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Akash Pawar, 24, was found murdered near Indira Bridge, his body bound and stuffed in a sack. His father reported him missing after he disappeared on May 1. Police discovered the body on May 3, initiating a murder investigation, suspecting premeditation and multiple perpetrators. Authorities are reviewing CCTV footage and call records to identify those involved.

In Ahmedabad, a woman discovered her second husband was allegedly raping her eldest daughter for four years. The abuse started when the girl was ten. Enraged, the mother thrashed him and called the police. The accused threatened the victim and her family. Narol police arrested the man under the Pocso Act.

A 3.4 magnitude tremor struck north Gujarat, near Vav in Banaskantha district, early Saturday morning. The seismic activity, recorded at a depth of 4.9 km, caused no reported casualties or property damage, according to district authorities. Gujarat, situated in a high seismic zone, has a history of significant earthquakes, including the devastating 2001 Kutch earthquake.

The Gujarat High Court upheld the dismissal of nine railway police constables who were assigned to patrol the Sabarmati Express on February 27, 2002. They returned to Ahmedabad early on another train, and later that day, the Sabarmati Express was torched near Godhra, killing 59. The court dismissed their reinstatement pleas, citing dereliction of duty and false entries in records.

Mustakim Bhathiara, a 38-year-old Indian cook from Kapadvanj, was executed in Kuwait on April 28 for the 2019 murder of his employer, Rehana Khan. He had been working in Kuwait for seven years after previous stints in Dubai and Bahrain. Following his conviction in 2021, his body was returned to Ahmedabad and buried in Kapadvanj on Wednesday.