Crime watch 8212; Surat

Burn deaths
A resident of Mahaprabhnagar area of Limbayat succumbed to her burn injuries after Saturday midnight. Rekha Bhimrao Mahadev, 23, was being treated at Maskati Hospital, for burns sustained on November 10, the police said. According to Rekha8217;s dying declaration, she was cooking on a stove when her sari accidentally caught fire. In another case registered at Udhna Police Station, Jashoda Prahlad Rawal 35 of Agarwalnagar in Udhna also died at the Maskati Hospital on Saturday night. Jashoda was making tea at her house at around 10:30 pm when her night gown caught fire, the dying declaration recorded by the police said. Cases under CrPC 174 have been registered in the respective police stations and are being investigated.

PASA arrests
The city Prevention of Crime Branch on Sunday arrested three persons, including a woman, under the Prevention of Anti-Social Activities PASA Act for illegally storing and selling Indian-Made Foreign Liquor in Pandesara area of the city. The three, all residents of Daxeshwarnagar in Pandesara, have been sent to Sabarmati, Bhuj and Porbander jails respectively.

Woman killed
Gangaji Bhil, a woman residing at Dambi village of Mandvi taluka, died after wheels of a truck rolled over her head, the Mandvi police said. According to the police, the unidentified driver of a truck, which has been identified only by its number 7810 was reversing his vehicle when the mishap took place. The driver is absconding since and the police has registered a case under sections of IPC and MVA and is investigating further.