Surat: Two minor girls, aged six and four, were allegedly sexually abused in two separate incidents in Limbayat and Amroli areas, police said on Sunday. Police have arrested two accused, aged 22 and 55, in connection with the two cases registered under the BNS and Pocso Act.In the Limbayat incident, police arrested Irfan Khadi, a…
The fake recruitment letter Surat: Surat Municipal Corporation’s Recruitment Department has issued a public warning after detecting the alleged circulation of fake appointment letters created by unknown individuals. Officials said the forged documents appear to misuse the signature and stamp of Harsh Sanghavi as MLA of Majura, the SMC logo and municipal commissioner’s signature, along…
Surat: A 26-year-old engineer lost Rs 13 lakh in a stock trading fraud after being lured with promises of high daily returns. The victim lodged an FIR on Friday at the Cybercrime police station, stating that he was defrauded between June 12 and Aug 22.According to the complaint, the engineer searched online for stock trading…
File photo of police investigating at Nidhi Patel’s home in Godavadi Surat: Police in Surat district are under pressure to crack the murder of Nidhi Patel, the 22-year-old woman computer engineer who was murdered in Godavadi village of Mandvi taluka. The killing, described by members of the Koli community, as exceptionally brutal, sparked anger. The…
Surat: Vesu police have booked five people for allegedly conspiring to extort Rs 50 lakh from a real estate broker in connection with an angadia transaction.According to the complaint, the accused had sought the victim’s help in arranging the delivery of Rs 50 lakh from a Delhi-based angadia firm to Surat. After the money allegedly…
Police investigating at home of Nidhi Patel Surat: A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has taken charge of the investigation into the murder of Nidhi Patel, a 22-year-old computer engineer, at Godavadi village in Mandvi taluka, with Surat district police reshuffling the probe team and widening the search for evidence.The SIT was constituted on Friday and…
Two accused arrested with ammonium chloride in Valsad Surat: The special operations group of Valsad police arrested two men for allegedly possessing and selling ammonium chloride sticks in bulk for illegal use, with investigators suspecting the material was supplied to illicit country liquor breweries.The accused, Suleman Shaikh and Javid Shaikh of Segwa village, were taken…
Surat: Cybercrime police arrested a 23-year-old diamond artisan, Ravi Baraiya, for his alleged involvement in a Rs 5.98 lakh cyberfraud.Baraiya had allegedly given his bank account to receive proceeds of cybercrime. Police found five cyber complaints involving his bank account on NCCRP portal.According to officials, the complainant was contacted through Telegram and offered a part-time…
Udhna Police Arrest 56-Year-Old Labour Contractor Rape Surat: A ‘Good Touch, Bad Touch’ awareness session at an ashram shala in Maharashtra’s Nandurbar district led to the disclosure of the alleged rape of two minor sisters in Surat, following which Udhna police arrested a 56-year-old construction labour contractor.The 11-year-old girl disclosed during the session that she…
Surat: Katargam police have booked three men, including a diamond trader and two brokers, for allegedly cheating a diamond manufacturer of Rs 95 lakh by using forged documents and a fake stamp of a jewellery firm to procure diamonds.According to the complaint filed by diamond manufacturer Pratik Mangukiya, the accused, Manthan Goyani, approached him earlier…
