Gujarat Police: News
17 Mar 2024
AhmedabadForeign students attacked at Gujarat University over namaz; 5 injured
An unidentified mob assaulted foreign students at Gujarat University (GU) on Saturday for offering namaz in a hostel, according to NDTV.
01 Jan 2024
SuicideGujarat: Father, 3 children jump in front of train, die
In a shocking incident, a man and his three children allegedly died by suicide by jumping in front of a moving train in Botad district, Gujarat.
28 Oct 2023
GujaratGujarat: 7 family members found dead, police suspect mass suicide
In a tragic incident, seven family members, including three children, were found dead in their home on Palanpur Jakatnaka Road in Gujarat's Surat on Saturday.
20 Jul 2023
GujaratAhmedabad: 9 killed in deadly accident on Iskcon flyover
At least nine people lost their lives and more than 10 were injured in an accident involving multiple vehicles at the Iskcon flyover on the Sarkhej-Gandhinagar (SG) highway in Gujarat's Ahmedabad, according to the agency ANI.
05 Jul 2023
Teesta SetalvadSC extends activist Teesta Setalvad's interim bail till July 19
The Supreme Court on Wednesday extended the interim bail of activist Teesta Setalvad till the next hearing on July 19, NDTV reported.
09 Mar 2023
GujaratGujarat IAS officer thrashed, held hostage during project inspection: Report
An Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer was reportedly thrashed and held hostage by a group of individuals associated with fishing activity during his recent visit to a village near Gujarat's Dharoi Dam in Sabarkantha district, the police revealed on Wednesday.
28 Feb 2023
India'Kailasa' nation's woman representative seeks rape-accused Nithyananda's protection in UN
In an unexpected turn of events, a woman from the fictional country "United States of Kailasa" attended a United Nations (UN) meeting in Geneva last week.
27 Jan 2023
MorbiMorbi bridge collapse: Police names Oreva Group MD as accused
The Gujarat Police on Friday named Jaysukh Patel, the managing director of Ajanta Manufacturing Private Limited (AMPL), OREVA Group, as one of the ten accused in the Morbi bridge collapse tragedy, in which 135 people lost their lives.
25 Jan 2023
Gujarat2002 Gujarat riots: 22 accused of killing 17 Muslims acquitted
A Gujarat court acquitted 22 persons accused of killing 17 Muslims during the riots in 2002 due to a "lack of evidence," PTI reported.
27 Dec 2022
Border Security Force (BSF)Gujarat: BSF jawan protesting daughter's obscene video lynched, 7 arrested
A Border Security Force (BSF) jawan, Melaji Vaghela, was allegedly beaten to death and his son injured in Gujarat's Nadiad on Saturday night after he objected to the circulation of an inappropriate video of his minor daughter.
05 Dec 2022
GujaratGujarat elections: 'Underdeveloped' villages in Kheda, Mehsana districts boycott polling
Muslim voters in Undhela village of Gujarat's Kheda district on Monday boycotted the assembly elections as they were allegedly upset with the public flogging of some Muslim men by police in October, NDTV reported.
04 Oct 2022
VadodaraGujarat: 40 arrested after communal clashes in Vadodara
Forty people were arrested after communal clashes broke out in Gujarat's Vadodara on Monday.
30 Aug 2022
VadodaraGujarat: Clashes erupt in Vadodara during Ganesh procession, 13 detained
In a minor communal incident, the members of two communities clashed and threw stones at each other in Vadodara, Gujarat, on Monday.
26 Jul 2022
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)Gujarat hooch tragedy: 21 dead, given 'chemicals' instead of alcohol
At least 21 people reportedly died from consuming spurious liquor in a hooch tragedy in Gujarat's Botad and Ahmedabad districts.
25 Jul 2022
GujaratGujarat: Man kills drug addict son, grinds body parts; arrested
A 62-year-old man was arrested for reportedly killing his 21-year-old drug addict son, grinding his body parts, and disposing of them in two locations in Gujarat's Ahmedabad, the Gujarat Police said on Sunday.
02 Jul 2022
Supreme Court Of IndiaTeesta Setalvad, Sreekumar sent to 14-day judicial custody
Activist Teesta Setalvad and former DGP RB Sreekumar were sent to 14-day judicial custody by a magisterial court following the end of their police remand on Saturday.
08 Jun 2022
BollywoodVarun Dhawan offers help to fan facing domestic abuse
Actor Varun Dhawan promised to help a fan after they posted a series of tweets alleging domestic abuse against their father.
18 Feb 2022
Gujarat38 awarded death sentence in 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case
A special court on Friday (February 18) pronounced death sentence for 38 convicts in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial bombings case.
23 Sep 2021
GujaratGujarat: Woman forcefully puts minor's hand in boiling oil; arrested
A woman in Gujarat's Patan district allegedly forced her 11-year-old neighbor to put her hand in a pan of boiling oil to prove that she was not lying, police said on Thursday.
25 Aug 2021
GujaratMan seals private parts with adhesive to avoid pregnancy; dies
A 25-year-old man in Gujarat allegedly died after using a strong epoxy adhesive to seal his private parts instead of using a condom during sex.
18 Aug 2021
GujaratGujarat: Two killed in accident; two drown during religious event
Two people were killed when a car hit them in Gujarat's Banaskantha district, while, two persons drowned in a river during a religious program in Anand district on Wednesday, the police said.
29 Jun 2021
GujaratDang in Gujarat makes clicking selfies a criminal offense
Clicking selfies has been made a criminal offense in Gujarat's Dang district in a bid to check accidents due to such activities, officials said on Tuesday.
29 Jun 2021
AhmedabadSpeeding car runs over family asleep on footpath in Ahmedabad
A woman was killed while her husband and two children were injured after a speeding car ran over them when they were sleeping on a footpath in Ahmedabad, Gujarat in the wee hours of Tuesday, police said.
17 Jun 2021
GujaratGujarat: Teenage tribal couple thrashed for eloping; three people arrested
A young tribal couple from a remote village in Gujarat's Chhotaudepur district was allegedly thrashed with sticks for eloping by five men, including family members of the teenage girl, in the presence of villagers, police said on Wednesday, adding three accused were arrested.
12 May 2021
CoronavirusGujarat: Over one lakh cops deployed to enforce COVID-19 rules
More than one lakh police personnel have been deployed across Gujarat to ensure strict enforcement of COVID-19 guidelines in light of the recent rise in infections, an official said on Wednesday.
12 May 2020
GujaratGujarat: Article over CM Rupani's replacement lands news-editor in soup
The Gujarat Police has detained the editor of a Gujarati news website for allegedly suggesting in a news item that CM Vijay Rupani may be removed from his post.
22 Nov 2019
IndiaPolice says Nithyananda fled country; government has no formal information
On Thursday, the Ministry of External Affairs said that it has no formal information on self-styled godman Swami Nithyananda fleeing the country.
17 Sep 2018
GujaratGujarat: Police bust fake currency printing racket; one arrested
Police in Gujarat's Jamnagar city busted a fake currency note printing racket last Tuesday and arrested a person in this connection from his residence in Shastrinagar.
27 Aug 2018
Hyderabad2007 Hyderabad blasts case judgment to be delivered on Sept-4
A local court in Hyderabad today said the judgment in the 2007 Hyderabad twin-bomb blasts case will be delivered on September 4.
04 Aug 2018
Vadodara55-year-old Vadodara aunty's 'Kiki Challenge' video goes viral
A Kiki dance challenge video of a 55-year-old woman, a Vadodara city resident, has gone viral on social media in Gujarat, even as police in several states have warned people not to perform such acts.
06 Jul 2018
IndiaCongress accuses BJP of being involved in mega bitcoin scam
The Indian National Congress (INC) has accused the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) of being involved in a "mega Bitcoin scam" worth anything between Rs. 5,000 crore and Rs. 88,000 crore.
07 Apr 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaAsaram rape-case: Jodhpur Court to pronounce verdict on April 25
A special SC/ST court here today reserved its order for April 25 in a 2012 rape case against self-styled godman Asaram after the final arguments were completed.
04 Nov 2017
GujaratAkshardham temple terror-attack case: Key accused arrested after 15 years
Fifteen years after the deadly terror strike on the Akshardham Temple in Gujarat's Gandhinagar in September 2002, the Ahmedabad Crime Branch Police arrested Ajmeri Abdul Rashid, a key accused in the case.
28 Jul 2017
GujaratParliament day 10: 'Stop murder of Constitution, democracy!'
On Day 10 of the monsoon session of parliament, the House witnessed noisy protests by the opposition, who claimed the ruling BJP was misusing Gujarat Police.
27 May 2017
GujaratCrisis at Tata power plant averted with robot's help
The Tata Power Plant in Mundra (Gujarat) was staring at expenditures worth crores after a 2kg hammer fell into a high-pressure steam pipe during a maintenance drive.
05 Apr 2017
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Geeta Johri of Sohrabuddin infamy becomes Guj DGP
Police officer Geeta Johri who investigated the Sohrabuddin fake encounter case has been appointed Gujarat's DGP, the first woman to lead the police force.