Three individuals have been arrested for duping a businessman in Vadodara of 82 lakh rupees. The fraudsters used a part-time job offer and fake cryptocurrency wallets to deceive the victim. Read more about the case and the arrest.
Their partnership was sealed under an "illegal" sub-contract signed by Vatsal Shah, one of the partners of M/s Kotia Projects that was tasked with the redevelopment of Motnath Lake, as per officials.
Police in Vadodara have arrested four more individuals, including a key accused, in connection with the Harni lake tragedy that claimed the lives of 14 people, including 12 schoolchildren. The arrested individuals include Nilesh Jain, the operator of the lake zone facility, and three others who have a stake in the project. The police are now focusing on gathering details of the contract and the safety measures that were ignored.
A boat carrying students and teachers out on a picnic capsized in Harni Lake in Vadodara on January 18, killing 12 students and two teachers, while 18 students and two teachers were rescued
Of the 20 accused in the case, police have arrested 13 so far, officials said. While one person booked in the FIR in the case has died, two SIT teams have been deployed outside Gujarat to hunt for the six accused at large.