Gandhinagar: In a significant legislative shift, the Gujarat state government will introduce the Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime (Amendment) Bill, 2026, aimed at narrowing the scope of the 2015 Act to focus exclusively on organized crime. The bill, to be introduced by Minister Harsh Sanghavi in the upcoming assembly session, proposes the complete removal of references to "terrorism" and "terrorist acts" from the state law. Avoiding Investigative Duplication The primary motivat...Read More

Junagadh: Local police on Wednesday arrested a councillor of the Junagadh Municipal Corporation, his brother, and two associates, booking them under the Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime Act (GujCTOC) for their alleged involvement in multiple serious criminal cases, including cyberfraud. The complaint was registered at the Junagadh City A Division Police Station against Ward No. 3 councillor Abbas Ibrahim, also known as Gambler Qureshi; his brother Aslam Ibrahim, alias Lalo or Ga...Read More

Vadodara: The Vadodara Rural Police has booked five people linked to a bootlegging network under the Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime (GUJCTOC) Act, including family members of known bootlegger Rakesh alias Lala Jaiswal, who were arrested on Tuesday, officials said on Wednesday. As per the FIR filed at the Varnama police station, Jaiswal, along with his wife, son, and brother, has been booked for allegedly operating an organised crime syndicate engaged in the smuggling and sale ...Read More

Surat: In a major action against cybercrime, the city police have booked a gang under the Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime Act (GujCTOC). The gang allegedly laundered ₹197 crore from widespread cyber fraud through 1,029 bank accounts connected to 214 FIRs registered across India. The gang, led by Milan Darji and involving 46 members, is accused of routing and laundering money obtained from global cyber frauds, many of which were orchestrated by Chinese syndicates. Darji is sai...Read More