Palanpur: A man accused of attempting to sexually assault an 11-year-old girl in a school washroom in Idar was sentenced to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment by the Idar Pocso court.Additional public prosecutor PJ Soni said the crime occurred on Feb 20, 2025, when the girl, a Class 6 student, had gone to the govt primary…
Rajkot: A man allegedly raped a married woman after threatening her during a dispute over a loan in the Vinchhiya police station area of Rajkot district.Police identified the accused as Ramesh Panchala, who was arrested after the woman’s husband filed a complaint.According to the complaint, the victim’s husband had approached Panchala a few years ago…
Rajkot: A 20-year-old man from Umiya Township in Morbi, Pallav Varmora, who assists his father in running a tiles and marble business, was allegedly duped of more than Rs 86 lakh in a stock investment fraud.Morbi Cybercrime police registered a complaint against Rohan Kumar, Lalit Broker, Sagar Patel and Nachiket Rabari for criminal breach of…
Rajkot: A 48-year-old garage worker, Charan Singh, was allegedly stabbed to death by a colleague near Tajpar Circle in Botad on Tuesday.Police arrested Gurpreet Singh alias Gogi Matu, 42, within hours of the killing and recovered the knife used.According to the complaint filed by one Imran Shah, 36, who runs an auto parts shop, the…
The girl went to the Dharohar fair with her family during Janmashtami festival Rajkot: Five days after a 12-year-old girl died after falling off a ferris wheel at a fair in Wadhwan, Surendranagar district, police have booked the ride operator for negligence.The girl, Niharika Parmar, went to the Dharohar fair with her family during the…
During the inspection, deficiencies were observed in the work carried out on bridges Rajkot Two engineers of the Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) have been suspended after serious lapses were detected in the widening work on three bridges on the 150-Foot Second Ring Road.Municipal commissioner Tushar Sumera inspected the ongoing projects on Sept 7 and reviewed…
Ahmedabad: An anonymous and confidential complaint submitted to the National Medical Commission (NMC) has levelled serious allegations of misconduct against a senior authority in the Department of Pathology at M P Shah Government Medical College, Jamnagar.The complaint alleges abusive behaviour, intimidation, harassment and misuse of authority involving postgraduate residents, junior doctors and other staff.The allegations…
Rajkot: The carcass of a one-month-old lion cub was found in a farm at Vadhera village in Jafrabad taluka of Amreli district on Monday, forest department officials said.The carcass was sent for a post-mortem examination to determine the exact cause of death. Preliminary findings suggest that the cub may have died after getting trapped in…
Rajkot: Rajkot City Crime Branch registered a high-profile case involving an alleged multi-crore investment fraud worth more than Rs 144 crore. The complaint, filed by 56-year-old Jayendra Akbari, has alleged that victims were deceived into investing in fraudulent schemes under the guise of an industrial coal trading business.The accused —Jay Chotaliya, Mitesh Sanghvi and Manish…
Rajkot: Amreli Cyber Crime police have arrested six people in connection with an alleged investment fraud network that promised high returns through the “SD Pay” or “Apna Pay” application. Investigators have traced around Rs 634 crore deposited into bank accounts linked to the accused and companies used to operate the scheme.Those arrested are Ashish Gedia…
