News in brief from across Gujarat (updated)

Ahmedabad, 8 November 2013

-A group of villagers in Kheda district today created ruckus at Kathlal toll tax booth protesting against toll collection from locals here. Police reached the spot and controlled the situation within an hour or so.

-Dr. Amit Shah, father of BMW hit and run case accused Vismay Shah was brought to his Sanand farm house today. He was questioned here regarding his role in hiding his son Vismay Shah soon after the BMW accident. Dr. Shah was later released on bail by Metro court.

-A private luxury bus carrying laborers from Madhya Pradesh’s Bhambhar(Alirajpur) on way to Dhrol in Jamnagar district of Gujarat felled into Bhogavo river near Bagodara after midnight. Around 15 persons were injured. Condition of two of them was critical.

-Surat police has arrested Asaram son Narayan Sai’s aid Ganga aka Dharmishtha in Rajasthan’s Udaipur. Ganga is likely to be brought to Surat on Saturday.

-Modasa rural police has booked five persons for violation of Child marriages act. Parents of bride and groom, and Brahmin Gor Maharaj who conducted the wedding ceremony are booked because groom had not completed 21 years of age.

-Thousands of people originally from Bihar but settled in Surat today performed Chhath puja at river Tapi.

-Air India has taken a decision to cancel its flight connecting Vadodara and Delhi entirely due to not enough passengers.