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,...
Three armed criminals were picked-up but released after overnight detention leading to allegations of favoritism
By Dheeraj Fartode
A team of Detection Branch (DB) of Ajni police station came under fire after its members 'botched-up' a case where they failed to complete the paper work after nabbing three armed criminals. The criminals, according to information, were put behind bars, they spent the night in lock-up on Friday, and then they were let out by the DB Squad. This action of the DB squad personnel is now matter of investigation, it is further learnt.According to information, two constables of DB Squad of the police station nabbed three criminals and recovered sharp edged weapons from their possession. The accused were taken to the police station for further inquiry. Then they were put in the lock-up of the police station for whole night for interrogation.
Sources informed that a Sub-Inspector level officer even interrogated the accused about weapons and their crime history. The accused were in an inebriated condition. Before shift change of duty officer, the accused were released without further registration of offence.
Sources informed that some relatives of the accused approached the police officer and urged them for release and it was promptly accepted. The trio were detained on Friday last and released on Saturday morning.
Second Police Inspector of the police station B P Salunke, who is in-charge of the police station as first PI is on leave, learnt about the irregularity. He called up DB squad of the police station on Monday morning and issued show cause notice to PSI and two members of DB squad.
PI Salunke confirmed the information and said that copy of the memo has been given to Additional Commissioner of Police (South region) Deepak Pandey, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone IV) Chandra Kishore Mina and Assistant Commissioner of Police (Ajni) Thakur.
Allegations against the DB squad which was formed six months ago are not new. First allegation was raised before Diwali, when a chain snatcher Pradip Bondre, who had committed eight chain snatching was arrested. Sources informed that the chain snatcher had given names of four bullion traders of Nandanvan and Kotwali area. The DB Squad seized some stolen valuables from the bullion traders and they were called up at the police station. However no offence was registered against the bullion traders and later allegations surfaced against them. In the month of February, a gambling den started operations at Chimni Square and a hushed-up action by members of DB Squad has created flutter within police circles.
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