Rajkot: A packets of charas valued at crores of rupees have been recovered over the past few days in Kutch and Devbhumi Dwarka districts, police said Thursday.Sources said the 176 battalion of the Border Security Force found ten packets of the drug while patrolling the creek area of Kutch on Wednesday.Security agencies intensified searches, given…
Rajkot: A case of digital extortion was reported in Rajkot, where a 50-year-old security guard was duped into parting with nearly Rs 9 lakh by cybercriminals posing as Mumbai police officers.Prakash Chauhan, a resident of Gandhigram who works for a private bank, lodged a complaint at Cyber Crime police station against the holder of a…
Surat: Crime branch sleuths have identified all seven men involved in the Rs 50 lakh robbery at the Varachha SBI branch on Arpil 27. Police have also learned that a local named Chandan alias Jack alias Deepak had helped the robbers by giving them shelter. He had also allegedly gone went to railway station and…
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…
