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

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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...
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Security beefed-up in city after terror alert

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By Dheeraj Fartode

SECURITY got beefed-up in second capital and special searches were carried out at malls after city police received specific alert from Maharashtra police headquarters. Throughout the day police patrolling was intensified in sensitive areas and police presence stepped at key installations including Railway station.
Sources said that an alert was sounded about terrorist strike on July 21 in major cities of Maharashtra including Pune and Mumbai and at Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh. The alert based on intercepts said that anti-national elements may also hijack planes from small airstrips or attack at Railway station. Following this authorities have beefed up security at airports, railway station and sensitive areas, the sources claimed.
The sources further informed that July is a worrying month for Maharashtra police as a string of blasts--such as the serial train blasts of 2006, and triple blasts of 2011-- have in the past occurred in this month. The railway police has asked its force to be extra alert as monsoon was happy hunting ground for extremists and now IB provided specific alert for Pune and Mumbai railway, it was reliably learnt.
Joint Commissioner of Police Sanjay Saxena told ‘The Hitavada’ that city police conducted searches in view of upcoming festival season and also aimed to create general alertness among the people. Special searches were also conducted in sensitive areas of city.
A platoon of Quick Response Team (QRT) was specially deployed at Nagpur railway station from Saturday night along with additional force of Government Railway Police (GRP) and Railway Protection Force (RPF).
Senior Divisional Security Commandant (Sr DSC) Ibrahim Shariff told ‘The Hitavada’, “We have regulated entry to railway station through East and Western sides and rest of all points were closed as a precautionary measure. Foot patrolling in railway station premises has been increased and checks were also carried out using dog squads.” We are checking every passenger luggage, Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) is also on stand-by,” the officer added.
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), which guards the Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, is also on high alert.

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