Ahmedabad, July 13 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Police’s Local Crime Branch (LCB) Zone-7 on Monday arrested an alleged kingpin of the notorious “Madari Gang”, a habitual offender who was wanted in three criminal cases across Gujarat and had allegedly been absconding for the past 10 months, as part of a special drive launched ahead of the Rath Yatra to apprehend fugitives and strengthen law and order. The accused has been identified as Amarnath Padhiyar alias “Madari”, 37, a resident of Bholeshwar Societ…
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Ahmedabad, June 22 (IANS) When the Ahmedabad Cyber Crime Branch dismantled one of India’s largest alleged “digital arrest” fraud networks in 2024, arresting 17 accused, including four Taiwanese nationals, the investigation not only exposed the growing sophistication of transnational cybercrime but also laid the foundation for a book on modern cybercrime investigations.The case, which gained national attention and was later referenced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an episode of ‘Mann Ki Baat…
Gandhinagar, June 8 (IANS) Newly appointed Gujarat Director General of Police (DGP) Gyanender Singh Malik formally assumed charge on Monday and outlined an agenda centred on technology-driven policing, expanded CCTV surveillance, stronger action against narcotics networks, cybercrime prevention and faster resolution of public grievances.Malik, a 1993-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer who was serving as Ahmedabad Police Commissioner before his elevation, took charge at Police Bhavan in Ga…
Gandhinagar, June 5 (IANS) Gyanender Singh Malik, the newly appointed Director General and Inspector General of Police (DGP) of Gujarat, will lead the state’s police force, with a career spanning district policing, border security operations, intelligence assignments, international peacekeeping missions, and major administrative responsibilities. The state government on Saturday appointed Malik, a 1993-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Gujarat cadre, to the vacant post of Director…
Gandhinagar, Dec 25 (IANS) Calling the fight against narcotics a long-term battle rather than a short-term drive, Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi said that seizing drugs in Gujarat is “not a campaign but a war” aimed at protecting not only the youth but also families from the menace of drugs in the future. Addressing the concluding ceremony of the two-day state-level Crime Conference in Gandhinagar, Sanghavi congratulated the Gujarat Police for their sustained and strict action against …