Ahmedabad: A local court on Wednesday refused to send security guard Dharam Singh (27), accused of restraining and raping a 22-year-old student, to police remand, and sent him to judicial custody.Singh allegedly raped the interior design student, who lived as a paying guest in Jodhpur area, on her apartment building’s terrace. He also allegedly restrained…
Ahmedabad: It was remorse at a later stage of the trial that prompted Ayaz Saiyed — an accused in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case — to turn approver and reveal to the court the conspiracy hatched by members of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) to bomb the city.Saiyed’s testimony proved crucial…
Gandhinagar: Overcrowding and recurring clashes among inmates have emerged as big challenges inside Sabarmati Central Jail, prompting the prison administration to enhance the mental health preparedness of its personnel through a specialised training programme.The prison, which currently houses about 4,000 undertrial and convicted prisoners, recently organised a week-long workshop titled PRAHARI (Psychological Risk Assessment, Health…
Gandhinagar: Minister of state for prisons Kamlesh Patel said on Sunday that jails in the state are no longer just places for serving punishment, but have evolved into centres of rehabilitation. Patel was speaking at an event in Gandhinagar, where appointment letters were presented to 11 Class I and Class II officers who have been…
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the BJP-led Centre, alleging that jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi enjoys official protection and describing him as the “son-in-law” of the “ED Party”, a term he used to refer to the BJP. Addressing a gathering in…
Hemant Modi, convicted in a 2005 Naroda murder case, kept changing not just his first name but even his surname to blend into different social and professional circles, said police Ahmedabad: For 12 years, 53-year-old Hemant Nagindas Modi treated identity like a costume change. The murder convict — who jumped parole in 2014 — lived…
AHMEDABAD: If a murder convict jumps parole, you would expect him to disappear into hiding. But Hemant Nagindas Modi allegedly spent the last decade quite brazenly in front of the camera. For nearly 12 years, the 53-year-old — known in entertainment circles as Spandan Modi and sometimes Twinkle Dave — acted alongside some of Bollywood’s…
Using aliases such as “Twinkle Dave” in theatre circles and “Spandan Modi” in films, he gradually entered Gujarati entertainment circles before shifting to Mumbai for film and serial work Ahmedabad: Long before police tracked him down as a parole jumper, Hemant Nagindas Modi, 53, had already mastered the art of becoming someone else.Years before entering…
The initiative, informallycalled “Jail Ki Pathshala”, will provide educational opportunities ranging from primary schooling to higher studies, along with vocational and skill-development courses Ahmedabad: In a first-of-its-kind initiative, Sabarmati Central Jail is set to launch a virtual education programme that will allow inmates to attend regular online classes and interact directly with teachers from inside…
