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Surat: Detection of crime branch (DCB) arrested a gang of five hardened robbers on Thursday who were involved in multiple thefts and robberies. In an attempt to escape from police, the gang had also knocked down a police sub inspector P M Vala of DCB with their pickup van, said cops on Friday. Police arrested Amrutsing alias Anna Bablu Tank Chikligar, 23, Rohitsing Rajusing Bavri Chikligar, 19, Harjitsing Ajitsing Chikligar Bavri, 30, Azadsing alias Dhanri Madhusing Tank Chikligar, 30, and Ajaysing alias Mamu Bhurasing Dudhani Chikligar, 23. The accused were booked for attempt to murder cops and other sections of Indian Penal Code. Police also recovered three knives, two pouches of chilli powder, three iron rods, torch, bag of stones, iron tools and a Bolero Pickup van. ....
Surat: Veer Narmad South Gujarat University (VNSGU) will hold pending exams of postgraduate and undergraduate courses from June in an online format. The varsity has started preparation by conducting test runs to hold the exam in a hassle-free manner. Before the second wave of Covid-19 started, VNSGU conducted a majority of the exams for the previous semester in offline mode. However, with sudden rise in cases, colleges and universities were closed in midst of the ongoing exams. In the current situation the university syndicate has decided to conduct exam through online mode. “All the exams will be conducted for the previous semester and the current semester. Once we finish the pending exam, schedule for the current semester exam will be announced later,” said K N Chavda, vice-chancellor, VNSGU. ....
Surat: A 32-year-old man allegedly committed suicide at his residence in Adajan on Wednesday. He left a suicide note and a video message in which he claimed that he is taking the extreme step as he was unable to get over the shock of the demise of his aunt, who succumbed to Covid. Dhaval Chauhan, a laundry shop owner, was found hanging at his home. Police suspect that he committed suicide during early hours on Wednesday. “He was in depression ever since his aunt died due to Covid-19. After his aunt’s death her daughter and husband too tested positive for Covid-19. The two were critical condition but have recovered now. The deceased was also in depression due to the worsening medical condition of the two,” said an officer of the Adajan police station. ....
Surat: About 220 teaching doctors of Government Medical College (GMC) held a cycle rally in the campus on Thursday and resumed protest for their pendi. ....
Sanjaytori Talaviya in police custody Surat: A 40-year-old man was arrested by the police on Thursday for his alleged derogatory post on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on his Facebook wall. Police found the post during its social media monitoring activity after which the accused was booked. Police arrested construction contractor Sanjay alias Sanjaytori Talaviya (Dangar), a resident of Punagam for allegedly posting the image. The accused has been booked under various sections including 505(1)(b) relating to ‘whoever makes, publishes or circulates any statement, rumour or report, likely to cause, fear or alarm to the public, or to any section of the public whereby any person may be induced to commit an offence against the State or against the public tranquility’. ....