By Dheeraj Fartode Shocking allegations of misconduct have emerged against a police officer in Nagpur City Police. The officer is accused of abusive and degrading behaviour, particularly targeting accused in Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. Sources claim that the senior officer arrives at the police station and calls the accused into a separate room, where the officer not only hurls abuse at the accused but also spits at their face. Later, the officer allegedly kicks the accused in the private parts. In some incidents, when a couple approached a police station in Nagpur to file a complaint following a domestic dispute, the police sent a proposal for preventive action to the officer. However, instead of handling the matter professionally, the officer allegedly made the man sit down, then kicked him in the private parts and leave him in pain and humiliation. The behaviour of the high ranked official have raised questions about the professionalism of law enforcemen...
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 ...