Rajkot: The mule accounts racket, busted by the Rajkot Rural police in Feb, has assumed staggering proportions, with illicit proceeds of Rs 2,500 crore laundered through 84 accounts.With the arrest of three more persons, the investigation has revealed that at least Rs 2,500 crore in digital crime money was routed through the network of 85…
Rajkot: A four-year-old boy was allegedly drowned in a water tank by a woman occultist in Dhrangadhra town of Surendranagar district — just 123km from Ahmedabad — after his father failed to perform an animal sacrifice promised to her, police said.The accused, Rehana Mayak, a neighbour of the victim’s family, was arrested based on a…
Rajkot: A 62-year-old woman from Veraval in Gir Somnath district was allegedly defrauded of over Rs 76.66 lakh in cash and gold jewellery by two men who promised to unearth a hidden treasure using occult rituals, according to an FIR filed on Sunday.Veraval City police registered a case of cheating, criminal conspiracy and criminal intimidation…
Rajkot: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday caught the deputy regional fire officer of Bhavnagar Municipal Corporation (BMC), and his associate red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 2 lakh in Bhavnagar.ACT sleuths caught the officer Mahesh Patel, and his aide Prakash Chauhan.The complainant had submitted an online application to obtain the mandatory fire safety…
Rajkot: An 80-year-old retired man has filed a complaint at Gondal City B Division police station, alleging he was cheated of over Rs 1.56 crore in a fraudulent property investment scheme by a Rajkot resident.According to the complaint by Dayalji Makwana, a resident of Ashapura Road in Gondal, the accused, Rajesh Shah, gained his trust…
Rajkot: A 64-year-old man and his wife died after sustaining severe burn injuries in a late-night fire at their residence near Ramtekari Road in Talaja town of Bhavnagar district on Saturday, police said.The deceased have been identified as Kishor Vaitha and Rekha Vaitha (60). According to Talaja police, the couple was asleep in their room…
Rajkot: A 65-year-old man was arrested on Sunday for allegedly molesting an eight-year-old girl in a village along the Rajkot-Ahmedabad highway.The accused, a widower who lives alone and runs a cutlery business, was taken into custody by Kuwadva Road police following a complaint lodged by the victim’s mother.The incident occurred around 11.30am when the girl…
Rajkot: A forest department tracker was injured after a lioness attacked him during a rescue and release operation near Rampara village in Rajula taluka of Amreli district on Sunday, officials said.The incident took place during a de-worming exercise, part of the department’s summer strategy to ensure safer movement of Asiatic lions in the region.According to…
Rajkot: A young businessman and his wife tragically died of suffocation and burns after a huge fire broke out in their bungalow in Limbdi town of Surendranagar district around Friday midnight.“Preliminary investigation revealed that a technical fault in the air conditioner led to a blast and fire. The flames spread quickly and engulfed the entire…
Rajkot: Around 20 students were injured after a private school bus veered off the road and fell into the bushes near Gopalgram village of Amreli district’s Dhari taluka on Saturday.The bus was carrying students of OP Jhatakiya High School. While none of them suffered grievous injuries, the accident caused panic among the students. They suffered…
