Ahmedabad, July 8 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Crime Branch on Wednesday arrested a 27-year-old illegal arms supplier and seized six country-made firearms along with 21 live cartridges during a special drive launched ahead of the 149th Rath Yatra to prevent the circulation of illegal weapons in the city.The accused, identified as Karansinh alias Kanchido Solanki, a resident of Hathipura village in Detroj taluka of Ahmedabad district, was apprehended from beneath Zundal Bridge on S.P. Ring Road following…
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Ahmedabad, July 7 (IANS) Following the Gujarat High Court’s decision to uphold the death sentences and life imprisonment for 49 accused in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial bomb blasts case, retired Deputy Commissioner of Police Abhay Chudasama, who was part of the Ahmedabad Crime Branch investigation, said the case was solved through extensive fieldwork, coordinated investigations and the collection of a vast body of evidence from across the country.Recalling the circumstances at the time on Tuesday, C…
Ahmedabad, July 7 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday upheld the death sentences awarded to 38 convicts and life imprisonment to 11 others in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial bomb blasts case, bringing to a close the appeals arising from one of India’s longest and most significant terrorism trials.Speaking after the verdict, Special Public Prosecutor Amit Patel said the appeals had been heard on a day-to-day basis since March 2025 before the Division Bench delivered its judgment.”The hearing in th…
Ahmedabad, July 2 (IANS) Two undertrial prisoners who failed to return to jail after being granted interim bail in 2023 and allegedly spent nearly three years evading arrest by disguising themselves and begging outside temples across Gujarat have been apprehended by the Ahmedabad Crime Branch under its “Operation Karavas” campaign, officials said on Thursday. The accused, identified as Ashok alias Maharaj Patel, 48, and his wife Renuka Patel, 51, were arrested from beneath the CTM Bridge opposit…
Ahmedabad, June 27 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Crime Branch has seized an additional 329.55 grams of mephedrone during the remand of an accused arrested in a courier-based drug trafficking case, taking the total recovery in the investigation to 701.10 grams of the synthetic narcotic with an estimated market value of Rs 70.11 lakh.The latest seizure followed the interrogation of accused Asuram alias Ashokkumar Bhadu (Bishnoi), 32, a native of Balotra district in Rajasthan, who had earlier been arrested …
Ahmedabad, June 24 (IANS) As Ahmedabad steps up preparations to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games and bolster India’s bid for the 2036 Olympic Games, city authorities have launched an intensive campaign against child begging and street exploitation aiming at enhancing child welfare, improving urban safety and ensuring cleaner public spaces, in line with the city’s efforts to project a positive image ahead of major international sporting events.Over the past two days, joint teams comprising offici…
Ahmedabad/Udaipur, June 21 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Crime Branch has arrested former member of the notorious Abdul Latif gang, Mohammad Tasleem, a life convict in the 1992 Radhika Gymkhana massacre case and an accused in former Rajya Sabha MP Rauf Valiullah’s murder case, after he remained absconding for around seven years following a parole jump, officials said on Sunday. According to the Crime Branch, the accused had escaped custody during a temporary parole release in 2019 and subsequently evad…
Gandhinagar, June 18 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Crime Branch on Thursday arrested a 45-year-old man who had been absconding for nearly a year in connection with an extortion case registered at Adalaj police station in Gandhinagar district, where the accused allegedly demanded money from a spa owner while claiming to be a journalist. Police identified the accused as Sunil Brahmbhatt, a resident of Hanspura in Naroda of Ahmedabad. He was wanted in a case registered under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyay…
Ahmedabad, June 14 (IANS) A 44-year-old man has been arrested in Ahmedabad for allegedly posing as a Hindu widower on a matrimonial website, using forged documents and false claims about his personal life to gain the trust of widowed women before cheating them of money and property, officials said on Sunday.The accused, identified as Karim Sipai, a resident of Sarghatani Ghati in Kadi, Mehsana district, was arrested by the Ahmedabad Crime Branch after a case was registered at the Mahila West Pol…
Ahmedabad, June 2 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Police have seized methamphetamine weighing 7.084 kg, valued at over Rs 14.16 crore, and arrested a 48-year-old man during a targeted operation in the Naroda area following specific intelligence inputs, officials said on Tuesday.According to officials, senior officers had directed all units to intensify action against illegal narcotics trafficking and distribution networks.Officials said in-charge Inspector S.A. Kotadiya received confidential information th…