Gandhinagar, July 22 (IANS) An alleged bootlegger who had been absconding since 2023 and was wanted in seven prohibition cases across Gujarat was arrested by the State Monitoring Cell after being traced to a new residence in Ahmedabad, officials said on Wednesday.According to the officials, the arrest followed directions from Director General of Police (DGP) G.S. Malik to intensify action not only against illegal liquor, gambling and other unlawful activities but also against absconding accused …
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Gandhinagar, July 21 (IANS) Gujarat Police have organised more than 5,000 cyber awareness programmes across the state in the first two weeks of a month-long campaign aimed at protecting women and children from online threats, including sextortion, deepfakes, cyberstalking and online grooming. The 28-day initiative, titled ‘Operation Surakshit Cyberspace’, has been launched under the state government’s cyber safety campaign to promote safer use of digital platforms while strengthening awareness, …
Gandhinagar, July 16 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Thursday reviewed the progress of Ahmedabad’s 149th Jagannath Rath Yatra in real time via the Chief Minister’s Dashboard, overseeing the procession’s movement and security arrangements after flagging off the annual yatra earlier in the day. After performing the traditional ‘Pahind Vidhi’ at the historic Shree Jagannath Temple in the Jamalpur area and flagging off the procession, Patel returned to his official residence in Gand…
Ahmedabad, July 14 (IANS) The preparations for the 149th Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath entered their final stage on Tuesday as Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi carried out an inspection of the entire 16.2-kilometre procession route in Ahmedabad and reviewed security arrangements with senior police and civic officials ahead of the annual religious procession on Ashadhi Beej.Sanghavi was accompanied by Director General of Police (DGP) G.S. Malik, Ahmedabad Police Commissioner Anupam Sin…
Valsad, July 13 (IANS) A man accused of creating forged e-mail accounts and fake official letterheads of a BJP MP to send recommendation letters to the State Bank of India (SBI) and obtain confirmed railway tickets under the special quota, has been arrested by the Valsad Cyber Crime Police within hours of the complaint being registered, officials said on Monday.The accused, identified as Pratik Dey, 30, originally from West Bengal and currently residing in Isanpur area of Ahmedabad, was arrested…
Mahisagar (Gujarat), July 12 (IANS) The Gujarat Police’s State Monitoring Cell on Sunday seized Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) and other property worth over Rs 1.86 crore from a warehouse in Mahisagar district, arresting seven people while booking two juveniles and naming 16 others as wanted in connection with an alleged interstate liquor smuggling network. The operation was carried out after Police Sub-Inspector J.S. Rajput of the State Monitoring Cell conducted a prohibition raid at warehou…
Gandhinagar, June 27 (IANS) Gujarat Police on Saturday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with multi-state cooperative society Sahkar Taxi Co-operative Limited, which operates the ‘Bharat Taxi’ platform, to integrate digital safety features aimed at strengthening passenger security and urban transport across the state. The agreement provides for integrating an SOS service within the Bharat Taxi mobile application with the Gujarat Police control room mechanism, enabling passengers to seek…
Rajkot/New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo motu cognisance of the death of a 21-year-old woman from Gujarat’s Rajkot and directed the state police to take immediate action after allegations emerged of prolonged physical, psychological and financial exploitation, including claims that she was forced to undergo a hysterectomy. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Commission said it had taken cognisance of the death of Nandini Bosamiya, whose death occu…
Ahmedabad, June 21 (IANS) A man convicted in a 1997 robbery and gang rape case has been arrested in Uttar Pradesh after remaining absconding for nearly a decade following a parole violation, Gujarat Police said on Sunday. The arrest was made by the Ahmedabad Rural Local Crime Branch (LCB) and Parole Furlough Squad during “Operation Karavas-2”, a statewide drive launched to trace and apprehend parole and furlough absconders.According to police, the operation was conducted from June 8 to June …