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Ever since the tragic end of a family of four from Dingucha last January, which froze to death in their bid to crossover illegally to the US from the Manitoba border, the thriving illegal immigration to the US has been under scanner. However, a year later, that did little to deter phony agents from luring […]
The Rs 1,800 cricket betting racket unearthed in March by the Prevention Of Crime Branch of Ahmedabad Police led the state police chief, Vikas Sahay, to hand over the probe to a SIT. However, on Saturday, the investigation was handed over to the State Monitoring Cell, the reason given being “since the investigation spans across […]
A team of Ahmedabad Police has reached Jammu and Kashmir to take custody of alleged conman Kiran Patel in a cheating case and is expected to bring him to Gujarat On Friday Night, an official said here. Four First Information Reports (FIRs) related to cheating have been registered against Patel in different police stations in […]
The high-profile detention of Kailash Goenka, MD, Sankalp Group from the seventh-floor room at Ahmedabad’s swanky Taj Skyline on Sindhu Bhavan Road is currently the talk of town. Sankalp is the name behind Taj and Ramada in Ahmedabad. According to the Gujarat Prevention of Gambling Act, 1887, “gambling as such is not legal.” Acting on […]
Ahmedabad Police arrested eight people on Friday for allegedly displaying objectionable slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in public places and on government property. The Ahmedabad crime branch (ACB) stated that slogans such as “Modi Hatao Desh Bachao” were displayed in various parts of the city on March 30 in an”unauthorised manner.” In single night […]
Not only does the act in itself defy all adherence to security protocols but Kiran Patel’s Kashmir jaunt was brazenly bold and confident. The Amdavadi was arrested on March 3 by the Jammu and Kashmir Police. This was while he was on his second stint in Paradise on Earth, posing as an official from the […]
In December last year, the police netted the big fish, Bobby Patel, the duplicitous seller of dreams, who sent four of a family from Gandhinagar on an illegal journey to the US that ended in their deaths. Called Dingucha Kingpin, Bobby, the head of the thriving migrant racket, was released on bail. What followed was […]
In a bid to streamline his force and also take to task errant officers, IPS officer Amit Vasava has cracked the whip. The recently-posted officer (Superintendent of Police, Ahmedabad district) has suspended 12 police personnel (Ahmedabad) for absenteeism and dereliction of duty. All the officers were, however, drawing salary and perks as usual. On assuming […]
Art gallery 079 Stories is in trouble. The Ahmedabad-based studio and art space organised a two-day event without taking due permission from Ahmedabad police. The gallery organised the event Blues And All That Jazz–a music festival, along with a farmers market on January 7-8, 2023. The entry fees of the event was Rs 600 per […]
Traditionally, Navaratri is celebrated with much fervour in Gujarat. But the last week of December, the time for the much-awaited Kankaria Carnival, also gives Gujarat a buzz. This year, it was celebrated from December 25 to 31 in Maninagar. The festival gave Gujarat a precious gift by uniting 60 missing children with their families. These […]
With New Year just two days away, party revellers in Ahmedabad are gearing into festive mode. Theme parties, dance floors and night clubs are known to be hotspots for ushering in the New Year. However, according to sources in Ahmedabad Police, so far, the police commissioner’s office is in receipt of only five applications for […]
Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on the basis of intelligence input by ATS Gujarat has apprehended a Pakistani Boat with 10 crew in Indian waters carrying arms, ammunition and approx. 40 kgs of Narcotics worth Rs. 300 crores. During intervening night of 25/26 Dec 22, on a specific intelligence input, ICG strategically deployed its Fast Patrol […]
The top echelons of the BJP government have left no stone unturned in their quest to win Gujarat. Between them, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah have now campaigned in all the 182 constituencies of the State. On Thursday, the Prime Minister visited 13 constituencies in the Ahmedabad city area in one shot, in […]
With only a few weeks to go for the elections in the state, the campaigns are getting tense and outrageously expensive. Demand for helicopters and charter flights to ferry leaders to various campaign sites will be the order of the day closer to the elections. The greater the stature of the leaders the better the […]
Gujarat bootleggers get inspired from the popular Telugu Pushpa film to smuggle liquor in the State. Recently, bootleggers brought liquor filled in Amul Tankers. Ahmedabad city Zone-5 DCP Baldev Desai seized 218 cartons of liquor filled in milk cartons. Police also seized goods of a total Rs 20.50 lakh. The case is still investigated by […]
It’s election time and the police are busy raiding the ‘liquor dens’ across the state, and especially in cities such as Ahmedabad, Vadodara and Surat. The kingpin controlling almost 90% illicit liquor business in Gujarat, a man named Vinod Sindhi, is believed to be hiding in Dubai and pulling the strings from there. The story of Vinod Sindhi is […]
In a big mishap, a cable bridge collapsed in the Machchhu river of Morbi district, Gujarat on Sunday evening. This incident left several people injured. Over 500 people around over 150 fell in the river when the bridge collapsed. Currently, more than 100 people are untraceable and over 60 people are found dead. The area […]
The party it was! An IPS officer is rumored to have organized a surprise party with his crony’s help and to have collected more than 50 tolas of gold. Not a single government employee was invited to the party. It has become a topic of discussion that the officer, who is known as Tik Tok […]
Vipul Chaudhary, Ex Home Minister of Gujarat and Ex Chairman of Dudh Sagar Dairy, Mehsana and one of the major players in the cooperative dairy sector politics is detained by the Anti Corruption bureau. He is held in context of an offence (C R No. 5/2022) registered at Mehsana ACB Police Station, under sections 406,409,420,465,467, […]
Pic: Wagah-Attari border The Indo-Pak manmade border defied all emotional quotient, especially along the Gujarat-Rajasthan demarcation line. It cut across bonds that run deeper than religion. This is largely true of Pakistani Hindus seeking entry into India. For Pakistani Muslims, the visits are usually due to a wedding in the Indian side of the family. […]
