Ahmedabad, July 26 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Police have solved a Rs 20 lakh house-breaking theft reported in the Kalupur area within hours of the case being registered, arresting a 37-year-old suspect at Kalupur Railway Station while he was allegedly attempting to leave Gujarat with part of the stolen cash. The burglary took place between 6 p.m. on July 24 and 7 a.m. on July 25 at R.M. Handloom House, Shop No. 3, Sadhu Vaswani Mansion in Sindhi Market, Revdi Bazar.According to police, the accused al…
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Ahmedabad, July 19 (IANS) The alleged operator of the illegal firecracker factory where a blast killed nine people in Ahmedabad’s Ramol area has been arrested, police said on Sunday.Police have intensified the investigation and registered a criminal case against those accused of running the unit without the required licences and safety approvals.Addressing a press conference here on Sunday, Ahmedabad Police Commissioner Anupam Singh Gahlaut said the Crime Branch arrested the main accused, Mehul …
Ahmedabad, July 16 (IANS) Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi joined the 149th Jagannath Rath Yatra at the Dariyapur area on Thursday evening as the annual procession continued along its traditional route through Ahmedabad. He was joined by Director General of Police (DGP) G.S. Malik and Ahmedabad Police Commissioner Anupam Singh Gahlaut from Lolhandwala Hospital in the area.The senior officials were present at a key point along the Rath Yatra route, where they reviewed the procession’s…
Ahmedabad, July 16 (IANS) The 149th annual Jagannath Rath Yatra commenced from the historic Shree Jagannath Mandir in Ahmedabad’s Jamalpur on Thursday, with thousands of devotees gathering in the early hours to witness one of Gujarat’s largest religious processions.The temple premises were illuminated with decorative lights, creating a festive atmosphere as devotees began arriving well before dawn for prayers and the ceremonial departure of the chariots carrying Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra a…
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…
Ahmedabad, July 7 (IANS) The local administration has stepped up preparations for the 149th Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra, with civic officials, police, temple representatives and community leaders finalising plans to ensure the annual procession is conducted peacefully, safely and with minimal disruption on July 16. A meeting of the City Unity Committee, chaired by Mayor Hitesh Barot at the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) headquarters in the Danapith area on Tuesday, reviewed arrangements for…
Ahmedabad, July 3 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Police have busted an illegal hookah bar operating from a cafe in the city’s Sarkhej area, seizing nicotine-based hookah flavours and equipment worth Rs 66,855 as part of a drive against unlawful activities ahead of the upcoming Rath Yatra, officials said on Friday. According to a statement issued by Sarkhej Police Station, the raid was carried out in the Ambli Police Outpost area under the guidance of the city police commissioner, senior officers of Sector…
Ahmedabad, June 26 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Police of Gujarat on Friday arrested an Indian Air Force corporal in connection with a jewellery shop robbery involving the use of a firearm that took place in the Khadia area nearly two years ago, recovering the weapon allegedly used in the crime after tracing it to a service revolver stolen during an unsolved house burglary in Jamnagar. The breakthrough came in the investigation of an FIR registered at Khadia Police Station following the robbery at a jew…
Ahmedabad, June 26 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Police arrested a 42-year-old man who allegedly absconded from court after being sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment in a case involving offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, rape and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, officials said on Friday.According to the Local Crime Branch (Zone-7), the accused, identified as Sultan alias Manoj Kumar, a resident of Fatehwadi area in Ahmedaba…
Ahmedabad, June 11 (IANS) On the afternoon of June 12, 2025, as emergency crews rushed towards the wreckage of Air India flight AI-171 in Ahmedabad, one of the first specialist police units to be mobilised was the city’s K9 squad.The London-bound Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner had crashed shortly after take-off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPIA), striking the campus of B.J. Medical College and its surrounding residential buildings in the Meghaninagar area.Of the 12 crew membe…