The State Home Department in Maharashtra is gearing up for a significant overhaul of its top police leadership, including the position of Director General of Police (DGP) and Police Commissioners of Nagpur and Thane. The impending retirement of the current DGP, Rajnish Seth, on December 31 has prompted the department to commence the process of selecting his successor.A top rank official said that several prominent names have emerged as contenders for the esteemed position of State DGP. The frontrunner is Senior IPS Officer Rashmi Shukla, who currently serves as the Director General (DG) of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB). Mumbai Police Commissioner Vivek Phansalkar is also a strong candidate for the role. Other notable contenders include Thane CP Jaijeet Singh, DG ATS Sadanand Date, DG Police Housing Sandeep Bishnoi, DG Railway Pradnya Sarvade, Additional Director of NIA Atulchandra Kulkarni, and DG State Security Corporation Bipin Kumar Singh, he said. He further stated that the State Home ...
By Dheeraj Fartode
Sensation prevailed in Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) area in Kanhan when a security guard of WCL opened fire at an attacking mob and stabbed six persons with sharp-edged weapons on Friday night. Two persons were injured seriously while six others sustained minor injuries. Later, the angry mob set ablaze a patrolling vehicle of WCL.
According to information, Raja Dhurve, Anil Markam and Vicky Varma were heading towards their home from Khadan No 4 area after attending Garba event on Friday late night. WCL’s security guards Premshankar Raut and Ajay Chauhan stopped the trio to enquire about their presence in the mine-area.
The patrolling jeep of WCL that was set ablaze by locals on Friday night. |
Chauhan suspected that the youngsters were involved in diesel theft in the area, and started beating the youths after which Anil and Vicky ran away. The guards allegedly beat Raja, who was in their custody, black and blue. Meanwhile, Anil and Vicky returned to the spot with 10-12 people more from nearby locality.
There was a heated exchange of words between the mob and the guards. The mob turned violent and started thrashing Chauhan. Another guard Raut took out sharp-edged weapons and charged at the mob and injured six persons. Chauhan also opened fire at mob with 12 bore rifle.
Pramod Karamsingh sustained bullet injuries on his hand. Angry over this, the mob set ablaze a patrolling jeep (MH-40/Y-6004) at the spot. Security guard Raut also sustained grievous injuries in the attack. Injured guards were shifted to Military Hospital while other injured persons were rushed to Indira Gandhi Government Medical College and Hospital (IGGMCH), Nagpur. The injured persons were identified as Jagdish Bharti, Sachin Dhurve, Budhram Vishwakarma, Shivkumar Vishwakarma, Ashok Tekam, and Pramod Singh Chauhan.
Kanhan Police booked the security guards of WCL under sections 307, 34 of Indian Penal Code read with section 3/25 of Indian Arms Act. Acting on a counter complaint, the police booked the youths under sections 147, 148, 149, 324 and 435 of IPC.
On Saturday morning, a mob of the locality gheraod Kanhan Police Station demanding immediate release of the arrested youths. Congress leader and former MLC S Q Zama met the injured youths and inquired about their health.
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