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 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…
Surendranagar, June 24 (IANS) The Gujarat Police’s State Monitoring Cell (SMC) seized Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) valued at more than Rs 63 lakh and arrested a truck driver during a prohibition raid in Surendranagar district, officials said on Wednesday. The raid was conducted by the SMC at the Hotel Nagaraj compound in Dhedhuki village of Sayla taluka. A truck trailer allegedly being used to transport liquor was intercepted and searched, leading to the recovery of 21,574 bottles and cans …
Rajkot/Morbi, June 19 (IANS) The Special Monitoring Cell (SMC) of Gujarat Police seized Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) worth more than Rs 1.26 crore and recovered vehicles, mobile phones and cash valued at more than Rs 1.81 crore in two separate prohibition operations conducted in Rajkot and Morbi districts. In the first operation, the SMC conducted a prohibition cutting raid at a premises in the RK-9 Industrial Area of Kuvadva in Rajkot.During the raid at Shri Ramdev Plot No. 5, police recov…
Ahmedabad, May 25 (IANS) A wanted accused sustained a gunshot injury to his left leg during a Crime Branch arrest operation in Ahmedabad after allegedly attempting to snatch a police officer’s service weapon while being taken into custody, police officials said on Monday.The accused, identified as Dharmendra Singh alias Dhamo Barad, was wanted in connection with an attempted murder case registered at Krishnanagar Police Station and has an extensive criminal history spanning multiple police sta…
Ahmedabad, April 16 (IANS) Narcotic substances and liquor worth Rs 16.51 lakh were seized from a residential flat in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad by the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Crime and Railways, leading to the arrest of one individual, officials said on Thursday. The operation was carried out at a flat of Aarohi Viviana apartments in Bopal locality, following specific intelligence inputs.Acting under the supervision of senior officers, a team from…
Ahmedabad, March 2 (IANS) Police arrested Vishal Gurjar, former Youth Congress office-bearer and nephew of ex-Congress MLA Himmatsinh Patel, late Sunday night, for allegedly driving drunk and crashing into two parked cars in Maninagar, Ahmedabad. The incident took place near City Corner Hotel, close to Maninagar Police Station, between 11 pm and 1 am.According to officials, the car rammed into two vehicles parked along the roadside. One car sustained visible damage, while a two-wheeler was kn…
Sanand, Feb 5 (IANS) Police in Gujarat’s Sanand conducted a raid on a private weekend home near Ahmedabad and detained 81 people after allegedly uncovering a liquor and hookah party held in violation of the state’s prohibition laws, officials said on Thursday.The raid was carried out at Nirvana Greens Weekend Home near the Goras Seem area of Sanand on Wednesday night, following specific intelligence received by the police.According to officials, the gathering was organised under the pretext of a…
Surendranagar, Feb 4 (IANS) The Local Crime Branch (LCB) of Surendranagar Police has seized a large consignment of illegal foreign liquor worth Rs 85.66 lakh from a truck parked along the Chotila–Sayla National Highway, officials said on Wednesday.The liquor was being transported concealed beneath fertiliser bags, and the total value of the seized property, including the vehicle and other items, has been estimated at Rs 1.06 crore.The operation followed specific intelligence received by the LC…