Rajkot: A sessions court in Jamnagar has sentenced a 30-year-old man, Mayank Sanghani, to rigorous life imprisonment for kidnapping and murdering a 16-year-old boy for a ransom of Rs 2 crore in a case that shocked the city nearly a decade ago.The judgement was delivered on June 17, 2026.The victim, Karan, was the son of…
Rajkot: The Jamjodhpur police in Jamnagar district arrested a 46-year-old man following allegations of raping his minor daughter repeatedly for three years.The case came to light on June 14, 2026, when the girl, now 18, filed a complaint at the Jamjodhpur police station.According to the survivor’s complaint, she was allegedly abused at both their residence…
People gather at the spot near Gujardav village of Mahuva taluka after the body was recovered in bushes on Wednesday Rajkot: A day after a man’s body was found partially eaten by lions in Amreli district, another suspected lion attack surfaced in neighbouring Bhavnagar on Wednesday, where a 34-year-old man’s mutilated body was recovered from…
Rajkot: Talala, the heart of Gujarat’s Kesar mango belt, is set to conclude its mango auction season on Thursday on a strong note. With nearly 9.40 lakh boxes of Kesar mangoes (10 kg each) auctioned by the eve of the season’s closure, the market yard has recorded a 109% ncrease in arrivals compared to last…
Rajkot: The Rapar police in Kutch arrested a cleric of the Ajmer dargah for his alleged involvement in the officiating marriage of a minor girl with a 27-year-old man from the town last year and converting her to Islam.While the incident took place last year, it came to light on June 12 when the girl’s…
Gandhinagar/Rajkot: Allegations of ragging have once again rocked Gujarat’s medical education system, with the state govt on Wednesday suspending nine resident doctors from two govt medical colleges after complaints of physical and mental harassment of junior doctors.Three resident doctors from BJ Medical College in Ahmedabad and six from Sir T Govt Medical College in Bhavnagar…
Following the registration of the complaint, the private school management dismissed the accused from his position Rajkot: A 30-year-old teacher was arrested on Wednesday, allegedly, for kidnapping and raping a 15-year-old girl in Alang, Bhavnagar district.According to the complaint filed by the victim’s father on Tuesday, the victim used to study at a private school…
Kutch Police arrest Ajmer Dargah Imam for illegal religious conversion and marriage of minor. RAJKOT: The Rapar Police in East Kutch have arrested an Imam from Khwaja Saheb shirin Ajmer, Rajasthan, for his alleged involvement in the illegal religious conversion and marriage (Nikah) of a minor girl from Rapar.The incident came to light when the…
Rajkot: Forest department teams have been attempting to capture blackbucks for nearly 45 days but have had little success due to the animal’s exceptional speed, shy nature, and high susceptibility to stress.The department has deployed specialised capture techniques, including funnel-shaped enclosures known as “bomas”, and sought technical assistance from Vantara. Officials have erected long-netted corridors…
Rajkot: In an important step towards establishing a cheetah population in Gujarat, around 500 blackbucks from Bhavnagar’s Velavadar and Bhal region will be relocated to Kutch’s Banni grasslands, which is expected to emerge as India’s second major cheetah habitat after Kuno in Madhya Pradesh.The Centre has approved the translocation as part of efforts to create…
