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Maharashtra Police officers are working hard to protect civilians in the ongoing civil strife in South Sudan, despite facing shortage of food  By Dheeraj Fartode  NAGPUR, July 16 THERE is war. There is peace. And, there is a situation called civil strife that does not fit into category of either war or peace. But, in all these situations, saviours assume a special significance for people. For the strife-stricken people of South Sudan, a team of Maharashtra Police is proving to be that bunch of angels, saviours.  These angels are Sail Sheela, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP); Dr Sanjay Tungar, Vijay Pillewar, Gautam Pathare, Dhammapal Bansode, all Police Inspectors, are the officers who are serving in South Sudan under United Nations Peace-Keeping Mission. They are performing their duties almost round-the-clock, for, any incident can occur any time.  This picture speaks volumes about the disturbance  in South Sudan, as well as the risk of ...

                                                                INTERVIEW  Pravin Dixit, who retires as Maharashtra Police chief on July 31, talks to ‘The Hitavada’ on new initiatives, his achievements, and career experiences  By Dheeraj Fartode  In his almost four-decade long career, he has donned police uniform with pride. He has seen policing evolve through various challenging phases. Now, on the verge of hanging up his boots Pravin Dixit, Director General of Police, Maharashtra, feels that there is a need to keep tab on fronts of terrorist or Naxalite organisations operating in urban areas.  “It is with this motive that a Bill of internal security law has been prepared. We sincerely hope that State Legislature will pass Maharashtra Protection of Internal Security Act or MPISA soon. It would h...

Joint team of Imambada Police and Crime branch arrested the accused on Friday evening. The accused is a notorious goon and CCTV footage from a shop near TB ward gave clue about perpetrator of this heinous crime  By Dheeraj Fartode Tremendous hard work and dedication of joint teams of Imambada Police and Crime Branch on Friday bear fruits and the police have nabbed the culprit -- Sonu Gupta (24) -- in sensational TB Ward rape case in which the accused had sexually assaulted a 12-year-old girl on Wednesday night.  Commissioner of Police Shardaprasad Yadav confirmed the information about cracking the case. Another senior rank official said, Gupta, a notorious history-sheeter of the area, brutally abused the girl when she was returning home. The investigation stumbled many a times as the victim, who was shaken and under trauma, was changing her statement continuously. However, the police managed to nab the accused with the help of sketch and CCTV footage procured from...