Bharuch: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Mumbai Zonal Office, has arrested two persons from Bharuch in Gujarat in connection with a ₹183-crore fraudulent digital investment scheme operated through the QFON App. The accused have been identified as Sudhir Dalsukhbhai Kotadiya and Umang Santibhai Kotadiya, who were taken into custody on March 11 under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. According to an official press release issued by the ED, the arrests...Read More

Surat: The Gujarat government has approved road infrastructure projects worth ₹1,185 crore to strengthen connectivity across the Surat Economic Region (SER), one of the key economic zones of South Gujarat. The projects include 24 works covering a total length of 383 kilometres and will be implemented in districts falling under the SER, Surat, Bharuch, Navsari, Valsad, Tapi, and Dang. According to the state government, these districts together contribute more than 35% to Gujarat’s total econo...Read More

Bharuch: A video showing a group of women performing pooja at Bharuch’s historic Jama Masjid has gone viral on social media, triggering a controversy in the city. In the video, women are seen offering flowers, fruits and prasad inside the mosque premises. The controversy intensified after claims emerged that police personnel were present at the site when the worship was being performed. Members of the Muslim community have objected to the incident and demanded action, alleging that such activ...Read More

Bharuch: The district administration demolished an alleged illegal dargah and mazaar built on government grazing (gauchar) land in Gowali village of Jaghadiya taluka. The action was carried out under tight police security following the expiry of a final notice issued by the Gram Panchayat. It is learnt that the structures of the Balapir Dargah, along with two mazaars and a room, had been constructed on government pasture land bearing Survey No. 169 and Account No. 453 without prior approval fro...Read More

Bharuch: A major embezzlement scam involving money deposited by small investors in post office savings bank accounts under the Bharuch postal division has come to light. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB), Gandhinagar, has registered a case against the then sub-postmaster of ONGC Colony Sub-Post Office, Yasinbhai Abdulbhai Ghanchi, along with 11 other employees for allegedly misappropriating ₹2.81 crore. Scam Details According to the FIR, the alleged of...Read More

Bharuch: In yet another case involving claims over a land parcel by the Waqf Board, members of the Muslim community have submitted a representation to the Collector’s office in Bharuch, alleging that a plot recently allotted to the municipality for the construction of a new water tank and pump room in the Bambakhana–Vejalpur area is Waqf property and recorded as a graveyard. To address persistent water supply issues faced by residents of the Vejalpur Bambakhana locality, the Bharuch Municip...Read More

Bharuch: The district administration has initiated the process to convert the city’s key link road into Bharuch’s first six-lane road. As part of the project, an encroachment removal drive was carried out on Thursday along the stretch between Shaktinath Circle and Shravan Chowkdi. Officials from the Roads and Buildings (R&B) Department cleared structures built on government land on both sides of the road. During the drive, compound walls constructed on public land near the Swaminarayan ...Read More

Kevadiya: Police have arrested one of the persons accused of posting obscene content on social media against Bharuch MP Mansukh Vasava, while efforts are underway to trace two other accused. The incident dates back to January 27, 2026, when a workshop under the Viksit Bharat Ji Ramji Jan Jagruti Abhiyan was organised by the Bharatiya Janata Party at Janaki Ashram in Dediyapada. A video of MP Mansukh Vasava’s address at the programme later went viral on social media. Police said the video was ...Read More

Bharuch: A major demolition drive was carried out by the Bharuch district administration early Wednesday morning at Hariratna Shopping Centre on Station Road, triggering a tense situation and protests from local trustees. The operation began around 4 am when a convoy of government vehicles, along with two JCB machines, three tractor-trolleys, and heavy police deployment, reached the site. The Bharuch District Panchayat, with support from the police and home guards, demolished 36 dilapidated sho...Read More

Bharuch: As many as 22 employees were relieved after the management of Hindustan MI Swaco company decided to shut down its unit permanently at Dahej SEZ-2. The employees submitted a memorandum at the district collector’s office in Bharuch. The company reportedly shut its plant on 26 December 2025 without prior notice, and the staffers were relieved by issuing a notice on the gate of the unit. Those relieved were given a final sum of Rs. 1.50 lakh to Rs. 3 lakh. It is learnt that some of the st...Read More