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Minor's rape-murder: Gujarat HC commutes convict’s death penalty to life imprisonment

February 02, 2026 9:06 pm

It cannot be said that he would be a menace to society in future, says court

The incident unfolded on Monday afternoon when the woman visited a local pond

Valsad man gets death for raping, killing minor

December 04, 2025 9:57 pm

The convict, who police identified as Razak Khan, is presently lodged at the Surat Central Jail Sources said that this is the second instance of capital punishment handed down by the same POCSO court.

Rain lashes South Gujarat districts: Valsad paddy farmers stare at huge losses

October 28, 2025 4:11 am

Sources in Valsad’s agriculture department said the major crop is paddy, followed by sugarcane, horticulture and mango

2 held from Valsad for poaching leopard, trafficking remains for 'tantrik rituals'

October 16, 2025 9:54 am

A release issued by the forest department said that on a tip-off, a team raided the residence of Patel and recovered leopard skin.

Daman nursing college accountant gets life term for killing principal, burning body in her car, in Valsad forest

October 14, 2025 8:06 pm

The only lead police found was the victim's nose pin from the skeletal remains

UP police receives 'hoax' threat message about bombs at Vapi textile units, 1 arrested

April 30, 2025 1:10 am

Police subsequently arrested one Harsh Tiwari (20), a resident of Balitha village and a native of Uttar Pradesh, for sending the WhatsApp message to the police control room

Father among four of family arrested after 22-year-old dies of 'oil lamp' burns in Valsad

April 20, 2025 9:15 am

The victim had burn marks all over her body, said police.

Man held with 2 passports in Gujarat’s Valsad, police say he wanted to settle in Portugal

April 12, 2025 6:05 pm

Acting on a tip-off, a team of Special Operation Group reached a factory in Sarigam GIDC on Friday and questioned Rajesh Bari, 38, who initially denied having two passports.