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Entire Village Engulfed in Massive Fire in Nagpur distict, Residents Flee for Safety

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A devastating fire reduced large parts of Dhamangaon village in Bhivapur tehsil of Nagpur district to ashes after flames spread rapidly from nearby agricultural land and engulfed homes within minutes. The fire forced villagers to flee in panic to save themselves. According to officials, the fire started when some villagers set dry agricultural waste on fire in nearby fields at around 6 pm. Due to strong winds, the flames quickly went out of control and began moving towards the village. Dhamangaon, which has many old houses made of wood and traditional materials, became highly vulnerable as the fire reached residential areas. Eyewitnesses said the situation worsened as night fell and electricity supply was disrupted which plunged the village into darkness. “There was fire everywhere and complete darkness. People were shouting and running to save their lives,” said a villager. As the fire entered the village, it spread rapidly from one house to another. Cattle sheds and storage areas als...
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Prakash Pohare arrested at Akola

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Prakash Pohare arrived in the court.
Editor-in-chief of Marathi daily ‘Deshonnati’ Prakash Pohare was arrested by the crime branch of Nagpur Rural police on Tuesday morning from his Akola farmhouse. Cops then produced Pohare before court of Judicial Magistrate First Class, Kalmeshwar, where the court remanded him to two days police custody.
The cops arrived at Kalmeshwar police station around at 2 pm. His close relatives including former MLAs Harshawardhan Deshmukh, Ashok Dhawad also arrived at Kalmeshwar police station. Cops then registered a entry of Pohare’s arrest in station diary and took him for medical check-up.
Acting on a specific tip-off, a team of Crime branch led by PI Rajan Pali and PSI Arvind Saraf spotted Pohare at his Barshitakli road farmhouse. The team was chased by some well-wishers of Pohare and cops later resurfaced and surprised them by arresting him.
According to police officers, Pohare was about to leave the place, but the special squad foiled his plan and arrested him around 7.30 am. Cops then took Pohare to Akola Kotwali police station and registered arrest of Pohare and similarly faxed a copy of arrest to Kalmeshwar police station and informed Nagpur SP Dr Manoj Kumar Sharma. Cops produced Pohare before JMFC court at 3.30 pm where Adv Prakash Jaiswal assisted to prosecution and Adv Ansari was defence lawyer.
According to prosecution, Pohare’s custodial interrogation was necessary since they wanted to know how he hired the gunman and circumstances leading to firing and death of one innocent worker. It was a cold-blooded murder, there was a conspiracy and preparation, the prosecution claimed and stated that he had several criminal cases and had assaulted many of his workers in the past as well.
Defence claimed that Pohare was unnecessarily implicated in the case. After a scuffle, there was accidental fire to which Pohare was no way responsible. There was no conspiracy, no intention and Pohare was trying to secure his premises from unauthorised occupants.
Pohare was booked for murder of security supervisor Rajendra Krishnarao Dupare (47), a resident of Sonba Nagar on October 13. Dupare was killed after bullet was fired by the gunman who accompanied Pohare. Kalmeshwar police had registered a case against Pohare, gunman Harikrishna Dwivedi and five others under sections 109, 147, 148, 149 and 302 of Indian Penal Code and 3 read with 25 of Arms Act. Accused gunman Harikrishna Dwivedi was arrested by the police on October 13.
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