Theft
The Mahidharpura police have registered a case of theft against an unidentified youth, who escaped with a bag containing Rs 1.18 lakhs in cash belonging to a person, relieving himself at a urinal near Mudada Gate underbridge on Sunday morning. Dayaljibhai Rathod, a resident of Raghuvir Society at Amroli, complained to the police that when he was relieving himself, an unidentified youth snatched his bag containing the cash and escaped. Although Rathod raised an alarm, the culprit still managed to escape, he added. A case under IPC 379 has been registered at the police station and is being investigated.

Snake bite
One Zaverbhai Nathabhai, 30, a resident of Kosad on the outskirts of the city, died due to snake-bite on Sunday at the New Civil hospital of the city, the Katargam police said. When Nathabhai was sleeping in a farm, owned by his cousin, Harshadbhai, he was bitten by a poisonous snake during the early hours of Saturday, the police added. A case under CrPC 174 has been registered.