Vadodara: For the first time since January 24, the number of new Covid-19 positive cases reported in a day in the city and district region crossed the.
Six members of Soni family attempted suicide in Sama area
Vadodara: The Sama police on Friday arrested two astrologers from Rajasthan who had allegedly duped the Soni family that committed mass suicide in the city last week. The accused were brought to the city and will be presented before the court to seek remand for further questioning in the case. Meanwhile, a local court rejected the anticipatory bail of the five other accused astrologers on Friday.
According to the police, its team had got the location of the duo on the basis of a tip-off from local sources in Rajasthan. “We tracked them down to Mangrol town in Rajasthan. The other seven accused are in hiding, but we will arrest them soon,” said P D Parmar, Sama police inspector. The duo that was arrested has been identified as Sahil Vohra alias Sitaram Bhargav (33) and Gajendra Bhargav (31).
Vadodara: Not withstanding the shorter route and significant reduction in its scale, a heavy rush was witnessed at Shivji Ki Savari procession on Thur.
Vadodara: A fortnight after he fled from the police custody, the detection of crime branch (DCB) arrested Ikrar Pathan from Uttar Pradesh. Pathan, a resident of Navayard in the city, was nabbed from his village in Etah district on Friday. The 22-year-old had fled from Fatehgunj police station on February 25 causing embarrassment to the cops.
Pathan, a resident of Navayard, was taken out of the lock-up for taking his statement after being nabbed in a criminal case. He told the police that he wanted to visit the toilet. When the cops were busy with their work, Pathan took advantage of the situation and ran towards the police station’s main door. Two cops pursued him but Pathan headed towards Chhani and disappeared into the residential colonies.
Vadodara: City lad Nivedita Chawda has won the 2021 Ohio Art Prize - the high school visual arts and design competition conducted by the College of Fi.