Gandhinagar, July 27 (IANS) The Gujarat Police’s State Monitoring Cell (SMC) has seized Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) and beer worth over Rs 48.35 lakh during a prohibition raid in Kutch district, with the total value of seized property reaching Rs 78.57 lakh, officials said on Monday. According to the State Monitoring Cell, the operation was carried out under the directions of Director General of Police (DGP) G.S. Malik as part of the ongoing crackdown on illegal liquor and gambling activit…
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Amreli/New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) The Amreli Cyber Crime Police recovered Rs 11 lakh after cracking a cyber fraud case involving a Sydney-based Indian national, within weeks, in coordination with the police and the banking system. The money was returned to Saurabh Jolly, an Indian resident living in Sydney, Australia, after he approached the Amreli Police by email in June regarding a payment he had made for the purchase of gold that was never delivered.According to Amreli Superintendent of Police…
Ahmedabad, July 21 (IANS) Three days after the deadly blast at an alleged illegal firecracker manufacturing unit in Ahmedabad’s Ramol area, Gujarat Police have seized a massive stock of illegal firecrackers worth over Rs 39.57 crore from two warehouses in the city, as authorities intensify enforcement against unsafe storage and handling of explosives across the district.According to Changodar Police, officers were patrolling the Matoda beat area on Sunday when they received credible intelligence…
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, …
Bharuch, July 20 (IANS) Gujarat authorities on Monday destroyed narcotics worth Rs 2,153 crore seized in 867 cases across the state, as Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi said sustained action by the police had disrupted international drug smuggling networks and that efforts would continue to strengthen prosecution and convictions in narcotics cases. The destruction exercise was carried out at Enviro Infrastructure Limited’s facility at Dahej in Bharuch district under the state government’s an…
Ahmedabad, July 19 (IANS) Authorities on Sunday demolished the illegally constructed structures at the firecracker factory in Ahmedabad where an explosion killed nine people, as police expanded their action against unauthorised firecracker manufacturing units across the city. In an official statement, Gujarat Police said the demolition was carried out at the site of Saturday’s explosion in Vastral village under the jurisdiction of Ramol Police Station.”The action was undertaken under the guidanc…
Junagadh, July 19 (IANS) The Gujarat Police’s State Monitoring Cell on Sunday seized suspected adulterated biodiesel and related equipment worth over Rs 2.13 crore during coordinated raids at three locations in Junagadh district, arresting eight people and booking five others who remain wanted in connection with the alleged illegal trade. According to the officials, the raids were conducted in the Chorwad and Manavadar police station areas against suspected inflammable petroleum liquid, describe…
Ahmedabad, July 19 (IANS) The explosion that tore through a firecracker manufacturing unit on Ramol-Gatrad Road in Ahmedabad on Saturday afternoon has emerged as the culmination of a long history of regulatory action, an earlier fatal accident, alleged illegal operations and repeated safety violations, according to the Gujarat Police investigation. The blast at the unit, operating under the name ‘New Gujarat Fire Works’ on Survey No. 629/1/2/3 in the limits of Vastral village, killed nine people…
Valsad/Rohtak, July 18 (IANS) The Special Operations Group (SOG) of Gujarat Police’s Valsad unit has arrested the alleged mastermind behind an international illegal call centre that was busted in Dungra last month, marking a major breakthrough in a cyber fraud investigation that began with a virtual number linked to a Chinese application and progressed without any cooperation from foreign entities.The accused, identified as Yuvraj Saluja, 33, a businessman, was arrested in Rohtak, Haryana, and h…
Valsad, July 17 (IANS) A 22-year-old man wanted in connection with a house-breaking theft case involving nearly Rs 50 lakh in Tamil Nadu has been arrested in Gujarat’s Valsad district following a joint operation by the Tamil Nadu and Gujarat Police, officials said. The accused, identified as Raj Pawar, a resident of Solsumba in Umargam taluka of Valsad district, was wanted in connection with a case lodged at Kinathukadavu Police Station in Coimbatore district in Tamil Nadu, officials added on Th…