Rajkot: A routine ride to school on Monday left a 17-year-old Class X student dead, after a vehicle struck his two-wheeler from behind in Jamnagar. CCTV footage of the crash has surfaced, helping police trace the vehicle involved and launch an investigation.Alauddin Odia (17) was killed in the accident that occurred in the Pawanchakki area…
Rajkot: A dispute over land in a village of Lodhika taluka allegedly ended in murder, with police arresting two relatives accused of fatally assaulting a 34-year-old man. Investigators say the accused had initially taken the victim to hospital. Evidence later pointed to their involvement.Bharat Dangar, 34, was allegedly murdered at Rawki village on Sunday after…
Rajkot: A neighbourhood dispute in Rajkot escalated into a confrontation between police and a lawyer, with a head constable filing an FIR against an advocate and his client over an alleged altercation inside a police station. The incident prompted the Bar Association to accuse police of misconduct and seek action against officials.Head constable Renuka Chaudhary…
Rajkot: Fifteen days after the death of 23-year-old Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) worker and former local body election candidate Nandini Bosmiya, Rajkot City taluka police registered an FIR against her live-in partner Aslam Sama, his wife Zarina, and her mother Guddi, on charges including abetment of suicide and criminal intimidation under BNS.Nandini hanged herself on…
Rajkot: A 29-year-old man from Rajkot allegedly died by suicide after losing more than Rs 1.4 crore in what his family claims was a fraudulent investment scheme promising huge returns from the Canadian stock market and cryptocurrency. Police have booked a mother and son for abetment of suicide, cheating and criminal breach of trust, and…
Rajkot: Heavy rain continued to lash the Saurashtra region for the fifth consecutive day on Sunday, triggering floods, road closures, evacuations and multiple rescue operations across Amreli, Gir Somnath, Porbandar and Bhavnagar districts.A 75-year-old farmer, Bhikhabhai Bavaliya, lost his life after being swept away while attempting to cross a causeway on his way home from…
Rajkot: Nearly three weeks after a 38-year-old woman succumbed to injuries sustained in a stabbing attack in Rajkot district, the police arrested her alleged former lover and his minor son from Haridwar, where they were allegedly living under false identities after fleeing Gujarat.The victim, identified as Jubeda Guddi, was stabbed multiple times near the Shitala…
Rajkot: Cybercriminals in Morbi carried out a scam by posing as school administrators, tricking parents into sharing one-time passwords (OTPs), hijacking their social media accounts and using them to cheat their contacts. The accused later allegedly escalated the crime by demanding Rs 10 lakh from a businessman and threatening to kill him if the money…
Palanpur: The Palanpur Taluka police have busted an inter-district motorcycle theft racket with the arrest of three accused and recovery of 19 stolen motorcycles worth Rs 7.15 lakh.The breakthrough came on July 3, when a team from Tambana police outpost under Palanpur Taluka police station intercepted two men riding motorcycles without number plates on the…
Waterlogged street in Patan on Saturday Even as the intensity of rainfall eased across much of Gujarat on Saturday, the Rajula-Jafrabad-Pipavav coastal belt in Amreli district witnessed a fresh spell of intense rain, leading to heavy waterlogging and inundation in villages.After Rajula town received around 4 inches of rain, torrential showers lashed Jafrabad town and…
