Published on January 10, 2020 AHMEDABAD: Gujarat in 2018 recorded a 16% rise in rape cases — reaching 553, from 477 in 2017. Sexual offences against children registered under the The Protection of Children From Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act rose from 1,671 in 2017 to 2,127 in 2018 — a 28% jump. The figures were … Continue reading Rape cases rose by 16 per cent in Gujarat, 2.4 per cent in India in 2018
Murders over water highest in Gujarat: NCRB data
Published on January 13, 2020 AHMEDABAD: In March 2018, Mahesh Senma, 33, a resident of Vadaj, was returning home after delivering lunch to his brother. On the way, he saw his brother-in-law Jayesh having an altercation with some locals over using water in their farms. The argument soon turned violent and Mahesh lost his life … Continue reading Murders over water highest in Gujarat: NCRB data
Coronavirus: Gujarat police to form a control room for effective implementation of lockdown, address issues
Published on March 24, 2020 GANDHINAGAR: Gujarat DGP Shivanand Jha announced formation of a state control room for effective implementation of lockdown and address issues faced by the citizens.Jha said that the lockdown of the state from March 23 midnight is successful so far and appealed to citizens to adhere to the rules to make … Continue reading Coronavirus: Gujarat police to form a control room for effective implementation of lockdown, address issues
Quota boosts hiring of women
AHMEDABAD: It is a significant change that women now take a job in the police out of choice and not out of compulsion. As the two studies of the Nambiar couple note, the responses of policewomen in 1995 and 2015 are a study in contrast when it comes to their ambitions and aspirations. Dr Nambiar … Continue reading Quota boosts hiring of women
Khaki no shield against harassment
AHMEDABAD: They represent women's empowerment. The 3800 or so women in the state's police force, wearing khaki, carrying firearms, patrolling roads and investigating cases are not less in ability and authority than their male counterparts. But their being cops does not shield them from problems faced by working women in general. A recently released book, … Continue reading Khaki no shield against harassment
E-challans to supplant paper: Cops Traffic department
AHMEDABAD: The city police's traffic branch had launched an ambitious month-long project in June to stop physical issuance of challans for traffic offences at crossroads and had delegated the job to personnel deployed at City Surveillance and Intelligent Traffic Management System (CSITMS) control room. Traffic personnel deployed on road were instructed to focus on traffic … Continue reading E-challans to supplant paper: Cops Traffic department
GNLU students to assist Gujarat Anti-Corruption Bureau sleuths
AHMEDABAD: In a first, the students of Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) are doing their intern-ship with the state Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) and are assisting the staff to prepare the cases for legal proceedings. It is a win situation for both students and the cops. As ACB have got extra pair of eyes and brains … Continue reading GNLU students to assist Gujarat Anti-Corruption Bureau sleuths
Satphones ring in security worries
AHMEDABAD: In November 2008, terrorists landed in Mumbai stealthily via the sea route and launched one of the worst terror attacks on Indian soil. They also had the help of regular inputs from 'handlers' a comfortable distance away. This was achieved by use of satellite phones or satphoneswhich weren't taken seriously as a security threat at … Continue reading Satphones ring in security worries
Con men using innovative ways to cheat citizens
AHMEDABAD: Whether it is their capacity for glib talk or their victims' gullibility, you cannot but marvel at the ability of these educated con men to persuade people to part with their precious belongings, despite tell-tale signs of fraud. The smooth-talking operators perform their tricks and vanish, leaving their victims wondering how they could have been so … Continue reading Con men using innovative ways to cheat citizens
Seven years in Ahmedabad
The decrepit buildings in Behrampura near Kabadi Market do not give any hint that 'one of the most wanted terrorists of India', Syed Abdul Karim alias Tunda, lived in this area where he mingled with residents at the local mosque. He was married to a city woman and had a son from her. The alleged … Continue reading Seven years in Ahmedabad
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