Month: April 2025

Police in Sabarkantha district have filed a case against three teachers. The teachers are from a Prantij madrassa. They are accused of assaulting students. The teachers also confined the students on campus. A student from Bihar reported the abuse. He said teachers used sticks and wires to beat students. The students were also not allowed to leave the madrassa.

Ahmedabad authorities launched a major anti-encroachment drive near Chandola lake, demolishing over 2,000 illegal shanties following heightened security concerns after the Pahalgam attack. The operation targeted suspected Bangladeshi nationals occupying government land, with over 6,500 detained and 450 confirmed as illegal residents. Authorities are investigating forged documents and the involvement of local figures.

The Gujarat High Court declined to halt the demolition drive near Chandola Lake, initiated after a large-scale roundup of suspected illegal migrants. Residents of Siyasatnagar, claiming Indian citizenship and long-term occupancy, sought a stay, arguing lack of eviction notices and eligibility for slum rehabilitation.

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation launched a clearance operation near Chandola lake, removing unauthorized structures inhabited by illegal Bangladeshi nationals. Simultaneously, Umargam Police apprehended seven undocumented Bangladeshis, initiating deportation procedures after interrogation. Vadodara Police detained over 500 individuals suspected of being Bangladeshi nationals, confirming five as citizens of Bangladesh during a special verification drive.

During a ziplining adventure in Pahalgam, Ahmedabad tourist Rishi Bhatt inadvertently captured the sounds of a terror attack that killed 26 people. Bhatt raised suspicions about the zipline operator, who uttered ‘Allahu Akbar’ thrice just before the gunfire began.

In Ahmedabad’s Shahpur, a heated argument over the last bottle of chilled water escalated into violence, leaving a man injured and hospitalized. The incident occurred at the man’s residence near Shahpur Fire Brigade, where his wife allegedly attacked him with a wooden stick after he tried to take the water.