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A Village Burnt Overnight: Tears, Loss and Survival in Dhamangaon Blaze

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  Sitting amid the blackened remains of his home, 32-year-old Nikesh Gawali carefully broke open a half-melted plastic box with a screwdriver. His hands shook slightly, not out of fear, but out of hope. “I’m trying to find my daughter Aarti’s gold earrings,” he said quietly, still focused on the box. “She’s just five. I got them made recently after months of labour work.” The plastic box, warped and blackened by heat, was one of the few things left from his two-room house on the outskirts of Dhamangaon village . All around him lay ash, broken tin sheets and charred wooden beams. The walls had cracked under the heat and the front room’s tin roof had caved in completely. What remained was a blackened debris all around - almost nothing to suggest a home once stood there. Nikesh earns his living as an agricultural labourer, like many in the village. Work is uncertain and depends on the season. Those earrings weren’t just jewellery - they were a small dream, a reward for his hard work,...
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Police nab six in Tumsar Sarafa family murder case

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  • Rs 5 cr dacoity and brutal murder cracked 
  • One accused arrested from Hudkeshwar area by City Crime Branch

By Dheeraj Fartode
Bhandara police on Friday cracked sensational Tumsar murder-dacoity case in barely 12 hours and detained six persons so far. Motive behind the murder was dacoity only and the accused had killed bullion trader’s family so as to hide their identity. 
Superintendent of Police (SP) Bhandara Kailash Kanse told ‘The Hitavada’ that six persons are detained in the case and many more would be arrested soon. “We are on the right track,” he said. One of the accused Sohail, a resident of Tajbagh has been nabbed by Nagpur crime branch led by senior PI Madhav Giri and handed over to Bhandara police. 
Informing the crime story, the SP said that Sanjay Chimanlal Soni used to sell gold ornaments in local areas of Gondia and Bhandara district. Sanjay along with his driver used to travel in the area in his car. He always took help of local drivers. The local driver, who were aware about Sanjay’s business, hatched a conspiracy to loot him. 
On Wednesday, Sanjay hired a local driver as his driver was on leave. The driver immediately informed his associates of Nagpur and hatched plan to loot Sanjay.
After selling jewellery at Gondia district, the driver stopped the car at Birsi when he saw his accomplices were standing at roadside. The accused first looted jewellery from the car and then strangulated Sanjay. The accused then boarded the car and drove the car to Sanjay’s house. 
The accused then forcibly entered the house and threatened Sanjay’s wife Poonam (43), son Drumil (12). After getting all jewellery in their custody, the accused brutally killed Poonam and Drumil to cover their identity. 
SP Kanse informed that massive manhunt was launched after police got information about the dacoity. Maximum stolen valuables have been seized by the police, he added. 
Sanjay, a resident of Ranpara village was son of Chimanlal Hiralal Soni, a well-known sarafa merchant. The brutal incident came to light on Thursday morning when a milkman found no response to doorbell. He immediately alerted wife of Sanjay’s younger brother. She also attempted to call them up on phone. When she got no response, she asked her daughter Aarchi (19) to go to Sanjay’s house to check. Aarchi was in shock after she saw Sanjay’s body lying on floor. She immediately called her parents. The police got information at 10.15 am. 

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