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28 firearms, 862 NDPS Cases, Rs 7.7 Crore; Seized: Rural Police crack down hard in 2025

With the seizure of 28 illegal fire-arms and 57 cartridges, registration of 4,712 liquor cases, and a sharp rise to 862 NDPS cases , the Nagpur Rural Police delivered one of their toughest crackdowns on crime in 2025. Along with this, preventive action was taken against 2,178 accused involved in illegal activities.  Large-scale operations against crime and unlawful businesses led to seizures worth Rs 7.7 crore by the police during the year. Preventive action against  1,496  According to official records, preventive action under Section 126 of the BNSS increased sharply from 569 cases in 2024 to 1,496 cases in 2025 which marked a 163 per cent rise. Preventive actions under Section 129 BNSS also increased from 1,644 cases to 1,965 cases. Violations of preventive bonds rose from 85 cases in 2024 to 201 cases in 2025, and fines recovered through courts jumped from Rs 11,600 to Rs 23,66,200. The number of externed accused increased from 42 to 106, while detentions under the...

Police busted a racket involved in fake land deals


Dhantoli Police busted a racket involved in fake land deals by putting behind bars five persons, including two women, for swindling lakhs of rupees from several persons. Cops seized copies of bogus agreements, 7/12 records, sale-deeds, photo Identity cards, seals and other forged dpcuments from the possession of the acused persons.

Cops arrested accused, Shama Keshav Kumbhare (80), a resident of Untkhana, Dolly Joseph (30), a resident of Chandan Nagar (30), Nikhil Ramchandra Kale (27), a resident of Surendra Nagar, Shabbir Khan (31), a resident of Gittikhadan and one Ghanshyam Jagdishprasad Sharma, on the charges under Sections 420, 465, 467, 468 and 471 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

According to Police, the accused persons approached Uttam alias Baba Jangluji Mendhe (35), a resident of 121, HB Estate Sonegaon and told him that they wanted to sell Plot No 59, Khasra No 13/1, Mouza Somalwada, at Guruchhaya Cooperative Society. Showing some forged documents, they told him that the plot belonged to Vasudha Shantilal Dakhne of Gondia. The accused persons then took Rs 8.44 lakh from Mendhe between September 30, 2012 and October 1, 2012, made agreement with Medhe towards the sale of the plot at Swaraj Party office, NIT Building. When Mendhe came to know that he was cheated, he lodged a complaint with the police. Investigations revealed that Vasudha Dakhne, a resident of Gondia, was the orginal owner of the plot. Shama Kumbhare impersonated as Vasudha Dakhne and signed the agreement. Dolly Joseph posed as Vasudha Dakhne’s daughter. Accused Nikhil Kale and Shabbir Khan alleged prepared the forged documents for the agreement.

Cops arrested all the five accused and obtained remand for their interrogation till October 5. Police investigations revealed that the accused persons duped several persons in many more such fake land deals.



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