Surat: An Aam Aadmi Party worker has been booked for allegedly deceiving a woman to have sexual intercourse, with police launching a manhunt after the accused went absconding.Police registered a case against the man, a resident of Laskana, for allegedly sexually exploiting a 38-year-old woman multiple times since Dec 2024. He is believed to have…
Surat/Bharuch: The Bharuch police has launched a 21-day training programme for their cops in Kalaripayattu, one of India’s oldest martial arts, to improve physical preparedness and self-defence skills within the force.The initiative focuses on strengthening the ability of police personnel to handle situations such as crowd control, communal disturbances and area domination operations while also…
Surat: There was a chaotic situation at Surat district collector’s office on Saturday, when candidates of both the BJP and the AAP arrived to file their nominations for the Surat Municipal Corporation election.Supporters of both parties gathered in large numbers outside the collector’s office, shouting slogans in favour of their parties. Many workers were seen…
Surat: In a rare display of resilience, 22-year-old BEd student Harshidhhi Patel appeared for her second-semester exam just hours after losing her mother, and later returned home to perform her last rites, balancing personal grief with unwavering resolve.The only child of her parents, Harshidhhi lit the funeral pyre of her mother, Gayatri, a police head…
Surat: The Special Operations Group (SOG) of Navsari police has busted an illegal ganja cultivation racket in Vansda taluka and arrested one person, officials said.Acting on a tip-off, SOG inspector R S Patel and his team carried out a search operation in Ghodmal village, located along the Gujarat-Maharashtra border. During the operation, police deployed a…
Jackal run over by plane at Surat airport runway SURAT: A mishap was averted at Surat airport after an aircraft reportedly ran over a jackal while landing on the runway. The incident occurred on April 8 when an Indigo Airlines flight from Hyderabad landed at around 8am.The incident came to light on Sunday.Following the incident,…
Surat: The Special Operations Group (SOG) of Surat police has busted a fake learning licence racket in Kapodra and arrested four persons, officials said.Police seized 16 forged licences from the accused, allegedly created using a document-editing application. A case of cheating and forgery has been registered at Kapodra police station.Acting on a tip-off about illegal…
Surat: Two city-based participants secured second place in the Hyrox doubles event held in Bengaluru, finishing runners-up in the 50–54 age category, officials said.The duo — Vishal Dalal and Dharmesh Dalal — completed the race in 1:32:56, just a minute behind the first-placed team. The event, launched in Germany in 2017, has gained popularity as…
Surat: Varachha police arrested four persons for allegedly extorting money using a “gay app trapping” modus operandi. The accused would lure the victim by proposing a relationship and then assault and threaten him to extract money. Police said the accused have five older cases registered against them.According to police, the complainant, an embroidery artisan working…
Surat: A 65-year-old man accused in a car theft case died after allegedly drinking toilet cleaner at Sachin police station on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Badruddin Saiyed, who had been brought to Surat from Godhra after police suspected his involvement in a car theft in the Sachin police jurisdiction.Police said Saiyed was being…
