Articles tagged under: Parul University

Villagers beat up 4 foreign students of Parul University for smoking near dargah

March 17, 2025
Villagers beat up 4 foreign students of Parul University for smoking near dargah

Vadodara: Four foreign students of Parul University were brutally assaulted by locals in Limda village on the evening of Dhuleti after they were found smoking cigarettes while wearing slippers near a dargah (religious site). According to reports, around ten villagers, armed with bats, sticks, and blunt objects, confronted and assaulted the students, who were unable to understand the Gujarati language. One student sustained serious injuries and collapsed on the spot, while the others suffered mi...Read More

Foreign student of Parul University held for assaulting elderly, extorting money; cops also attacked

November 14, 2024
Foreign student of Parul University held for assaulting elderly, extorting money; cops also attacked

Vadodara: A foreign student from Parul University, hailing from Harare, Zimbabwe, has been arrested for assaulting a 58-year-old man from Halol. The accused, identified as Washington Takura, severely beat the victim, leaving him bloodied and with a serious injury to his left eye. Takura then transferred Rs. 14,000 from the victim's account. When the police arrived, the accused also attacked two police personnel before being apprehended by the Kapurai Police. Rameshbhai Agarwal, 58, a native o...Read More

Foreign student’s deadbody fished out from pond near Vadodara

August 20, 2024
Foreign student’s deadbody fished out from pond near Vadodara

Vadodara: The dead body of a Mozambican citizen was found on Monday evening in the Khatamba pond near Vadodara. He was a student at a private university in Vadodara. On Sunday morning, a speeding Artiga car owned by Gautam Zinzala had plunged into the pond. Later, the car was recovered by an NDRF team after 10 hours of effort. The car's driver, Dipak Ladumor, had fled the scene and informed Zinzala that a foreign student in the car was seen attempting to exit. On Monday evening, the dead b...Read More

3 foreign students of Parul University clash; 1 from Papua New Guinea injured, 2 on run

July 19, 2024
3 foreign students of Parul University clash; 1 from Papua New Guinea injured, 2 on run

Vadodara: A clash occurred between three students of foreign origin living in a rented apartment on Waghodia Road in the city. During the clash, one of the students was allegedly stabbed, which led to heavy bleeding. The Panigate police rushed to the scene after being informed, and the injured student was shifted to Sayaji Hospital. The police have started an investigation into the matter. Three students who were studying at Parul University had moved in only 12 days ago. A clash occurred bet...Read More

Gujarat High Court imposes Rs 2.5 crore fine on Parul University

November 27, 2019
Gujarat High Court imposes Rs 2.5 crore fine on Parul University

Ahmedabad: Gujarat High Court today imposed a fine of Rs 2.5 crore on private sector Parul University situated in Vaghodia of Vadodara district. The court imposed the fine on the university for reportedly violating the admission norms in its medical college. The university had allegedly given admission to 15 students in its medical college without following the norms regarding taking approval from the admission committee. Taking a strong exception to the matter the cour...Read More

6 African students of Parul University in Gujarat nabbed for teasing a married woman and beating-up her husband

August 20, 2018
6 African students of Parul University in Gujarat nabbed for teasing a married woman and beating-up her husband

Vadodara: Six African students including a girl were today arrested in connection with eve-teasing with a married woman and beating-up of her husband in Pavlepur village under Vaghodia police station area of Vadodara district in Gujarat. Police said that all the six arrested in the wee hours today from their resident in Akshar society were students of Engineering college in Parul University in Vaghodia. They all were residents of Angonia in Mozambique. They had misbeha...Read More

Parul University account clerk found dead; his letter reveals ‘wrongdoings’ of management

February 22, 2018
Parul University account clerk found dead; his letter reveals ‘wrongdoings’ of management

Vadodara: Account department clerk of city based Parul University Harish Rana was found dead in car in suspicious condition. Rana's letter has revealed several wrongdoings he claimed to have witnessed in Parul University's management. Rana's dead body was found on driving seat of Maruti Zen car on Kamatibaug main road in Vadodara. As 44-year old Rana didn't return from job, his son Rushi had started search with his friends, during which Rana's car was spotted. Rushi and his friends wi...Read More

Parul University founder Jayesh Patel sent to 8 days police custody

June 22, 2016

Vadodara: Local court in Vadodara today sent rape accused Jayesh Patel, founder president of Parul University to 8 days police custody upto 3 pm on 30th June. Police took Jayesh Patel to Karjan police station considering security issues in Waghodia where police case has been filed against him by victim girl who is nursing student in Parul University. Jayesh Patel's lawyer Kaushik Bhatt demanded helper for Patel on medical grounds, however the court rejected this demand and said policem...Read More

DGP had ordered to make all out effort to nab Jayesh Patel at the earliest:DySP Bhatt

June 22, 2016

Vadodara: The In-charge DGP of Gujarat, P P Pandey had personally monitored the development and ordered the crime branch, Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) and other concerned police machinery in the state to ensure the arrest of Vadodara based Parul University's founder president Jayesh Patel, who was on the run for almost four days, following the sensational allegations of rape of a nursing student of his institution, at the earliest, Deputy Superintendent of Police of Dabhoi division of th...Read More

Parul University disassociates itself from outgoing President Dr Jayesh Patel

June 22, 2016

Vadodara: Vadodara based Parul University has in a statement parted way with outgoing founder president Jayesh Patel. According to new president of Parul University Devanshu Patel who is son of Jayesh Patel, the university declares itself disassociated with Dr Jayesh Patel and Parul University has nothing to do with case filed against him. Devanshu Patel said the university is presently run by two able women Dr Parul Patel and Dr Gitika Patel(wife of Devanshu Patel). He said the al...Read More