Vadodara: In a significant development linked to the smuggling of foreign liquor and alleged negligence by local police in Waghodia, then Police Inspector Prithvirajsinh Jadeja of Waghodia Police Station has been suspended. On the night of January 9, acting on a tip-off, the SMC (State Monitoring Cell) raided a foreign liquor cutting and distribution point located behind the Waghodia bus stand. During the operation, officials seized 6,129 bottles of foreign liquor valued at approximately ₹17 ...Read More

Vadodara: An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) from the Special Operations Group (SOG) of the city police has been arrested in connection with a Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS) case involving heroin worth nearly Rs 48 lakh. The State Monitoring Cell (SMC) on Saturday arrested ASI Laxmikant Desai (57) after investigations revealed his alleged links with a drug peddler caught earlier this month. The case came to light on January 9, when the SMC arrested Amarsingh alias Son...Read More

Vadodara: Four persons were arrested after allegedly attacking police personnel during a patrol in the city’s Navayard area. According to a complaint filed by Head Constable Dharmendra Sinh of Fatehganj police station, the incident occurred on Monday night when a suspicious rickshaw carrying four persons was stopped near Phulwadi intersection while heading towards D-Cabin. During questioning, the driver was identified as Mohammad Shahnawaz Ziauddin Qazi, a resident of Ranbasera, Navayard. Po...Read More

Vadodara: An accused committed suicide inside the toilet of the lock-up at Panigate Police Station in Vadodara by hanging himself with the drawstring of his hoodie tied to a window. Police shifted the body to Sayaji Hospital for a panel post-mortem, while the deceased’s sister alleged that her brother was beaten by the police in custody and died due to that. As per the police, the deceased, identified as Ramesh Vasava, a resident of a WUDA housing society in Jivannagar, was detained on Monday...Read More

Vadodara: The city police arrested three Blinkit delivery personnel who were involved in a public altercation and launched an investigation into the credentials of the Blinkit warehouse and its employees operating in the area. The accused were identified as Hitesh Gandhi (43), Prafful Patel (48) and Mohammad Firoz Malik (22). They were allegedly involved in a physical fight while still wearing their Blinkit-branded delivery bags. After their arrest, police released a video of the accused perfor...Read More

Vadodara: Two police personnel posted at Chhanni Police Station have been suspended, and a departmental inquiry has been ordered against them for allegedly misappropriating ₹50 lakh from a car intercepted near Ranoli on September 10. Head Constable Ramesh Morwadia and LRD Constable Shravansinh Vaghela were on duty when they stopped a vehicle carrying ₹3.5 crore in cash. The driver reportedly informed them that the money belonged to an angadia firm and was being transported to Rajkot. The tw...Read More

Vadodara: The Vadodara Police has made helmets mandatory for two-wheeler riders starting September 15. This announcement was made by Vadodara Police Commissioner Narasimha Komar during a public event. Commissioner Komar stated, "From September 15, the helmet rule will be enforced strictly. Prior to that, we will inform all two-wheeler dealers in the city to provide two helmets — one for the rider and one for the pillion — as per the rules when selling a vehicle. Helmet sellers must ensure t...Read More

Vadodara: The Local Crime Branch has invoked the Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime (GujCTOC) Act against the notorious ‘Chui’ gang and arrested six of its members, while one is still on the run. As per the police, the gang is linked to a string of serious offences, including murder, attempted murder, issuing threats, and multiple violations under the Prohibition Act. In total, there are over 128 criminal cases against these gang members, and some of them were nabbed earlier u...Read More

Vadodara: The Special Operations Group (SOG) of the city police has arrested two individuals for illegally storing banned cough syrups containing codeine, an opioid commonly abused by young people. The accused, Vipul Rajput (23) of Ratilal Park Society in Waghodiya, who runs Oakland Pharmacy, and Keyur Rajput (33) from Wadi, the owner of Ma Medical Store, were caught following a tip-off. Police raided Vipul’s residence in Waghodiya, where the duo admitted to their involvement in the illegal t...Read More