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Gujarat: Silica Mafia’s Nexus in Bharuch; ₹6,000 Crore Theft, Si...
Report: Multi-Crore Illegal Silica Mining, Pollution, and Administrative Nexus Exposed in Bharuch's Bhimpor-Jhagadia Belt
Dilip Patel, Ahmedabad June 2026
1. Introduction and Geographical Scope
The silica sand found in the Jhagadia taluka of Bharuch district is considered the finest in terms of quality across India. This silica is a core requi...
From Phone Tapping to AI Intelligence: Gujarat’s 25-Year Surveil...
From Phone Surveillance to AI Intelligence: The Expanding Scope of Gujarat’s Monitoring System over 25 Years
Dilip Patel
June 11, 2026, Ahmedabad
Amid the growing mechanisms for action against cybercrimes, digital intelligence, and AI-driven policing in Gujarat, old debates regarding phone surveillance and government monitoring have once again b...
From Modi-Era Surveillance to AI Policing: Gujarat’s Expanding Digital...
From ‘Operation Mule Hunt’ to AI-Powered Surveillance, a New Era of Digital Monitoring in Gujarat
Dilip Patel
Ahmedabad
Gujarat Police and the Cyber Centre of Excellence have uncovered a cyber fraud network involving ₹2,289 crore under “Operation Mule Hunt 1.0.” With action taken against 913 mule accounts, 565 FIRs registered, and 638 arrests ...
Strictness on 5 thousand employees for helmets, No penalty on leaders
No penalty on leaders in elections
Dilip Patel
Ahmedabad, June 11, 2026
A month long helmet drive was conducted in the state from May 1 to 31.
Traffic police were deployed at the entrance of government offices and action was taken against 5,123 government officials and employees who broke the helmet rule, and a total fine of Rs 16.58 lakh w...
GUJARAT; 1837 – 500 people died in a fire in Surat, 10 thousand ...
Ahmedabad, 4 June 2026
On April 24, 1837, at five o'clock in the evening, a house caught fire in the Machilipeeth area of Surat, a major trading centre, which spread throughout Surat and killed more than 500 people. 10 thousand houses were destroyed in the fire.
70 thousand people became homeless. The fire was so fierce that its smoke could be se...
Gujarat: Factories manufacturing medicines used for treating diseases ...
Gujarat industry for making drugs used in diseases and for intoxication Gujarat Industry Manufacturing Medicines Used for Recreational Drug Abuse
Case Registered Against Factory Producing Medicinal Drugs Used for Recreational Abuse; What Action Has Been Taken?
Dilip Patel
Ahmedabad, May 28, 2026
On May 1, 2026, raids were conducted on Est...
GUJARAT: Mundra in Kutch is India’s Gateway for Drugs
First 3,000 kg, Then 115 kg of Drugs Seized
A History of Drug Seizures Worth ₹30,000 Crore
Dilip Patel
Ahmedabad, May 28, 2026
On May 26, 2026, in Mundra, Kutch—situated along the Kutch coastline—a racket operated by an international drug mafia was busted; this region has emerged as a prime gateway for narcotics trafficking. A massive consi...
Modi Failed to Take Action on ₹12 Lakh Crore Corruption
The Maneuvers of Former Chief Minister Narendra Modi and Amit Shah
Dilip Patel
Ahmedabad, May 24, 2026
When Narendra Modi was the Chief Minister, the then-Minister of State for Home Affairs, Amit Shah, had announced in the Gujarat Assembly that the Congress party was involved in corruption amounting to ₹12 lakh crore.
Now that Amit Shah ser...
Why are crimes increasing in Gujarat BJP?
9-4-2026
Between 2019 and 2024, 151 cases involving atrocities against women were registered against MPs and MLAs across the country. Of these, 16 cases are related to rape.
A female lawyer from Delhi had accused Dr. K.C. Patel, the BJP MP from Valsad, of rape.
Haji Juma Raima is a prominent leader from Gandhidham, associated with the Cong...
Adani Creates a ‘Cancer Village'
Pollution from Ambuja in Vadnagar, Kodinar
Dilip Patel
Ahmedabad, April 6, 2026
According to Rambhai Jotva, Vadnagar village—located in the Kodinar taluka of the Gir Somnath district—has become severely contaminated by chemicals and polluted water discharged from Adani's Ambuja Cement plant.
Over the past 25 years, 9,000 people have been gr...
Every Person in Gujarat Consumes 5 kg of Adulterated Ghee
Cooperative dairies produce 830 million kg of ghee. 400 million kg is adulterated.
Dilip Patel
Ahmedabad, March 23, 2026
Gujarat's cooperative dairies produce 830 million kg of ghee. If ghee produced by the private sector is also taken into account, the total production in Gujarat amounts to 1.6 billion kg. When samples of this ghee were teste...
BJP Leader from Rajkot is an Expert in Running an Illicit Liquor Facto...
February 7, 2026
An illicit liquor factory belonging to a former Vice President of the Rajkot District Panchayat and a female BJP member from the Pipardi seat in Vinchhiya was busted. 218 bottles, 30 liters of liquor-making liquid were seized, and goods worth a total of Rs. 1.48 lakh were confiscated.
Police raided a farm room on the outskirts ...
Forms were distributed from the BJP office in Gujarat to remove the na...
Application filed to cancel names of 10 lakh voters found to be incorrect
Congress alleges that the BJP office printed the forms and distributed them to its workers
Ahmedabad, January 30, 2026
The Election Commission has received 12.5 lakh forms. The Election Commission says that so far, 1.5 lakh applications have been filed to cancel names....
Teen Driving – 500-fold increase in underage drivers in Ahmedaba...
Gujarat teenagers lead the country in illegal driving
Dilip Patel
Ahmedabad, January 27, 2026
Gujarat was ranked seventh in the country for the crime of driving by minors. Now, in 2025, figures have emerged from Ahmedabad that will place Gujarat at the top of the list nationwide. If a genuine effort is made to curb underage driving across the ...
Chotila BJP Scheduled Caste Morcha General Secretary Kidnapped
December 27, 2025
Kanji Bhai Virabhai Vaghela, the General Secretary of the Chotila BJP Scheduled Caste Morcha, a resident of Kharedi village in Chotila taluka, was kidnapped in a car. He was forcibly put into a car and abducted. He was also assaulted.
General Secretary Kanji Bhai Virabhai Vaghela was taken to Rajkot Civil Hospital after bein...