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Indian Express
13 minutes ago
- Indian Express
ED arrests Bobby Patel, gets 4-day remand in money laundering, human trafficking case
The Ahmedabad Zonal Office of Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested human trafficker Bharatkumar Rambhai Patel alias Bobby Patel, said a statement on Thursday. Bobby Patel, who has cases against him in Gujarat, West Bengal and Delhi for illegally sending Indian nationals abroad, was arrested by the ED under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Patel was produced before the Special Judge (PMLA), Mirzapura Court, Ahmedabad, which remanded him to ED custody for four days custody, the agency said in the statement. The ED said that it had initiated its investigation against Patel and others based on an FIR registered for illegally sending Indian citizens abroad since 2015 by Sola High Court Police Station in Ahmedabad City. The ED said that its probe allegedly revealed that Patel has been involved in sending 'desirous Indian nationals abroad illegally for exorbitant consideration on the basis of bogus or fabricated documents for getting visas of different countries with duplicate or bogus passports used as genuine by impersonating the passengers wrongly'. For this purpose, Patel and others, 'used to collect Rs 60 to Rs 75 lakh for one passenger, Rs 1 to 1.25 crore for a couple (husband and wife) and Rs 1.25 to 1.75 crore if children were also accompanying the passengers abroad'. In India, the ED said, multiple FIRs have been registered against Patel in Gujarat, Delhi and West Bengal. The 'Proceeds of Crime (POC) generated in this case are valued at Rs 7 crore (approx)', said the ED. Further investigation into the matter is under progress.


NDTV
14 minutes ago
- NDTV
Shubman Gill's Roaring Celebration After 1st Test Double Ton Viral. Goes On To Surpass Sunil Gavaskar, Rahul Dravid. Watch
Shubman Gill became the first Indian and Asian captain to score a double hundred in a Test match in England when he reached the milestone on the second day of the second match at Edgbaston on Thursday. The previous best was 193 by Sri Lanka's Tillakaratne Dilshan at Lord's in 2011. The skipper also posted the highest individual score by an Indian batter on English soil, surpassing Sunil Gavaskar 's 221 scored at the Oval back in 1979. In 2002, Dravid came close at the same ground but was dimissed on 217. Gill, who scored 147 on his debut as Test captain at Leeds, completed his maiden double hundred in the traditional format when he pulled Josh Tongue towards deep fine leg for a single. He then followed it with a special celebration. . @ShubmanGill rewrites the record books in England! First Asian captain to score a double century in SENA First visiting captain to score 200 in England since 2003 Only the third Indian to score a double century in England! #ENGvIND 2nd TEST, Day 2 | LIVE NOW… — Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) July 3, 2025 He took 311 deliveries to reach his double hundred which earned him a place alongside MAK Pataudi, Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni as captains with double hundreds for India. Virat Kohli holds the record with seven double centuries as skipper for India. Before Gill, the highest score by an Indian skipper in a SENA country was 192 by Mohammed Azharuddin against New Zealand in Auckland back in 1990. Azharuddin's 179 in Manchester in 1990 was the highest score by an Indian skipper in England. En route his double ton, Gill smashed 21 fours and two sixes and became the third Indian batter to score a double ton in Old Blighty after legendary pair of Sunil Gavaskar and Rahul Dravid.


New Indian Express
16 minutes ago
- New Indian Express
Shubman Gill becomes first Asian Test skipper to score double hundred in England; pips Gavaskar's 221
BIRMINGHAM: Shubman Gill became the first Indian and Asian captain to score a double hundred in a Test match in England when he reached the milestone on the second day of the second match at Edgbaston on Thursday. The skipper also posted the highest individual score by an Indian batter on English soil, surpassing Sunil Gavaskar's 221 scored at the Oval back in 1979. The previous best was 193 by Sri Lanka's Tillakaratne Dilshan at Lord's in 2011. Gill, who scored 147 on his debut as Test captain at Leeds, completed his maiden double hundred in the traditional format when he pulled Josh Tongue towards deep fine leg for a single. He took 311 deliveries to reach his double hundred which earned him a place alongside MAK Pataudi, Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni as captains with double hundreds for India. Virat Kohli holds the record with seven double centuries as skipper for India. Before Gill, the highest score by an Indian skipper in a SENA country was 192 by Mohammed Azharuddin against New Zealand in Auckland back in 1990. Azharuddin's 179 in Manchester in 1990 was the highest score by an Indian skipper in England. En route his double ton, Gill smashed 21 fours and two sixes and became the third Indian batter to score a double ton in Old Blighty after legendary pair of Sunil Gavaskar and Rahul Dravid.