Surat: The Prevention of Crime Branch (PCB) of Surat City police arrested a murder-and-robbery accused from a remote Naxal-affected area of Jharkhand, ending his 25-year-long run from the law.The accused, Mithilesh Bhumihar (47), was wanted in connection with a 2001 murder and robbery case registered at Udhna and Limbayat police stations in Surat.According to PCB…
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Surat: A police officer’s keen observation of a thief’s distinctive walking style helped Salabatpura police nab him when he returned to a textile market to commit another theft, days after stealing Rs 2.5 lakh in cash from a parked car.The accused, Prince Mendapara alias Kalu (28), allegedly stole a bag containing Rs 2.5 lakh from…
Surat: Surat Rural police have arrested seven people in connection with the death of Amish Patel, a resident of Saroli village, who died in a road accident on the night of Sep 12 while travelling from Pinjarat to Saroli.According to police, the incident occurred after a minor collision near Dihen village. Following the accident, a…
Surat: The Surat crime branch arrested two men for allegedly stealing 155 inverter batteries from 55 traffic signal points across the city since July.The accused, identified as Rajeshkumar Tiwari (38) and Lalmani Pandey (32) were arrested from Godadara on Saturday following a tip-off.Police recovered six batteries worth Rs 33,000, a key allegedly used to open…
Surat: Social media posts offering “rented partnerships” for Navratri garba nights have sparked controversy in Surat, prompting police scrutiny, warnings from cyber experts about potential fraud and other risks and denunciation from activist groups who deem the phenomenon to be “defaming our culture”.With Navratri about a month away, posts offering “rented partners” for garba events…
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Surat: Police have identified a former textile shop employee as the prime suspect for the Sept 9 arson at Shyam Sangini Textile Market that damaged at least 10 shops and burned for nearly 20 hours. Teams are hunting for the suspect, who is believed to have fled the city with his family.Investigators identified the suspect…
Labour department officials hold meeting with textile industry leaders Labour department officials hold meeting with textile industry leaders Labour department officials hold meeting with textile industry leaders Labour department officials hold meeting with textile industry leaders Labour department officials hold meeting with textile industry leaders Surat: Labour department officials met representatives of the textile industry…
Vadodara/Ahmedabad/Surat: Soaring bullion prices are taking a toll on the tradition of awarding gold medals at university convocations across Gujarat, with medal costs more than doubling at some universities, while institutions are discontinuing old medals or raising the corpus required from donors.At Maharaja Sayajirao University (MSU), the cost of a 50-gram medal has more than…
