced a 24-year-old man to rigorous imprisonment for the remainder of his natural life, for kidnapping and raping a 14-year-old Dalit girl in Oct 2023. The court relied entirely on scientific evidence and independent testimonies, overcoming the hurdle of the minor victim and her parents turning hostile during…
Rajkot: Bagasara police on Wednesday arrested a 32-year-old man for allegedly murdering his wife near the Bagasara Marketing Yard following a domestic dispute.The deceased, identified as Vilas alias Hina Parmar (31), was allegedly attacked by her husband, Vijay alias Gani Parmar, with a trident and an axe.The incident came to light after the woman’s elder…
Rajkot: A major gas theft operation has been uncovered in Rajkot district, with police booking three individuals for illegally tapping into a main pipeline of Gujarat Gas Limited (GGL).The complaint was filed at Shapar Veraval police station by Bhavsinh Dodiya, a 37-year-old engineer in GGL’s technical department. The accused —Dipen Thummar, Paresh Thummar and Kajal…
Rajkot: A 24-year-old farm labourer has been arrested for allegedly abandoning his eight-month-old son, whose decomposed body was found on May 2 in a thicket near the Brahmani river in Susvav village of Halvad taluka, Morbi.The accused, Bhaylu alias Raju Bamaniya, a native of Dahod district working in Rayasangpar village, was held by Halvad police…
Rajkot: Fearing social disgrace, a married woman allegedly conspired with her mother and cousin to kill her newborn boy conceived out of an illicit relationship in Porbandar. The incident came to light after the woman’s husband, Vipul Vasan found out the truth and filed a police complaint on May 4 at the Madhavpur police station…
Rajkot: A special Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) court has convicted a 72-year-old former police inspector of Rajkot taluka police station in a 16-year-old bribery case, sentencing him to two years of rigorous imprisonment and imposing a fine of Rs 10,000.The convict, Chandulal Gosai, was found guilty of demanding a bribe from a suspect during the probe…
