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Dishank Purohit

Jaipur, Rajasthan
As seen in: The Times of India, MSN India, The Economic Times, India Times, Hindustan Times, Outliers: A TOI+ series
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Geospatial mapping turns 101 highway black spots into Google Maps alerts

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By Dishank Purohit
| Outliers: A TOI+ series
Jaipur: Motorists approaching 101 accident-prone stretches on highways across the Jaipur Range may soon receive advance safety alerts through Google Maps, under a police initiative that uses three years of accident and fatality data to identify and digitally map high-risk locations. Jaipur Range police has used geospatial mapping to analyse accident records from 2023 to 2025 and pinpoint stretches where crashes and fatalities were repeatedly reported.
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‘Prospective in-laws’ gang loot family of boy, 4 held

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By Dishank Purohit
| Outliers: A TOI+ series
Jaipur: Dholpur police Friday busted a gang that allegedly posed as prospective in-laws to gain entry into a house before holding an entire family at gunpoint, tying them up and fleeing with cash, jewellery and other valuables. Four members of the gang were arrested. Police said the accused targeted the family on July 28 under the pretext of discussing a marriage proposal for the complainant’s son.
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Drone made four sorties to drop ₹50cr heroin, arms in Bikaner

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By Dishank Purohit
| The Times of India Verified
News City News jaipur News Drone made four sorties to drop ₹50cr heroin, arms in Bikaner Trending Jaipur: An increasing trend of arms smuggling along the sensitive international border areas of Rajasthan has raised significant security concerns following the latest drone drop incident in Bikaner district.The drone, which is believed to be operated from Pakistan, dropped nearly Rs 50 crore worth of heroin alongside 11 foreign-made pistols in the early hours of Saturday.
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