Youth killed in accident
A 20-year-old youth, Monag Kaptan, a resident of Trimurti Society on New Sama Road, was killed in a road mishap last night. According to the police, the scooter he was riding on was hit by a speeding tempo bearing registration number GJ-16-T-9670 near Shivam Society garden under Fatehgunj police station. The Fatehgunj police has registered a case.School robbed
Madhuben Jani, head-mistress of Indiranagar Primary School in Dashrath village, has complained to the police that furniture and teaching aids worth Rs 955 were stolen from the school office last night. According to the police, thieves entered the school office by breaking the lock on the main door. The Chhani police have registered a case and started investigations.
Vehicles stolen
In cases of vehicle theft registered by the police, three vehicles were stolen from different places in the city on Monday. According to the police, a Luna moped bearing registration number GUT 2685 worth Rs 3,000 was stolen from Chanawala street in Khanderao Market, a Bajaj scooter (GJ-6-EE-313) worth Rs 17,000 stolen from the parking lot of Optel Towers on R C Dutt Road and a Yamaha motorcycle bearing no. GJ-6-N-8577 lifted from outside Ameesh Hospital in Akota.
Pickpockets held
Sleuths of the Detection of Crime Branch (DCB) on Monday arrested two pickpockets and claimed to have solved four cases of pickpocketing reported in Navapura, Sayajigunj and Raopura. Rajendra alias Kundan Rajput was caught under suspicious conditions near Jubileebaug and Rs 5,700 cash and four gold chains and a ring worth Rs 14,000 were recovered from his possession. Bipin alias Raj Hansmukh Parmar was nabbed at the ST bus stand near Padmavati Complex and a mobile phone and camera worth Rs 500 plus some gold ornaments were recovered from him, according to a DCB spokesman. Further investigations are on.
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