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Major reshuffle expected in Maharashtra Police leadership

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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 ...
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It is all Tiger's fault

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By Dheeraj Fartode  Tiger Memon act had made us hang our heads in shame. The plight that befell Yakub and the Memon clan today is because of Tiger and Tiger alone, Suleiman Memon is learnt to have claimed as he paced frantically in his hotel room. Entire Memon family had suffered a lot due to the misdeeds of Tiger,” he further said as Suleiman tried to come to terms with life ups and down. He was camping in city since last three-days. The elder Memon always avoided media glare and did not utter even a word. On Wednesday, Suleman while interacting with some persons said he has full faith on Almighty and full faith in judiciary. Suleman and Usman Memon Sources further disclosed that Suleiman was frustrated over the hanging of Yakub. Suleman always told the sources that Yakub was very educated person and came back to India as former was keen to restart his business. “Tiger had used entire family members for the execution of the bombing and fled to Pakistan,” Suleiman...
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An anxious night, a hopeless dawn and the inevitatble

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By Dheeraj Fartode As the clock ticked away, Suleiman Memon, elder brother of Yakub Memon and latter's cousin, Usman, spent restless night in their hotel room. Lodged at Hotel Dwarka in busy Sitabuldi locality, both brothers provided solace to one another, providing. Both were glued to TV, as they held on to glimmer of hope that Yakub's hanging slated for early Thursday morning would get postponed. Both hardly slept even as city police kept a hawk's eye on the two, said hotel employees who served the guests.  Memon brothers Suleman and Usman walking towards car on Thursday morning. Outside a pose of policemen and horde of newspersons, photographers, cameramen, too stayed awake wanting to have comment from either of Memon's brothers. Early morning when Usman came down for a chore, he was flocked by waiting newspersons, particularly aggressive channel reporters who thrust mike and tired to get his say on the matter. A panicked Usman quickly retraced his steps ...
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Central Government rules out ITBP deployment in Gadchiroli district

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CRPF's good work ensures the force to continue anti-naxal operation with Maharashtra Police By Dheeraj Fartode Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) would continue to marshal the naxal infested Gadchiroli district. Central Government has dropped its idea of replacing the central force with another command, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP). Union Home Ministry reversed its decision and decided to walk with Maharashtra Government which wanted continuation of CRPF in the State. As per plan, ITBP was to take over anti-naxal operations in Gadchiroli from 2015. The Home Department of Maharashtra Government conveyed its position on the matter, spelling out a convincing argument that it's better to continue with present arrangement. Special Inspector General (Spl IG) CRPF (Western Sector) Sanjay Kumar Kaushik when contacted by The Hitavada confirmed the development. “State Government wants continuity in counter insurgency operations hence the decision must have been  t...
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City under hawk's eye of intelligence agencies

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By Dheeraj Fartode Intelligence agencies are keeping a hawk's eye in sensitive points of city against backdrop of July 30 hanging of Bombay blasts accused Yakub Memon. Vigil is at all time high at few points as the D-day draws near when Yakub is going to be hanged to death at Nagpur's Central Prison. Senior police officers are continuously monitoring the reports from ground and based on assessment and projections the bandobast is being adjusted in sensitive points in city, it is reliably learnt. Similarly all personnel have been told to remain on high alert and police officers are asked not to take any incident lying down.  Yakub Memon Meanwhile special task force has taken over external security at Central Prison as State police do not want to leave anything to chance. Personnel of State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) too have taken positions around entry points and porous campus of prison area. An officer of rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) is in-ch...
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