Ahmedabad: A 32-year-old woman from Bopal on Monday filed a complaint with Sola police alleging that her in-laws harassed and threatened her, seeking documents of a house which was owned by her husband, who died of Covid-19 in May 2021.The complainant said in her FIR with Sola police that she got married with a man from Gota in 2014 according to wish of her family members. She said that her husband got transferred to Pune in Maharashtra in 2015 while her father-in-law, mother-in-law and brother-in-law lived in a house in Gota that belonged to her husband .She said that she along with her husband used to visit that house on festivals only.In 2020, the couple returned to their house in Gota due to the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns.The woman and her husband, who both worked with a private firm, were working from their home in Gota due to the Covid-19 situation.The complainant’s husband got infected with Covid-19 and succumbed to it on May 19, 2021. After his death, she stayed with her in-laws at their home in Gota. During that time, her in-laws began seeking papers of the house from her and held her responsible for her husband’s death. The woman informed her family members about the harassment after which they took her to their home in Gota. Even after that, her in-laws continued to call and threaten her seeking the property document.
Ahmedabad: A woman from Bavla approached Abhayam 181 helpline over alleged harassment by her father-in-law. The woman said that her husband died six years ago. Out of their three children, a daughter was married off by her in-laws after taking money from the groom. Out of two sons, one was sent out to work, whereas another who has mental disability stays with her. She said that on pretext of helping her out, the father-in-law tried to exploit her sexually.“When she approached her mother-in-law over the issue, she instead blamed her and beaten her. They also stopped her from working outside. Even for the grains they charged her money. She then approached the helpline,” said a counsellor.The team members added that the father-in-law eventually admitted his folly and promised not to harass her after threatened with a case. In another case, a 24-year-old woman approached the helpline to prevent her marriage. She mentioned that she was being married off to a youth even as she was in love with another man. The woman threatened to commit suicide. Thus, she was sent to observation home. tnn
A 38-year-old Shilaj resident was assaulted by a man from whom he had borrowed money. An attempt to murder complaint was registered at Bopal police station.Hitesh Thakor (38), resident of Avnish Heights in Shilaj, had borrowed Rs 5 lakh from a Gota resident identified as Viraj Desai. In his complaint, Thakor stated that on Wednesday night Desai demanded Rs 25 lakh for the Rs 5 lakh loan.Thakor said he had taken a loan of only Rs 5 lakh and won’t be able to return it right away. At this Desai threatened to kill him. Desai and his accomplices then attacked Thakor with sticks and snatched his two gold chains worth Rs 4.5 lakh.Thakor has suffered multiple fractures and was admitted to a hospital. Bopal police filed an attempt to murder FIR against Desai and sevenothers who allegedly accompanied him.
Ahmedabad: A moneylender and seven of his associates attacked a resident of the Shilaj at his apartment complex on Wednesday night, over a debt. Bopal police registered a case of attempted murder and are investigating further.Hiten Thakore, 38, in his complaint said that when he got to his house at Avinash Heights near Shilaj Crossroads on Wednesday night, Ankit Pandya and his friends Viraj Desai, Shelu Rabari, Kiran Rabari and four other persons were standing near his building.Thakore said he had borrowed Rs 5 lakh from Viraj a week ago, and Viraj was demanding Rs 25 lakh back. Thakore said Viraj and his men stopped him and demanded the money. Thakore told them that he had borrowed the money for a month and couldn’t return it immediately.The men with Viraj, who were armed with hockey sticks and baseball bats, then hit him on his head. As he began calling for help. Thakore’s friends, Vijay Sharma and Bhura Prajpati, tried to save him, but the accused attacked them both, injuring Sharma.Thakore said he was wearing two gold chains and had a high-end mobile phone, which the accused snatched. They left after threatening to kill him. He was admitted to a private hospital and on Friday lodged a complaint against these persons for attempted murder, robbery and criminal intimidation.
Ahmedabad: Call it the impact of six flyovers, an underpass or the long periods of night curfews imposed during past two years of the pandemic, the stretch between Sarkhej and Vaishnodevi circles on SG Road recorded an impressive drop of 28% in road traffic accident (RTA) calls received by EMRI 108 from 2019 to 2021. According to the EMRI 108 data, the city overall recorded 14% drop in RTA calls in 2021 compared to 2019. The drop in accidents on the stretch on the SG Road, which is one of the busiest in terms of vehicular volume and carries infamy of being one of the top accident hotspots in the city, was double as compared to the city average. The biggest drop was seen near Gota where the calls fell from 566 to 338, or about 40%. “The reduction should also be seen in the light that three new locations are added at Thaltej, Science City and Vaishnodevi circle in 2021. But even then, the numbers have decreased,” said a senior EMRI analyst. Tejas Patel, DCP of city police’s traffic branch, said night curfew due to the pandemic and road engineering interventions reduced collisions by a great margin. “The stretch has seen operationalization of several flyovers in the past couple of years that has eased traffic flow,” he said, adding that traffic bottlenecks are being identified and removed across the city. Amit Khatri, executive committee member of Gujarat Road Safety Authority, said that the past couple of years have witnessed operationalization of several road infrastructure projects including a few roads parallel to SG Road, which has reduced vehicle burden on the stretch. “Enforcement near Jagatpur and Gota has also improved which has reduced parked vehicles right on the road. The statistics are encouraging, and should motivate us to continue the trend,” he said.
Ahmedabad: Call it the impact of six flyovers, an underpass or the long periods of night curfews imposed during past two years of the pandemic, the stretch between Sarkhej and Vaishnodevi circles on SG Road recorded an impressive drop of 28% in road traffic accident (RTA) calls received by EMRI 108 from 2019 to 2021.According to the EMRI 108 data, the city overall recorded 14% drop in RTA calls in 2021 compared to 2019. The drop in accidents on the stretch on the SG Road, which is one of the busiest in terms of vehicular volume and carries infamy of being one of the top accident hotspots in the city, was double as compared to the city average.The biggest drop was seen near Gota where the calls fell from 566 to 338, or about 40%. "The reduction should also be seen in the light that three new locations are added at Thaltej, Science City and Vaishnodevi circle in 2021. But even then, the numbers have decreased," said a senior EMRI analyst.Tejas Patel, DCP of city police's traffic branch, said night curfew due to the pandemic and road engineering interventions reduced collisions by a great margin."The stretch has seen operationalization of several flyovers in the past couple of years that has eased traffic flow," he said, adding that traffic bottlenecks are being identified and removed across the city.Amit Khatri, executive committee member of Gujarat Road Safety Authority, said that the past couple of years have witnessed operationalization of several road infrastructure projects including a few roads parallel to SG Road, which has reduced vehicle burden on the stretch. "Enforcement near Jagatpur and Gota has also improved which has reduced parked vehicles right on the road. The statistics are encouraging, and should motivate us to continue the trend," he said.
