Jaipur: Cyber crime police are probing a five-star hotel at Jawahar Circle area after a gang allegedly used it to stage a fake courtroom and defraud a 75-year-old man of Rs 23.56 lakh.The victim, Santosh Kumar from Mansarovar, was placed under “digital arrest” between May 23-26. He was falsely accused in a fabricated money laundering…

Bhilwara: Former deputy chief minister and Congress national general secretary Sachin Pilot highlighted pressing public issues during the visit to his constituency Tonk on Thursday, emphasising the need for better planning and implementation of public services and quota provisions.Addressing the media, Pilot pointed out the recurring problems of water and electricity shortages that plague the…

Jaipur: An FIR was registered against a 50-year-old man Thursday in Sridungargarh area of Bikaner for sexually abusing two minor girls aged nine and seven years. The two girls came to visit a temple located on the agricultural farm owned by the accused when he lured them into a nearby hut and tried to rape…

Jaipur: Seed shops across Rajasthan remained closed on Thursday as the Agricultural Input Dealers Association staged a protest against raids ordered by agriculture minister Kirori Lal Meena this week. Dealers questioned the validity of seizures conducted by the agriculture department and petitioned BJP president Madan Rathore to intervene.“As far as seeds are concerned, how can…

Jaipur: Special Operations Group (SOG) of Rajasthan Police Thursday arrested three govt officials in connection with the 2021 Sub-Inspector recruitment examination paper leak case, further unravelling a complex web of corruption in the recruitment process.The arrests include two assistant accounts officers (AAOs)—Purushottam Dadhich (35) and Sandeep Kumar Lata (43)— and a Grade III teacher, Kundan…