Vadodara: An incident of assault has come to light from the Yakutpura area, where an alleged member of the Bicchu gang, recently released from jail after earlier being booked under the GujCTOC Act, along with his associates, reportedly attacked a rickshaw puller. CCTV footage of the incident has surfaced, raising concerns about the gang’s renewed activity in the area. According to a complaint filed by Naimuddin Basiruddin Syed (52), a resident near Minara Masjid in Yakutpura, the incident occ...Read More

Jamnagar: In a significant crackdown on organised crime, Jamnagar police have invoked the Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime Act (GujCTOC) against two former opposition leaders of the Jamnagar Municipal Corporation (JMC), along with their gang members. A total of 29 individuals have been booked under the stringent law, of whom 14 have been arrested so far. Police have taken action against former opposition leader Aslam Khilji and 18 members of his gang, registering a case at the J...Read More

Gandhinagar: Provisions related to terrorist acts have been removed from the Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime Act (GUJCTOC) to align it with the new criminal laws enacted by the Central Government, Cabinet Minister Arjun Modhwadia said today. To further strengthen the law and order situation in the state and to bring the state law in line with the new Central criminal codes, the Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime (Amendment) Bill-2026 was passed in the Assembly wit...Read More

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