Vadodara: The sessions court here rejected the plea for anticipatory bail to Ketan Trivedi and Kunjal Shah, the Hindu activists who are booked for comment in an alleged provocative video regarding the communal riot that took place in Fatepura area of the city during the Ram Navami procession. Stones were pelted on the Ram Navmi procession of Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) at noon near Panjrigar Mohalla in Fatepura area of city. A VHP leader allegedly gave a provocative interview on the site during...Read More

Vadodara: The Police have added IPC Section 295A "Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs" in the case of stone pelting on the Ram Navami procession in the Fatepura area of Vadodara. The SIT has apprehended 12 accused, including Istiyan Iliyas Shaikh, who was roaming with a sword, and two brothers who pelted stones from a masjid in the Fatepura area. The sword was seized from Istiyan Iliyas Shaikh, who w...Read More

Vadodara: Three accused allegedly tried to snatch the rifle of an SRP (State Reserve Police) jawan after attacking him at the deep point of Dhuldhoya Vad area in Vadodara on the day of Ram Navmi. There is a deep point of SRP in the Pada Khana area of Dhuldhoyavad in Fatepura. SRP jawan Pankaj Himmansinh Bariya was present at the deep point, on duty at 5.30 pm near the gate behind the dargah. The three accused identified as Rashid Sattarbhai Shaikh, Bittu Rafiqbhai Bangali, and Mohsin rushed t...Read More

Himmatnagar: The administration has started a demolition drive with bulldozers in the Chhapariya area in Himmatnagar, several days after the Ram Navmi violence in this area. The demolition drive started on Tuesday morning with police bandobast on TP road in Chhapariya area. Five illegal constructions will be demolished in this area using bulldozers. The illegal shops, and illegal temporary and permanent constructions will be demolished in this drive to widen the roads, as per the local o...Read More

Khambhat: The police have nabbed 4 more accused in the case of violence on Ram Navmi procession in Shakkarpur in Khambhat. The police have filed a crime against over 100 persons in the case. The four more accused nabbed by the police are: Zakirhussain Hussain Malek, Mufis Hussain Malek, Tasvarhussain Mohammad Malek, and Mosin Mustufa Dalwadi. All of them are residents of Shakkarpur. Their names were revealed during an inquiry of the accused earlier nabbed by the police. DeshGujaratRead More

Gandhinagar: Minister of State for Home, Harsh Sanghavi today in reply to media queries indicated that strict actions against those involved in attacks on Ram Navami processions will continue. 'If stone pelting takes place during any religion's festival and anytime if there's any attempt to breach the (security) arrangement, police will take strict actions,' Sanghavi said. In reference to bulldozing of encroachments created by Ram Navami procession attack case accused in Khambhat, Sanghav...Read More

Khambhat: Nine accused including a Maulvi (Muslim cleric) arrested in connection with an attack on Sri Rama Navami procession on Sunday, in the sensitive Shakkarpura area of Khambhat are sent on four days remand(Police custody) by a local court. The accused are identified as Wassem Rashid Malek, Sarfaraz Hussain Farook Malek, Ashiqsa Amartasha Diwan, Ashiq Majid Malek, Shahrukhkhan Sarafatkhan Pathan, Nihalrajak Malek, Razak Ayyub Malek, Faroon Mujad Malek and Waris Safudin Malek. Althou...Read More