Surat Surat: An Ahmedabad man has been booked for allegedly pronouncing triple talaq on his wife less than a year after their marriage, following a minor disagreement at her parental home in Surat.The accused later allegedly sent her videos showing her clothes being burnt and threatened to destroy the rest of her belongings.Salabatpura police have…
Rain lashes the city on Tuesday morning and disrupted the routine life Surat: Widespread rainfall since late Monday night brought much-needed relief across Surat and other parts of South Gujarat, ending days of oppressive heat and humidity. The monsoon intensified over Surat district on Tuesday, with showers reported from almost all talukas.Rain began in the…
Surat: A quiet Monday afternoon in Pandesara turned into alarm as three men allegedly used the pretext of a parcel delivery to barge into a woman’s home and attack her. Police are probing the motive for the assault, as the accused did not steal anything.According to the complaint, the 37-year-old woman was home as her…
Accused persons in police custody Surat: A city woman’s quest to lose weight cost her Rs 1.77 crore and exposed what police say was a massive multi-crore fraud operating from a Gurugram call centre. Cyber Crime police raided the facility, arrested four people and uncovered evidence suggesting the racket may have cheated victims of over…
Surat: A planned weekend outing that fell through ended in a heartbreaking tragedy when a 24-year-old nursing student died by suicide in the city. The victim was interning at a private hospital in Parvat Patiya, and ostensibly became severely distressed after her childhood friend could not arrange for their trip to Dumas beach as his…
Surat International Airport Ahmedabad: A Navi Mumbai-bound IndiGo flight from Ahmedabad made an emergency landing in Surat on Monday evening, after a three-year-old passenger’s health deteriorated mid-air, requiring onboard medical assistance and rapid coordination on the ground to rush the child to a hospital.The flight, 6E-7018, took off from Ahmedabad around 7pm with 72 passengers…
Surat: Police on Monday seized 40.11kg of ganja, worth Rs. 20. 11 lakh, in raids in the Mahidharpura and Chowk Bazar police station jurisdictions. Mahidhapura police allegedly caught Ali Banmali Nahak (36) with 20.15kg of cannabis, while he was going to deliver the ganja. According to police, Nahak had brought the ganja from Puranchandra Pradhan…
The demolished houses in Surat’s Nasirnagar slum Ahmedabad: Gujarat High Court on Monday pulled up civic authorities over the demolition of nearly 100 houses in Surat’s Nasirnagar slum, saying it appeared the razing was carried out under the garb of road demarcation. The court also criticised the police for not intervening, observing it was the…
Surat: A family’s search for relief from a relative’s cancer treatment ended in a costly fraud after two strangers allegedly exploited their faith. Claiming the illness was caused by ‘pitru dosh’, the men convinced the family to perform a ritual at home. While family members chanted mantras, the duo allegedly escaped with Rs 1.55 lakh…
The incident occurred when IndiGo flight 6E-6511, operating from New Delhi to Surat, was on its final approach at Surat airport on Saturday Surat: An IndiGo pilot reported interference from a green laser beam while landing at Surat International Airport on Saturday night, prompting a coordinated response from airport authorities, the Central Industrial Security Force…
