RAJKOT: The silver jewellery and imitation jewellery worth Rs 3.93 crore being transported to Ahmedabad from Rajkot in a cargo vehicle of a logistic company was robbed near Sayla in Gujarat's Surendranagar district late on Friday night. The seven robbers intercepted the pick-up van posing as police officers. Rajkot is known for its jewellery designs and imitation jewellery. The jewellery made here are transported across the country. According to police, a cargo vehicle of News air service was transporting 992kg silver worth Rs 3.88 crore and 704kg imitation jewellery worth Rs 5.12 lakh from Rajkot to Ahmedabad airport. The cargo belonged to several traders of Rajkot and it was destined for various metro cities through air cargo service from Ahmedabad. According to the statement of driver Amit Sing, a Bihar native, there were seven people involved in this robbery. A car was following him and it suddenly overtook his pick-up van from wrong side and intercepted the vehicle near Mordan school of Sayla. The other car came from the front and around five people came near the van dressed as police officers and told him in Gujarati that he needed to come to police station as he was transporting liquor. Before the driver could reply he was hit in the head, and he lost consciousness. He was then put in another car, his hands and legs were tied, and he was blindfolded. The robbers drove the van and after about an hour he gained conscious. The robbers pulled the car in a cotton filed on a remote road, broke the door of pick-up van, looted the jewellery and abandoned the driver in a cotton filed. The driver somehow reached the highway, took the lift from a truck driver and informed his boss. According to the driver, the robbers had covered their faces but they were speaking in Gujarati. Rajkot inspector general of police, Ashok,Kumar Yadav said, “We have formed ten teams with the police of three districts including Rajkot, Surendrangar and Morbi. We have blocked all the major roads and trying to nab the robbers as soon as possible.”
The jewellery consignment was being sent to the Ahmedabad airport (Representational)Surendranagar, Gujarat: A gang of robbers took away silver and imitation jewellery worth Rs 3.88 crore from a delivery van of a courier company after attacking the driver in Gujarat's Surendranagar district, a police official said on Saturday.The robbers came in three cars and intercepted the van near Sayla town on the Rajkot-Ahmedabad highway late on Friday night, said Superintendent of Police Haresh Dudhat."The assailants fled in their vehicles after looting jewellery worth Rs 3.88 crore. We have formed 15 teams to nab the culprits," said Dudhat.The jewellery consignment was being sent to the Ahmedabad airport for onward despatch to other cities in the country, said an official from the Rajkot-based courier company.PromotedListen to the latest songs, only on JioSaavn.com"Our van delivers valuables at Ahmedabad airport from Rajkot every day. The van driver called us from someone else's mobile late Friday night and informed us that some persons had looted jewellery parcels after thrashing him. The parcels belonged to nearly 50 traders and jewellers," said the courier firm's manager Pintu Singh. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)Featured Video Of The DayAAP On Why Manish Sisodia Sought More Time From CBI
RAJKOT: A court in Morbi on Saturday rejected the bail applications of seven people arrested in connection with the collapse of a suspension.The court of principal sessions judge P C Joshi refused to grant bail to the seven, including two managers of Oreva Group.The accused, Deepak Parekh and Dinesh Dave, managers of Oreva group who were responsible for bridge operation; ticket clerks Mahadev Solanki and Mansukh Topiya, and security guards Alpesh Gohil, Dilip Gohil and Mukesh Chauhan, had moved a bail application contending that they were only employees and working on superior's order.The bail plea of Devang Parmar and his father Prakash, who was subcontracted to repair the bridge, is scheduled on February 6. The special investigation team (SIT) found that Parmar's firm DevPrakash Solutions was not qualified to carry out this work.According to the SIT, the lapses included lack of restriction on the number of persons accessing the bridge and no curb on the sale of tickets, which led to unrestricted movementMeanwhile, the Morbi municipality received the SIT report and relevant documents sought from the government. Replying to the show-cause of the state government, the civic body had stated that they don't have the relevant documents to give a detailed response.The municipality is expected to file its reply in the next couple of days on why it should be dissolved.
MORBI: A sessions court in Gujarat denied bail to seven persons arrested in connection with the Morbi bridge collapse incident that left 135 people dead in October, last year. Principal sessions judge P C Joshi's court rejected the bail pleas of the seven accused, including two managers of the Oreva Group, the company responsible for operating and maintaining the bridge.Oreva Group MD Jaysukh Patel surrenders; sent to judicial custodyThe British-era, Machchhu river bridge collapsed on October 30, 2022, just a few days after its reopening post-repairs. Jaysukh Patel, the managing director of Oreva Group, surrendered to the court and was arrested on February 1.The police had last week filed a charge sheet in the case, in which 10 persons have been arrested so far, including Patel.Police file 1,262-page charge-sheet; Jaysukh Patel named as accused, absconderThe other nine arrested persons include two managers of the firm, two ticket-booking clerks, three security guards and two sub-contractors who were engaged for the repair works by Oreva Group.The bail pleas of these nine persons were rejected earlier by the Gujarat High Court and sessions court. Except the two sub-contractors, the other seven once again approached court for bail on Thursday.Earlier, a special investigation team (SIT), which was formed by the state government to probe the collapse, had cited several lapses on the part of the firm.Nearly 250 persons were on the hanging bridge, a popular tourist site, when it caved in.According to the SIT, the lapses included lack of restriction on the number of persons accessing the bridge and no curb on sale of tickets, which led to unrestricted movement on the structure, and carrying out repairs without consulting experts.The probe had revealed the new metal flooring done by the firm had increased the weight of the structure and it had failed to change the rusted cables on which the entire bridge was hanging.Apart from this, the contractors hired by Patel's firm were not qualified to carry out such repair and renovation work, the SIT stated.The probe report also revealed the Oreva Group did not hire any expert agency to assess the load-bearing capacity of the carriageway before throwing it open to the public after repair and renovation work.The prosecution had earlier informed the lower court that the firm had sold 3,165 tickets on the day of the collapse alone and there was no coordination between ticket booking offices on both sides of the bridge.All 10 accused, including Jaysukh Patel, have been charged under the Indian Penal Code sections 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), 308 (attempt to commit culpable homicide), 336 (act which endangers human life), 337 (causing hurt to any person by doing any rash or negligent act) and 338 (causing grievous hurt by doing rash or negligent act).(With inputs from PTI)
The Morbi police had filed a chargesheet in the case, in which 10 persons have been arrested.Morbi: A court in Morbi on Saturday rejected the bail applications of seven people arrested in connection with the collapse of a suspension bridge in Morbi town of Gujarat, in which 135 people were killed.The court of principal sessions judge PC Joshi refused to grant bail to the seven accused, including two managers of Oreva Group, the company which was given the contract for operation and maintenance of the bridge.The British-era bridge on Machchhu river collapsed on October 30, 2022, days after it was reopened following repairs.Jaysukh Patel, the managing director of Oreva Group, had surrendered before a court here on February 1 before his arrest.The Morbi police had last week filed a chargesheet in the case, in which 10 persons have been arrested so far, including Mr Patel.The other nine arrested persons include two managers of the firm, two ticket-booking clerks, three security guards and two sub-contractors who were engaged for the repair works by Oreva Group.The bail pleas of these nine persons were rejected earlier by the Gujarat High Court and sessions court. Except the two sub-contractors, the other seven once again approached court for bail on Thursday.Earlier, a special investigation team (SIT), which was formed by the state government to probe the collapse, had cited several lapses on the part of the firm.Nearly 250 persons were on the hanging bridge, a popular tourist site, when it caved in.According to the SIT, the lapses included lack of restriction on the number of persons accessing the bridge and no curb on sale of tickets, which led to unrestricted movement on the structure, and carrying out repairs without consulting experts.The probe had revealed the new metal flooring done by the firm had increased the weight of the structure and it had failed to change the rusted cables on which the entire bridge was hanging.Apart from this, the contractors hired by Mr Patel's firm were not qualified to carry out such repair and renovation work, the SIT stated.The probe report also revealed the Oreva Group did not hire any expert agency to assess the load-bearing capacity of the carriageway before throwing it open to the public after repair and renovation work.The prosecution had earlier informed the lower court that the firm had sold 3,165 tickets on the day of the collapse alone and there was no coordination between ticket booking offices on both sides of the bridge.PromotedListen to the latest songs, only on JioSaavn.comAll 10 accused, including Jaysukh Patel, have been charged under the Indian Penal Code sections 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), 308 (attempt to commit culpable homicide), 336 (act which endangers human life), 337 (causing hurt to any person by doing any rash or negligent act) and 338 (causing grievous hurt by doing rash or negligent act). (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)Featured Video Of The DayNewborn, With Umbilical Cord Still Tied, Pulled Out From Rubble In Syria
The family of the student say cold weather conditions have caused her death. (Representational)Rajkot, Gujarat: A 14-year-old girl studying in Class 8 in Gujarat's Rajkot city died after suddenly collapsing in her school, with her family members claiming that she died due to cold weather conditions and added that the school authorities should have allowed students to use warm clothes of their choice instead of just uniform sweaters.The incident took place on Tuesday at A V Jasani Vidya Mandir, prompting the district education authorities to direct that the schools be opened an hour later than their normal start time in the morning in view of the prevailing cold weather conditions and also allow flexibility in wearing of warm clothes by students.Doctors said victim Riya Sagar's death appeared to be due to a cardiac arrest, while her family maintained that she did not suffer from any health complications.District Education Officer B S Kaila said the exact cause of her death will be ascertained after the port-mortem."Around 7.25 am, Riya fell down while talking to her friends in the lobby of the school. There is a hospital located within 100 metres of distance where she was rushed. But she was declared dead there and doctors said prima facie it was due to a cardiac arrest. The detailed post-mortem report will ascertain the actual cause of the death," the official said."We have instructed schools to start after 8 am and allow students to wear shawl and muffler, jackets, etc. in view of the issues raised by her (Riya's) mother. This will be in force till January 21 and it may be extended till January 27," he said.Talking to reporters, Riya's mother said the school should have allowed students to wear warm clothes rather than sticking to uniform sweaters, which is not sufficient to beat the cold."My daughter did not suffer from any disease. She died because of freezing blood in her heart due to cold," her mother Janaki Sagar said.She appealed to schools to begin their classes a bit late in the morning in view of the prevailing cold weather conditions so that the health of students is not compromised."I would like to appeal to the school to delay the time of opening school as much as possible...Don't open schools early in the morning. If you compel students to wear only a uniform sweater then they will not be able to beat the cold. Allow them to wear thicker jackets. This is my request...," she added.Meanwhile, Congress spokesperson Manish Doshi urged the government to take steps to prevent such incidents and delay the school opening time by an hour so that students do not have to suffer due to cold."We have written to the state education minister. There are many schools where there is a shortage of classrooms, and students are forced to study in the open. In such a situation, the government should act immediately and change the timing for the benefit of students," he said.PromotedListen to the latest songs, only on JioSaavn.comGujarat has witnessed a drop in temperature with cold wave conditions prevailing in parts of Saurashtra and Kutch regions in the last two days.(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)Featured Video Of The DayWatch: Two Women Cops Fight Off Armed Bank Robbers In Bihar
RAJKOT: A Class 8 student died after collapsing at her school all of a sudden in Gujarat's Rajkot.The family member of the 14-year-old girl claimed that her death was a result of the cold weather and argued that the school should have permitted students to wear appropriate warm clothing of their choice, rather than mandating the use of only uniform sweaters.The incident took place on Tuesday at A V Jasani Vidya Mandir, prompting the district education authorities to direct that the schools be opened an hour later than their normal start time in the morning in view of the prevailing cold weather conditions and also allow flexibility in wearing of warm clothes by students. Doctors said victim Riya Sagar's death appeared to be due to a cardiac arrest, while her family maintained that she did not suffer from any health complications. District Education Officer B S Kaila said the exact cause of her death will be ascertained after the port-mortem. "Around 7.25am, Riya fell down while talking to her friends in the lobby of the school. There is a hospital located within 100 metres of distance where she was rushed. But she was declared dead there and doctors said prima facie it was due to a cardiac arrest. The detailed post-mortem report will ascertain the actual cause of the death," Kaila said. "We have instructed schools to start after 8 am and allow students to wear shawl and muffler, jackets, etc. in view of the issues raised by her (deceased student's) mother. This will be in force till January 21 and it may be extended till January 27," he said. Talking to reporters, Riya's mother said the school should have allowed students to wear warm clothes rather than sticking to uniform sweaters, which is not sufficient to beat the cold. "My daughter did not suffer from any disease. She died because of freezing blood in her heart due to cold," her mother Janaki Sagar said. She appealed to schools to begin their classes a bit late in the morning in view of the prevailing cold weather conditions so that the health of students is not compromised. "I would like to appeal to the school to delay the time of opening school as much as possible...Don't open schools early in the morning. If you compel students to wear only a uniform sweater then they will not be able to beat the cold. Allow them to wear thicker jackets. This is my request...," she added. Meanwhile, Congress spokesperson Manish Doshi urged the government to take steps to prevent such incidents and delay the school opening time by an hour so that students do not have to suffer due to cold. "We have written to the state education minister. There are many schools where there is a shortage of classrooms, and students are forced to study in the open. In such a situation, the government should act immediately and change the timing for the benefit of students," he said. Gujarat has witnessed a drop in temperature with cold wave conditions prevailing in parts of Saurashtra and Kutch regions in the last two days.(With inputs from PTI)
RAJKOT: There has been no looking back for Hardik Pandya since he led Gujarat Titans to an IPL triumph in their maiden appearance last year, and the new Indian T20I skipper credits his franchise coach Ashish Nehra for making "a big difference" to his captaincy.Coming back from a long injury layoff, the premier all-rounder was made the Gujarat skipper in a bold move by the first-timers.But Pandya, who had led only once at senior level in a tour game against Australia, proved his detractors wrong and led by example."What has been very important from Gujarat point of view is the kind of coach I worked with. Ashish Nehra made a big difference in my life, because of our mindsets. We might be two different personalities, but we have very similar cricketing thoughts," Pandya said after leading India to a 2-1 series win over Sri Lanka on Saturday."Because I was with him, it added value to my captaincy. It helped me to get exactly what I know. It was just about getting that assurance, once I got that... the awareness of this game I always knew. It was all about knowing and backing what I knew already. It has definitely helped me," he added.Before the home series against Sri Lanka, the Indian selectors overhauled the side after the Rohit Sharma-led team failed to win the T20I World Cup in Australia, losing to eventual champions England in the semifinal.Prior to this series, Pandya had led India's T20I side whenever Rohit was unavailable."I've never led in junior cricket as well. When I was under-16 I led Baroda. After that everyone thought that I should focus on my game. Since then, I've not led (a side)," Pandya added.
