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Jammer attached to a car with red beacon at Nagpur.  Red beacon couldn't be a saviour By Dheeraj Fartode Traffic police on Thursday attached a jammer to a car with red beacon as it was parked in a No Parking zone on West High Court (WHC) road. A senior traffic police officer informed ‘The Hitavada’ that the car (MH-31/CA-3726) was taken on rent by District administration on Thursday for a Member of Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC). The driver Milind Kamble (30), a resident of Paradsinga, dropped the officer at Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport in the evening. However the driver did not remove the red beacon and continue to drive the car in the city. He also parked the car in no-parking area opposite Haldiram’s restaurant at Shankar Nagar Square, thinking no one will dare to take action. On duty traffic cops noticed the vehicle and immediately put a jammer to the car. The officer further informed that traffic movement was affected due to the c...

DGP Maharashtra Police Sanjeev Dayal during interaction with The Hitavada Correspondent Dheeraj Fartode at Police Gymkhana in Nagpur city. -Better policing can curb Naxal menace: DGP  -Maharashtra contained naxals in 2 districts -Community policing is a must in urban centres  - Police Modernisation on right track  - Need to spruce up evidence gathering mechanism  By Dheeraj Fartode  Refuting the common perception about small states becoming hot-bed of naxal activities, Maharashtra Director General of Police Sanjeev Dayal on Thursday claimed that problem can be tackled by effective policing, size of the state hardly matters. Many security experts have apprehended that creation of Telangana and even Vidarbha will strengthen naxal movements as small state with smaller force will not be able to control this threat to national security, but the DGP clearly ruled out such a possibility. Speaking exclusively to The Hitavada, Dayal pointed out that na...

Director General of Police Sanjeev Dayal addressing a press conference during his Nagpur visit while CP K K Pathak, Joint CP Sanjay Saxena, Special IG Rajender Kumar are looks on. We are taking all steps to nab culprits of Mumbai incident and to maintain right atmosphere for women in public place  By Dheeraj Fartode Under sharp criticism following a brutal gangrape of a photo-journalist in Mumbai, the Director General of Police (DGP) Sanjeev Dayal on Thursday claimed that Maharashtra is safest place for women. Safety of women is our top priority, he claimed while appealing people not to judge efficiency of force on the basis of only one incident. “Every offence against women are freely registered in the state and such dastardly crime against women will not be tolerated,” he said. Addressing a press conference at Police Gymkhana, the DGP said that Mumbai police have arrested accused in Mumbai gang-rape case. “Cops are on toes about every matter related to sexual assault...

DJ party in Nagpur By Dheeraj Fartode Court of Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) on Monday granted two days police custody to hotel owner of Lagoon Blu. At the same time, the court did not find anything incriminating against other 13 persons nabbed including 10 college students and released them on personal surety of Rs 3,000 each. On Sunday, cops had arrested 18 girls, 27 boys and seven staff members including hotel owners during a surprise raid against an unauthorised party and seized large quantity of liquor and many youngsters in an inebriated condition. But on Monday, only 14 persons were produced. Cops produced the students and staff of the hotel in the court on Monday evening charging them with violating Prohibition act and sought police custody. However, failure of cops to conduct medical test of college students including minor to ascertain whether they had consumed liquor and whether it was served to them in violation of Prohibition Act, turned out...

Cops have initiated the action against the Hotel owner since he did not had Bar license By Dheeraj Fartode Rave party at Nagpur Crime Branch sleuths on Sunday busted a DJ party at Laiguna Blu, an upscale joint at Vaishnodevi Square on Central Avenue under the jurisdiction of Lakadganj police station, and detained 18 girls and 27 boys who were part of the party. The police booked the hotel owner and 14 others for organising party and serving liquor without license. Police also seized 50 bottles of high end wine and beer worth Rs 2 lakh. Rave party at Nagpur Joint Commissioner of Police Sanjay Saxena informed that the cops have initiated the action against the Hotel owner since he did not had Bar license. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Sunil Kolhe said that the party was hosted by Rajendrasingh Laxmansingh Genan, the owner, and he charged Rs 700 as entry fee. Rajendrasingh circulated SMS to promote the party among youths, the DCP added. Rave party at Nagp...

Kuhi gang-rape case By Dheeraj Fartode EVEN after seven months the main accused in Kuhi gang-rape case is still at large. The case that had created sensation across Maharashtra this January has now been put on the backburner by the police machinery. It’s work as usual for the cops. Six accused had gang-raped an 18-year-old girl at a farmhouse in Kuhi tehsil on January 18 and decamped with booty from six other houses. The incident had created flutter keeping the rural police on their toes. Senior police officers including Special Inspector General of Police (Nagpur Range) Rajender Singh and Superintendent of Police Dr Manoj Kumar Sharma had also camped at Kuhi police station. Agitated residents took out many morchas in the district demanding arrest of the accused. Kuhi police got a breakthrough in only six days and arrested five persons. However, Ravi Pawar, the main accused who had also beaten up the victim’s father and many others, is still at large. Cops have booked his sis...