By Dheeraj Fartode Shocking allegations of misconduct have emerged against a police officer in Nagpur City Police. The officer is accused of abusive and degrading behaviour, particularly targeting accused in Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. Sources claim that the senior officer arrives at the police station and calls the accused into a separate room, where the officer not only hurls abuse at the accused but also spits at their face. Later, the officer allegedly kicks the accused in the private parts. In some incidents, when a couple approached a police station in Nagpur to file a complaint following a domestic dispute, the police sent a proposal for preventive action to the officer. However, instead of handling the matter professionally, the officer allegedly made the man sit down, then kicked him in the private parts and leave him in pain and humiliation. The behaviour of the high ranked official have raised questions about the professionalism of law enforcemen...
Agriculture minister Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil making a point during press conference while MLA Sunil Kedar looks on. Agriculture Minister maintains his tough stance and blasts NCP-controlled WRD for abysmally poor performance, rejects WRD’s figure on irrigation potential and reveals bitter differences between Congress and NCP By Dheeraj Fartode Agriculture Minister Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil on Monday once again fired salvo at Water Resources Department (WRD) and reiteratred 0.1 per cent irrigation potential figure created during NCP regime. He contemptuously dismissed the irrigation potential figures cited by WRD and stated after spending thousands of crore in past one decade only 0.1 irrigation has been added. “I am firm on my stand that 18 per cent land came under irrigation in past 60 years. However, only 0.1 percent land was brought under irrigation in past 10 years,” said the Agriculture Minister. The firm statement made by Vikhe-Patil during a press conference at Ti...