Vaibhav Jha is a senior correspondent at The Indian Express, Ahmedabad. He tracks crime, politics and central agencies as beats.

November 27, 2020 15:58 IST
Brain Electrical Oscillation Signature Profiling (BEOSP) also known as brain fingerprinting is a neuro psychological method of interrogation in which the accused’s participation in the crime is investigated by studying their brain’s response
Sun, Nov 29, 2020
November 21, 2020 01:30 IST
“We have seen curfews, riots, earthquake, tsunami, assasinations of Prime Ministers, Navnirman and Anamat Andolan but we have never witnessed a time like this,” laments 60-year-old Bhagchand Anandani, a garment trader.
Sat, Nov 21, 2020
November 20, 2020 08:16 IST
Situated a kilometre from Gandhi bridge, the seasonal market in old city is witnessing an unprecedented downfall in sales as shopkeepers claim that they might incur a heavy loss this year up to 75%.
Fri, Nov 20, 2020
November 19, 2020 05:42 IST
On November 15, a missing person's complaint was lodged at Vadodara railway police station as his family members sought help on social media to trace Ajitsinh Parmar.
Thu, Nov 19, 2020
November 18, 2020 23:34 IST
According to the police, Ajitsinh Parmar had been buried in Madhya Pradesh as his body had not been identified. His family members have expressed outrage at this and demanded a probe.
Wed, Nov 18, 2020
November 06, 2020 00:14 IST
The blast brought down the godown of the adjacent Kanika Texo Fab garments, leaving 12 dead and 10 injured.
Fri, Nov 06, 2020
November 04, 2020 16:24 IST
Rescue team officials said two more persons were still believed to be trapped beneath the rubble.
Wed, Nov 04, 2020
October 19, 2020 02:10 IST
Usually this time of the year, Khanwadi, a small settlement with 1,000 households, brims with colourful effigies of Ravan and other Hindu mythological demons, often 10 to 12 feet in height.
Mon, Oct 19, 2020
October 18, 2020 20:05 IST
Usually this time of the year, Khanwadi, a small settlement with 1,000 households, brims with colourful effigies of Ravana and other Hindu mythological demons, often 10 to 12 feet in height.
Sun, Oct 18, 2020
October 15, 2020 00:49 IST
Hailing from Khanpur Hathodi village, he has a clear favourite — Leader of the Opposition and RJD scion Tejashwi Yadav.
Fri, Oct 16, 2020
October 11, 2020 21:15 IST
According to the Kutch Bhuj police, the action against the 16-year-old boy came based on information from the Ranchi police.
Sun, Oct 11, 2020
October 06, 2020 05:21 IST
According to WR officials, Train Number 02833 (Ahmedabad-Howrah Express) and Train Number 00913 (Porbandar-Shalimar Covid-19 Parcel Special Train) have been booked by Amazon India for 37 trips between October 6 to November 16.
Wed, Oct 07, 2020
October 04, 2020 22:50 IST
The 279-page book is not just a police manual to deal with various types of cyber crime and investigation process but also offers an insight into the futuristic methods being used by criminals in the cyber world, including usage of the dark web.
Mon, Oct 05, 2020
October 03, 2020 02:16 IST
Gujarat Police launched 'Prison Radio' initiative — a radio channel dedicated to over 3,000 inmates of Sabarmati Central Jail — which will play pre recorded content, including songs, interviews, information bulletins and even a programme of storytelling by the prisoners.
Sat, Oct 03, 2020
October 02, 2020 13:49 IST
Gujarat Police launched 'Prison Radio' initiative — a radio channel dedicated to over 3,000 inmates of Sabarmati Central Jail, which will play pre-recorded content including songs, interviews, information bulletins and even a program of storytelling by the prisoners.
Fri, Oct 02, 2020
October 01, 2020 19:50 IST
Most of the people who died in police custody in Gujarat were not on remand and the police has explained most to of them as either death by suicide, by illness or a road accident, to the Bureau.
Fri, Oct 02, 2020
September 11, 2020 12:51 IST
A press note issued by Amreli district police said that the group of women “was flirting to attract people” and “they were held before they could make money”.
Sat, Sep 12, 2020
September 08, 2020 04:27 IST
According to ‘Finger Prints in India 2019’ report recently released by NCRB under the Union Home Ministry, the Finger Print Bureau under DFS Gujarat topped the list by tracing as many as 69,636 search slips in 2019 followed by Tamil Nadu at 11,524 cases and Delhi at 8,517 cases.
Tue, Sep 08, 2020
September 03, 2020 04:33 IST
The gang used to target Maruti Eeco Vans parked in markets or isolated places in Anand and Kheda districts for its silencers. Later, they would extract platinum, palladium and rhodium metal dust from the silencers and sell them off.
Thu, Sep 03, 2020
August 26, 2020 05:08 IST
As per data released by the Cyber Crime Cell of Ahmedabad Police, over 15,300 complaints related to financial frauds have been received from all over Gujarat between January and July this year.
Wed, Aug 26, 2020
August 22, 2020 00:08 IST
Speaking to The Indian Express, a senior official of ATS said, "There were questions being raised on the issue of his arrest. These videos do not harm the investigation and what is the harm in keeping transparency anyway?
Sat, Aug 22, 2020
August 19, 2020 15:04 IST
According to officials, the accused Irfan alias Kalia Shaikh had come to Ahmedabad from Mumbai.
Wed, Aug 19, 2020
August 14, 2020 04:32 IST
Speaking to The Indian Express, Dharmendrasinh Vaghela said that the fake account on Facebook was brought to his notice on Wednesday morning by his friends who were alerted by a ‘friend request’ sent to them by Facebook user ‘Veghela Dharmendrasinh IPS’.
Fri, Aug 14, 2020
August 11, 2020 15:23 IST
The state government was under pressure from the civil society for failing to take action against the hospital management even after it emerged that the hospital did not have a no-objection certificate (NOC) from the fire department of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation.
Wed, Aug 12, 2020
August 07, 2020 23:44 IST
The police said it was waiting for the probe report from the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) of the incident.
Sat, Aug 08, 2020




