A suspected suicide in Rajkot, Gujarat, turned into a murder case after a post-mortem revealed a 23-year-old man was forced to drink acid and strangled.
The deceased woman’s family said that a day before her death, Nandini had gone to Aslam's aunt's house in the Jangaleshwar area, where she was beaten so badly that she had injuries on her body.
A married woman in Rajkot, has filed a police complaint claiming she was trapped on social media, sexually exploited, and repeatedly pressured to convert into Islam.
Sources said the latest case came to light after a resident reported two suspicious women living near Raiya Chowkdi through a dedicated police helpline.
Both the Muslim men fled the spot; however, they returned with a mob carrying weapons, including pipes in their hands and started fighting with the Hindus involved in the Holika Dahan
Rs 5.78 lakh crore worth of MoUs signed at the Rajkot Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference signal the rise of Saurashtra–Kutch as Gujarat’s next major industrial and investment growth hub.
The court convicted the culprits under IPC 121(C) (waging war against the government) and sections 25(1-B) A and 27 of the Arms Act and sentenced all of them to life imprisonment. In addition, a fine of ₹12,000 has also been imposed on each of them. A copy of the verdict is available with OpIndia.
As per the FIR copy, the incident occurred on 31st December 2024. Farooq Musani and others broke into the shops in the Old Danapith area of Rajkot, citing a Waqf Board Order.