Ahmedabad: City police arrested four men who were allegedly part of the mob that attacked 20-year-old BBA student Rohan Soni, accused in a fatal hit-and-run near Shivranjini Crossroads, at Gheekanta court on Tuesday afternoon. The men, namely Adil Shaikh, Uzaif Ajmeri, Sahid Mirza, and Ayaman Ajmeri, were arrested the same night and released on bail the following day. According to the FIR, the attack took place as Soni was brought to court for a remand hearing. The accused reportedly emerged ...Read More

Ahmedabad: Brief chaos erupted outside the Metro Court in the city today when Rohan Soni, the driver accused in the fatal Brezza crash near Nehrunagar’s Rani Jhansi BRTS bus stand, was brought in for a custody hearing. An angry mob attacked the accused as soon as he was taken out of the police van. Officers had to rush him inside the court building to protect him from the crowd. Later, the court granted police two days’ remand of the accused. Two men, Akram Qureshi (22) and Ashfaq Ajmeri (3...Read More

Ahmedabad: The city police have arrested 10 Bangladeshi nationals staying illegally in the Maninagar area of the city. These individuals were apprehended near the Bakrol–Dholka route while heading out for labor work. The arrests were made by the Ahmedabad Rural SOG, and all detainees were found to be residing illegally within the jurisdiction of Aslali police station. Authorities noted that many of the Bangladeshi nationals deported from Chandola had relocated to various regions across Gujara...Read More

Surat: To ensure timely treatment for accident victims and reduce fatalities in cases of serious road accidents across the state, the Gujarat Police has procured advanced “Abhirakshak” vehicles. These Accident Response and Rescue Vehicles have been deployed as part of a pilot project in Ahmedabad Rural and Surat Rural districts. The budget for the project was approved by the Home Department for these special-purpose vehicles. Based on accident data analysis, two districts—Ahmedabad Rural ...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Airport police recently arrested two individuals accused of operating an illegal call centre that allegedly defrauded American citizens by promising fake loans. Acting on a tip-off about a call centre being run from a residential apartment in Hansol, police raided the premises and detained the two men. The accused were reportedly using software to send messages to US citizens, claiming their loan applications had been approved. Later, after gaining victims’ trust, the accused a...Read More

Ahmedabad: Several controversial banners recently appeared on public roads in Ahmedabad, advising women not to attend parties or visit isolated places alone, warning of possible rape or gang rape. The banners, which claimed to be sponsored by the city’s traffic police, carried messages like “Do not attend late-night parties, you could be raped or gang raped,” and “Do not go with your friend to dark, isolated areas, what if she is raped or gang raped?” These quickly drew widespread cri...Read More

Ahmedabad: Ghatlodia Police Inspector Jagdish Kandoriya has been removed from duty and transferred to the control room under leave reserve after illegal country liquor dens were found openly operating in his jurisdiction. The action comes after a viral video exposed two large-scale country liquor hubs brazenly functioning in Ghatlodia — the Assembly constituency of Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel. Despite repeated complaints from locals about these liquor dens, they were reportedly all...Read More

Ahmedabad: The vice-principal of a nursing college in Meghaninagar has been arrested for allegedly stealing Rs 8 lakh from the college’s office safe. Police cracked the case after spotting a crucial detail in CCTV footage — a birthmark near the woman’s right eye. The 42-year-old accused, who lives in Shahibaug, later admitted to the crime, telling investigators she had fallen deep into debt because of an addiction to online rummy. According to police, she used a spare key that had been le...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Gaikwad Haveli police have filed a case against four individuals posing as journalists for allegedly extorting money from the family of a minor boy by uploading a video of his altercation with another boy on CG Road. The accused individuals, Ojef Tirmizi, Abeda Pathan, Azim Khan, and Sabir Sheikh uploaded the video on social media and demanded ₹10,000 from the boy in exchange for deleting it. Although the family paid ₹5,000, the video remained online. When they requested its ...Read More

Ahmedabad: As part of an ongoing campaign to identify and detain illegal Bangladeshi nationals, the Special Operations Group (SOG) has caught a family of six — a couple and their four children — who had been living illegally in Ganeshnagar, Pirana, since 2021. According to SOG Police Inspector A.D. Gamit, a tip-off was received about a Bangladeshi family residing near Hariyali Hotel on Vatva-Pirana Road. Acting on the information, the SOG team launched an investigation and identified the in...Read More