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Justifying ‘extra-judicial’ killings of those accused of rape, BJP MLA from Gujarat’s Dabhoi Shailesh Mehta said the state government should give police a free hand to eliminate such criminals in encounters’. Mehta, while interacting with media persons said, “Three incidents of rape were reported from Bhayli, Surat, and Kutch, and it emerged that migrants are […]
A college girl was reportedly molested by a fellow student in a moving car in Rajkot. The 18-year-old was allegedly molested in the presence of the college’s physical training (PT) teacher when they were returning from Rajkot to Savarkundla after participating in a kabaddi competition. The second-year student told police that the college had sent […]
A student of National Law University (NLU) Gandhinagar, Gujarat, died after allegedly falling from the fourth floor of a hotel in Bhopal. Identified as 19-year-old Tushar Mali, a resident of Pali district in Rajasthan, the victim was a first-year student at NLU-Gandhinagar, and he had travelled to Bhopal along with 83 other students from his […]
Hemant Bhukya, father of a 24-year-old second-year MBA student at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) who recently died by suicide, has accused local police of failing to conduct a thorough investigation into the incident. On 26 September, Akshit Bhukya, a native of Warangal in Telangana, was found hanging in his hostel room at […]
Senior journalist Mahesh Langa from a prominent newspaper in Gujarat was arrested on Tuesday by the Ahmedabad Crime Branch in relation to an alleged Goods and Services Tax (GST) scam. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Ajit Rajian stated that he was arrested by the Crime Branch after being interrogated comprehensively. “The central GST had found […]
Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (GMRC) has announced that it has extended its operating hours for the ongoing Navratri festival, with the last metro train now running till 2 am instead of 10 pm. At present, Ahmedabad metro services run from 6:20 am to 10 pm along the Phase-I corridor. Trains on the Phase-I corridor […]
Adani University celebrated its first convocation ceremony on Saturday on its Shantigram campus, marking a significant milestone in the institution’s journey towards academic excellence. Padma Shri Kartikeya Vikram Sarabhai, one of the world’s leading environmental educators and the Founder & Director of the Centre for Environment Education (CEE) delivered the convocation address. The convocation was […]
A 21-year-old college girl from Gujarat was allegedly gang-raped by three unidentified persons in Bopdev Ghat area of Pune on Thursday night, police said. According to the police, the college student, hailing from Gujarat, had gone sightseeing along with a friend on Thursday evening when they were intercepted by three unidentified persons in the dark […]
A 48-year-old banker, identified as Motikumar Thakur from Gujarat’s Ranip in Ahmedabad, reportedly lost Rs 48.72 lakh in a stock market investment scam. Thakur, a resident of Shreeji Krishna Residency near Subhash Bridge, stated in his complaint lodged with the city Cybercrime police that he had received a WhatsApp message from an unknown number on […]
A band of cow vigilantes (gau-rakshaks) reportedly barged into a state-run goat breeding centre in Gujarat and manhandled the staff there. An animal husbandry officer at the goat breeding centre in Mota Jampura village of Banaskantha was among the injured in the attack. The officer Dr Vaja Patel of Lelava village in Dhanera taluka, filed […]
A 23-year-old nursing student died of profuse blood loss after having sexual intercourse with her 26-year-old boyfriend in a hotel in Gujarat’s Navsari, police said on Tuesday. According to the police, the victim got intimate with her boyfriend and during the intercourse, she suffered vaginal bleeding. Her boyfriend, instead of seeking medical assistance, surfed the […]
Lead information technology firm Cognizant announced plans to establish a technology-finance (tech fin) centre in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City), Gandhinagar, by February 2025. The company said it aimed to bring solutions from India to the world, with the facility delivering technology solutions for clients in the banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI) industries. […]
The Gujarat High Court granted bail to five men in connection with the boat capsize incident in Vadodara’s Harni lake that took place in January this year. A single judge bench of Justice MR Mengdey while pronouncing the order said, “All applications are allowed”. The five men granted bail – Pareshbhai Shah, Shantilal Solanki, Nilesh […]
The CBI has initiated a probe against 18 people from across India, including 11 from Gujarat, for allegedly duping US citizens through fake call centres. After extensive investigation, the CBI carried out searches at 32 locations in cities like Pune, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Visakhapatnam last week after registering a case against 22 persons. According to […]
A Rajkot district and sessions court rejected the regular bail pleas of four accused, including three suspended civic officials, in the May 25 TRP Game Zone fire tragedy in the city, which claimed 27 lives. The court of additional sessions judge ES Singh rejected the bail pleas of suspended chief fire officer Ilesh Kher, suspended […]
In a new development regarding the alleged suicide of Akshit Hemant Bhukya, a 24-year-old second-year MBA student at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA), police have sent his mobile phone, tablet, and laptop to the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) for further analysis. Bhukya was found hanging from the metal grille of a ventilator in […]
The Shivam Residential Society in the Chanakyapuri area of Ahmedabad witnessed chaos on Sunday night as a group of armed miscreants attacked the gated community. The incident, which has gone viral through video clips on social media, occurred after society members discovered an illegal liquor party in a rented flat. The local police have arrested five […]
The lone Congress MP from Gujarat Geniben Thakor has slammed the Maitri Karar, a traditional contract practice of Gujarat to legitimise live-in relationships as ‘dangerous’ that must be ‘abolished’. Speaking at an event in Patan to felicitate her, the Banaskantha said, “Maitri Karar, which is dangerous, should be abolished. Married daughters and mothers are lured […]
A few days after a 24-year-old MBA student was found dead in his hostel room at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA), the police stated that, on the face of it, they have not found any evidence indicating that there was any instance of abetment to suicide. This occurred a day after Telangana-born Akshith […]
Gujarat Crime Branch busted a gang posing as officials and promising lucrative government jobs in Ahmedabad. The Crime Branch said that four individuals had been arrested in connection with the scam, who had been identified as Jaldeep Tailor, Jitendra Prajapati, Ankit Pandya and Hitesh Sen. The investigation revealed that the group targeted around 40 people, […]
