News in brief from across Gujarat

Gandhinagar:

– Amreli police have sent lady history-sheeter Sonu Dangar to Palara jail in district Kutch. Sonu was arrested from Udaipur in Rajasthan after issuing threat to SP of Amreli police recently in a video on social media.

– DySP JM Bharwad who has been accused of takning bribe of Rs. 8 lakh has been suspended through an order issued on December 23 by Home department of Government of Gujarat. His headquarters during suspension will be Chhota Udepur.

– Manoj Agrawal, Police Commissioner of Rajkot on the last day of the year held a press conference and made announcement that in year 2019, Rajkot witnessed crime reduced by 18% compared to previous calendar year. He shared the number of FIRs registered to support his claim. He said, police recovered Rs. 7 crore liquor during 2019, issued 6,88,845 e-chalans and collect Rs. 7.21 crore fine, 581 applications regarding cyber crime were cleared, Rs. 95.19 lakh sum was recovered, 1531 stolen mobile phones were returned to complainants.

– AMC Mayor Bijal Patel joined Garba dance during live performance by famous singer Osman Meer during Kankaria carnival festival at Kankaria lake front on December 30th night.

– Gujarat Congress today held a press conference at State party headquarters and alleged that farmers in the State were given only 1.48% insurance money instead of 91.54%.

– Speaking at Vadodara, UK based NRI Gujarati Lord Bhikhu Parekh said Labour party is not likely to win election anytime in next ten years. He said British parliament is witnessing increasing presence of Asians. At present 36 persons of Asian origin are member of parliament. He said Labour party had taken stand against India on the issue of Kashmir. The Indian community voted in favor of Conservatives overwhelmingly due to this reason. Lord Parekh further said that Britain will soon introduce a policy for Indian doctors to do practice in U.K.

– Two police constables of Ellis bridge police station in Ahmedabad are suspended for reaching the spot of crime late by 45 minutes in doctor kidnapping case. Investigation squad head constable Vinodbhai on receiving call from police control room reached spot of crime late by 45 minutes. Dr. Lakum, working in Navkar hospital near Shreyas over bridge had called police control room when hospital was attacked by miscreants from Danilimda over death of a patient Rukhsanabanu. While control room has passed message to police station at 9.08 pm, constable Vinod reached the spot of crime at 9.50 pm. Rajivbhai, a PSO on table who received call from control room didn’t inform police inspector or sub inspector in such a serious case. Zone seven DCP PL Mal has ordered suspension of both constables.

– Statue of Unity is witnessing huge rush of visitors during ongoing Christamus vacation. Gujarat’s this top tourist spot has witnessed more than 1.50 lakh visitors in last five days.

– Anticipatory bail plea of Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) Councillor of Congress party Kapila Patel and her Congress leader husband Palkesh Patel has been rejected. Both are involved in Rs. 50,000 bribe case. The case was filed by complainant Gulam Mustufa in Anti Corruption Bureau Surat. Regular bail plea of a middle man Hitesh Patel was also rejected by court in this case.

– Muslim traders observed bandh in Petlad and Viramgam towns of Gujarat protesting against Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 which makes provision to give citizenship to minority refugees from three neighboring Islamic nations who arrived in India before year 2015.

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