Dabo club Nagpur Efforts to reopen the controversial Dabo Club, which was shut down for 45 days following the murder of two young men, have triggered strong anger and fear among the families of the victims. The incident took place in the early hours of December 26 last year during a Christmas party at Dabo Club. Pranav Ranavare (27) was allegedly killed after a minor dispute. His friend, Gaurav Karda (34), was badly injured in the same incident and later died during treatment. The Sonegaon police arrested six accused - Soumya Deshmukh, Mehul alias Monu Rahate, Rajiv Chawla, Abhay Jhamtani, Gappu Sharma and Tushar Nankani. All the accused are currently lodged in jail. The club is owned by Directors Devyani Vijay Wadettiwar, Karan Vikram Thakkar and Mohd Hamza Rayeen. It may be mentioned here that Dabo Club has a long history of complaints related to harassment and assaults. Police sources said repeated warnings were ignored by the management. During the investigation, it was found...
- Top police brass in Nagpur Police Commissionerate seems deeply untouched at non working of surveillance system
By Dheeraj Fartode
The next time city police dishes out expert advice, especially to keep a check on intruders, citizens or business should dare to ask back the cops, have they done it themselves? The question has arisen as the close circuit televisions (CCTV) system at office of Commissioner of Police have been rendered useless. The reason, CCTV at CP office are out of order for past one year or so.
Sources informed that the cameras were installed during the tenure of then CP Pravin Dixit who then ordered police station to advocate using CCTV after receipt of theft complaints. After working for a year, the system developed a technical snag during the tenure of Ankush Dhanvijay as CP. Dhanvijay paid little heed to repair the CCTV. K K Pathak took over reins of Nagpur Police Commissionerate in November 2012, and with the defunct CCTV system also, now it is learnt.
Pathak too had batted for CCTV cameras and asked the force to pursue the policy promoted by his predecessor Commissioner of Police Pravin Dixit. As such Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs), Police Station Officers (PSOs) are consistently appealing shop owners in city to go for CCTV cameras as cops argue the footage come in handy during investigations as it offers important clues.
Sometimes back, Commissioner of Police had announced a plan to install CCTV at strategic locations in the city to help in better policing the city. A plan too was drafted wherein it was mentioned that the cameras would help police combat street crime, especially chain-snatchers and also help in keeping effective check on traffic violators and hoodlums. CP had contacted Manganese Ore India Limited (MOIL) and Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) to sponsor the equipment and installation for 100 CCTVs as part of their corporate social responsibility.
However, city police initiative for CCTV coverage of city is contrary to its own disinterest in putting its house in order. Or should one think the cops do not like the obnoxious CCTV to record happenings in office of top cop of city.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Headquarters) Sunil Kolhe who is in-charge for overlooking administration at CP office was not available for comment. Repeated attempts to contact him failed.
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