Vadodara: A man from Uttar Pradesh was arrested by the local crime branch of government railway police (GRP) for stealing mobile phones of passengers .
VADODARA: A 52-year-old government employee in search of a bride for himself fell in the trap of a Delhi-based gang posing as astrologers and ended up losing Rs 96.8 lakh as he believed that all his problems will be resolved through rituals they promised to conduct.
According to the man, who lives near high tension line road in Subhanpura, had randomly received a call from the accused in January 2018. Police said that the caller identified himself as an astrologer from ‘Ramjanmabhumi’ Ayodhya and asked the man working in labour and employment department to share his problems.
The man told the accused that he was not married and lives alone. The accused asked the victim his date of birth and told him that he will be married to a woman aged between 35 and 40 years and they will also have a son. On hearing this, the victim developed trust in the accused and the gang started taking advantage of it. The man was told that his family will be troubled by evil spirits and a buffalo wi
Voting for Vadodara corporation polls will take place between 7am and 6pm.
VADODARA: Election for 88 seats of three municipalities in Gujarat s Vadodara district, along with 34 zilla panchayat seats and 168 taluka panchayat seats will be held on February 28. While the BJP is riding high after winning all six civic corporation polls held earlier this week, the Congress party believes the hike in fuel prices and public disenchantment with the ruling party will turn the tide. The remaining 27 districts, which includes 81 municipalities, 31 district panchayats and 231 taluka panchayats, will also go to polls on February 28 as well. According to district collector Shalini Agarwal, voting for Vadodara s municipalities will take place between 7am and 6pm and several returning officers and assistant returning officers have been deployed for the same.
Baby hippopotamus
Vadodara: Soon, you may spot a 250-kg hippopotamus splashing in the waters near the Statue of Unity (SoU). The Sardar Patel Zoological Park has decided to bring in a 15-month old baby hippopotamus to the jungle safari. A special enclosure will be made for the baby hippo named ‘Bhim’. Dr Rajiv Gupta, managing director, Sardar Sarovar Nigam Ltd (SSNL) recently tweeted about ‘Bhim’ and thanked the Prime Minister’s office for the gift. Sources in the park said that the hippo is being brought from Sakkarbaug Zoo in Junagadh. “It will take some time to complete work on the enclosure. The baby hippo will be brought in once the enclosure is ready,” sources added.
Vadodara: Two persons were caught with Rs 39 lakh cash in Fatehgunj area on Thursday night.
As the duo - Aryan Patel (18) and Anklesh Patel (35) - could not give satisfactory answers regarding the cash, suspicion was strong that it may have something to do with the taluka panchayat polls scheduled February 28.
They was travelling on a two-wheeler and intercepted near Fatehgunj circle at around 8pm. When cops checked the vehicle, they found a bag full of cash.
Police said Aryan’s father Dharmendra runs a fabrication unit. “Dharmendra had given the money to his son for sending it to his sister. He told us that they had sold their land two years ago and reserved a portion of the money to her. They were on way to Waghodia Road to hand over the money,” said V R Kher, Fatehgunj police inspector. When asked if there was any political motive, Kher said, “We checked their background and as of now we have learnt that the money was for their personal use. We have written to the el