Gandhinagar: Gujarat government is likely to move a bill for making a way for speedier auction and sell of the vehicles seized in various cases of breach of prohibition law. In last couple of years, the State police have seized over 10,000 vehicles in liquor prohibition and narcotics cases as per an estimate. Though market value of these vehicles is worth crores of Rupees when they are seized, the government can't auction or sell them in that condition, due to pendency of related cases in th...Read More

Gandhinagar: Two establishments, namely Hotel Grand Mercure and Gift City Club, have received approval for the "wine and dine" facility, i.e., FL3 licence, which will allow them to serve liquor in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City). The Gujarat government relaxed its liquor prohibition policy in December 2024, allowing the consumption of alcohol in the GIFT City area of state capital. Tapan Ray, Managing Director of GIFT City, announced during a press conference today that "two ...Read More

Ahmedabad: City Police Commissioner GS Malik today issued a directive to crack down on drunk driving within the city limits. As per the order, "If anyone is found driving under the influence of alcohol in the city, an FIR will be registered against them, and a reward of Rs 200 will be given to the police officer who files such a case." This new measure aims to enhance road safety and discourage individuals from risking lives by driving while intoxicated. It is also noteworthy that Gujarat ...Read More

Ahmedabad: A 22-year old youth from Kanpur was held at Sardar Patel airport here on Monday evening with 36 bottles of beer, he was carrying in two boxes without permit. A Sub Inspector of CISF on duty at airport has filed complaint at Airport police station against the accused youth in this regard. According to a complaint registered at Airport police station, a person came with decoration items at around 6.50 pm on Monday at security halt area at terminal-2 departure gate. He was carrying t...Read More

Vadodara: The Sayajiganj police have nabbed three students of Maharaja Sayajirao (MS) University after a video surfaced, showing these students engaged in a liquor party within the hostel room. The three individuals who have been detained by the Sayajigunj police are identified as Krish Yadav from Valsad and Tushar Makwana, and Jay Patel from Vadodara. They were nabbed after an official of MS University's MM Mehta Hall hostel lodged a police complaint over a liquor party in the hostel room. O...Read More

Ahmedabad: A cash amount of more than half a crore (Rs. 58,28,500) was found during searches from a parked car outside the residence of Tulsidas Marakna, a sub-register of Vejalpur sub-registrar office in Ahmedabad. Marakna was yesterday nabbed after he received bribe from an applicant for dastavej. Marakna had fixed bribe amount for clearing each dastavej and was taking bribe accordingly. Anti Corruption Bureay (ACB) has found Rs 58.28 lakh in cash and 12 sealed bottles of foreign liquor ...Read More

Gandhinagar: The police have nabbed bootlegger Vinod Sindhi from Dubai. The accused bootlegger Vinod Sindhi had allegedly fled abroad before his arrest by the state monitoring cell. He used to allegedly supply liquor from Haryana and Rajasthan. He was booked in 138 crimes. A lookout notice was also issued against him. The police had secretly received the inputs that he was in Dubai. The accused was detained with the help of Dubai police. He will be brought to Ahmedabad for further proceedings...Read More

Gandhinagar: The State Home department has suspended Ahmedabad rural DySP NK Patel and Botad DySP SK Trivedi after a chemical mixed liquor tragedy in which 42 persons are dead. The government has also transferred Botad and Ahmedabad Rural Superintendents of Police  Karanrajsinh Vaghela and Virendrasinh Yadav. While IPS Virendrasingh Yadav who is SP, Ahmedabad rural is transferred to the post of Commandant, Metro Security in Ahmedabad, another IPS officer Dr. Karanraj Vaghela, SP of Botad ha...Read More

Ahmedabad: As of Wednesday evening today, 40 people have died due to the consumption of spurious liquor made from highly poisonous methyl alcohol in Gujarat, the authorities informed on Wednesday. About 50 people are still admitted to hospitals in Bhavnagar, Botad and Ahmedabad. Hooch tragedy struck the state on Monday morning when some people living in Rojid village of Botad and neighbouring villages were referred to government hospitals in Barvala town and Botad area. On Tuesday, thr...Read More

Gandhinagar: The state government has formed a committee to inquire into the reasons of the incident of chemical misuse in Botad, Barwala and and Dhandhuka talukas. Total 28 persons in rural Botad and Ahmedabad district have been dead after consuming stolen Methyl Alcohol chemical - which was only for industrial use - mixed with water. The committee consists of three persons including a chairperson and two members. The committee is required to submit a detailed report within 3 days to th...Read More