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Indian Express
a day ago
- Indian Express
Crawlspace under toilet seat, behind electrical sockets: Raid in Ahmedabad for illegal liquor leads police to bizarre spaces
Around 4am on Monday morning, the Ahmedabad Rural Police raided a home in Bareja village of Daskroi taluka. Police had received a tip-off that the residential tenement was being used to stockpile illegal liquor. As the Local Crime Branch (LCB) raided the residential tenement, they found and seized Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) worth Rs 2.76 lakh. But what was worth noting is the spots where the liquor was allegedly seized from: a crawlspace concealed by an Indian-style toilet, behind electrical sockets, and in spaces behind the tiled walls. Inspector RN Karmatiya of the LCB told The Indian Express that 792 bottles of whiskey and vodka and cans of beer have been seized during the raid. Police said while several bottles of whiskey and cans of beer were unearthed from under a false crawlspace concealed under a toilet, bottles of vodka were recovered from behind electrical sockets, in spaces behind tiled walls, and other hidden spots inside the walls of the house. Though two women present at the house were detained earlier in the day, no arrests were made at the time of going to press. When asked how the personnel decided to search in unusual places such as under the toilet, PI Karmatiya said, 'We had received information about this place several times from local residents, saying that bootlegging was being carried out from this premises. However, no such liquor had been recovered in the past despite the house being searched 2-3 times.' The Inspector further said, 'We raided the premises at 4 am this morning (Monday) and decided to conduct a deep check, including in the structure of the house, leading us to the IMFL hidden in the toilet and the walls.' When asked about any similar cases in the past, the officer said, 'Previously, we had seen one such case in Mandal (a taluka in Ahmedabad) where IMFL was hidden in the wall behind the cupboards and in the floor under box beds.'
Indian Express
5 days ago
- Indian Express
Ahmedabad: Two days after Bopal stockbroker's suicide, police apprehend two
Two days after a stockbroker was found dead with a gunshot wound and a suicide note in his pocket — but no weapon — the Ahmedabad Rural Police on Thursday said they have apprehended two men even as a search is on for the gun. The incident occurred on Tuesday night in the Bopal area of Ahmedabad. According to police, Kalpesh Tudiya's 14-year-old daughter heard a gunshot around 8:45 pm from inside their home. When she went upstairs to check, she found her father's body in the bedroom. She then video-called her mother and showed her the scene. The family rushed the victim to the hospital where he was declared dead, following which police were informed. Superintendent of Police, Ahmedabad Rural Police, Om Prakash Jat said, 'The accused, identified as Sahirkhan Nasibkhan Malek and Rashidkhan Mahmadkhan Malek have been apprehended and the gun with which the broker allegedly shot himself has been recovered.' Earlier, the police had said that the victim's daughter had told them that she had seen two unidentified men outside their home moments before the gunshot was heard. Jat said, 'These two men were the same who were standing outside the broker's house… they have confessed to having supplied the weapon to Tudiya, who had sought it from them. However, when they heard the gunshot, they picked up the weapon and fled from the spot. We are yet to find the weapon, said to be a country-made pistol. A search is on to find it.' The police said they are 'almost certain that this was a suicide'. Regarding the person named in the victim's suicide note, SP Jat said, 'We have found the person who was named in the suicide note…Tudiya had borrowed money from the said person. He had a huge debt to pay.' Police are also trying to search for the unidentified accused from whom these two persons procured the illegal weapon. The SP said a separate FIR has been lodged against the two accused under the provisions of The Arms Act.
NDTV
31-07-2025
- NDTV
Gujarat Woman, 70, Arrested 16 Years After Highway Robbery-Murder
For the last 16 years, Jamna Arjun Chunara has been traversing the length and breadth of Gujarat. Not because she is a traveller, but because she is an accused in a highway robbery that turned into a murder case. After being on the run for 16 years, Jamna Arjun Chunara was arrested on Tuesday from her daughter's home, said the Ahmedabad Rural Police. It was the winter of 2009. On March 18, a couple was returning from an acquaintance's last rites in Ahmedabad's Ghatlodia when, around 9 pm, between Kamod and Indiranagar, a gang stopped them. The gang reportedly attacked the couple with a laundry bat and robbed them of their belongings, including jewellery and mobile phones. The couple, injured, was left to die on the road until passersby spotted them and rushed them to a nearby hospital. The man died of his injuries during treatment. A First Information Report (FIR) was filed against Jamna, and eight others based on a complaint from the survivor. According to media reports, eight were arrested, of which seven were found guilty and sentenced. But Jamna was missing. And then began the chase. Jamna moved from one village to another, one city to another, evading police. Meanwhile, Jamna's husband and son were arrested and convicted by the police in several cases. The two served their sentences and were released from jail after serving their time, but Jamna was nowhere to be found. It is on Tuesday, the police managed to track down Jamna during her visit to Aslali to meet her daughter.
Indian Express
29-07-2025
- Indian Express
On the run for 16 years after highway robbery-murder, 70-year-old woman arrested from home in Ahmedabad
For the last 16 years, Jamna Arjan Chunara had been evading the Gujarat Police. Accused along with several members of her family in a case of highway robbery that turned into that of murder after the death of one of the victims, the woman had been moving from one village to another, one city to another, traversing the length and breadth of the state. In the meantime, her husband and four sons were arrested, convicted, sentenced and, in a couple of cases, even released after serving time. But it was a visit to her home in Ahmedabad's Aslali to meet her daughter that proved to be Jamna's undoing. The woman, now 70, was nabbed by Ahmedabad Rural Police on Tuesday. Jamna was among nine persons who were accused in the case that dates back to March 18, 2009. According to police, a woman named Daksha and her husband Rajesh had left Ghatlodia in Ahmedabad to go back home after the final rites of an acquaintance when, around 9.45 pm, between Kamod and Indiranagar, the 'gang' struck. They waylaid the couple and repeatedly hit them with a laundry bat, grievously injuring them in the process. The gang then proceeded to loot the cash, jewellery and phones of the victims and fled, police said. The couple was spotted by passersby who admitted them to a nearby hospital where Rajesh succumbed to his injuries during treatment. Jamna and eight others were booked under Indian Penal Code's (IPC) sections 302 (murder), 395 (dacoity), 397 (dacoity with deadly weapon), and 400 (punishment for gang of dacoits) in the FIR filed at Aslali police station based on a complaint from Daksha, the survivor. Sub inspector R B Rathod of the Local Crime Branch (LCB), who nabbed Jamna, told The Indian Express, 'There were a total of nine accused in the case. Of them, eight had been arrested. Subsequently, seven were found guilty by the trial court and sentenced to either seven years or life imprisonment based on whether they were found guilty for dacoity or murder. One accused was acquitted. Meanwhile, Jamna was never arrested in the case and had been absconding for the last 16 years.' SI Rathod said that in the period Jamna was on the run, her husband Arjan had died during Covid period while two of her sons had been released from prison after their incarceration. However, the other two, including the one who was sentenced to life imprisonment, are still behind bars. Since Jamna was never caught, the police said that her trial was never conducted. Police said it took more than one-and-a-half decades to track Jamna since she used to be constantly on the run. During this time, she lived in Rajkot, Surat and several other towns, they added. They managed to finally track her down when she went home to Aslali to meet her daughter, said police.
Time of India
22-06-2025
- Time of India
1st or 4th: Girl child is rejected due to deep rooted foeticide racket in Ahmedabad; 5 arrested
AI Image (TIL creatives) AHMEDABAD: Be it the first or the fourth, the girl child continues to be rejected. This was the harsh reality exposed by Ahmedabad Rural Police after they busted a female foeticide racket involving home-based sex determination and illegal abortions. In one case, a woman aborted her first child solely because it was a girl. Another woman, a paramedic, chose abortion when she was pregnant with her third girl child. A 22-year-old woman, already a mother of four girls, terminated her fifth pregnancy after learning it was another girl. 'This case shows that all these abortions were driven by negative attitudes toward the girl child,' said a senior officer of Ahmedabad Rural Police. 'Some of these women were professionals, others were housewives, but all acted under family pressure—especially from husbands and in-laws.' The police arrested nurse Hemlata Darji and radiologist Harshad Acharya, who allegedly conducted sex determination tests and abortions for Rs 15,000 on May 27. Police said Acharya performed tests at his Odhav clinic, while Darji carried out abortions at homes or a Bavla guesthouse. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch vàng CFDs với mức chênh lệch giá thấp nhất IC Markets Đăng ký Undo 'These were not random acts. This was a planned service. They selected clients carefully, mostly through referrals,' the officer said. 'Clients didn't even visit clinics. Blood samples were picked up by a lab courier, and abortions were done at home.' Officers said that the nurse was networked and if she met a woman in the past, she would offer her help in neutralising a female child. Police found 25 tests were conducted, of which eight foetuses were female. Eight abortions were confirmed so far. Another police officer said that as many as five, including Acharya, Darji, a guest house owner, a woman who underwent abortion, and her sister-in-law, were arrested in the case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act charges.
