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Shocker : Push to reopen Dabo Club after Christmas Night double murder

Dabo club Nagpur Efforts to reopen the controversial Dabo Club, which was shut down for 45 days following the murder of two young men, have triggered strong anger and fear among the families of the victims. The incident took place in the early hours of December 26 last year during a Christmas party at Dabo Club. Pranav Ranavare (27) was allegedly killed after a minor dispute. His friend, Gaurav Karda (34), was badly injured in the same incident and later died during treatment.  The Sonegaon police arrested six accused - Soumya Deshmukh, Mehul alias Monu Rahate, Rajiv Chawla, Abhay Jhamtani, Gappu Sharma and Tushar Nankani. All the accused are currently lodged in jail. The club is owned by Directors Devyani Vijay Wadettiwar, Karan Vikram Thakkar and Mohd Hamza Rayeen. It may be mentioned here that Dabo Club has a long history of complaints related to harassment and assaults. Police sources said repeated warnings were ignored by the management. During the investigation, it was found...

Fadnavis launches Bharosa Cell at Nagpur

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday launched ‘Bharosa Cell’ of Nagpur Police near IT park in Parsodi, Subhash Nagar. “The formation of Bharosa Cell is the need of the hour to address the problems of the victims (women and children). Such a cell would assist women in need through psychiatric help and legal advice,” said Fadnavis while addressing the gathering after the inauguration.

Union Minister for Road Transport, Highway and Shipping Nitin Gadkari, Guardian Minster Chandrashekhar Bawankule, MLAs Sudhakar Deshmukh and Sudhakar Kohale, Mayor Pravin Datke, Divisional Commissioner Anoop Kumar, Commissioner of Police Dr. K. Venkatesham, Joint CP Santosh Rastogi, DCP Ranjan Kumar Sharma and others were present on the dais. 

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis writing remarks 
entry in the register at Bharosa Cell while Union 
minister Nitin Gadkari, Guardian Minister 
Chandrashekhar Bawankule and CP Dr. K. 
Venkatesham were looks on.
Speaking further he said that nature of crime and violence in the society is changing due to increasing use of Information Technology by the criminals. To ensure that criminals do not go scot free police department should also use IT in its day to day working. Use of Information technology will help cops in delivering justice much faster. Cops should adopt changes in their working pattern and win the trust of common man. “There is a need of developing trust in the minds of people who approach police station with a hope of getting justice,” said the Chief Minister to all police officers. 

Appreciating efforts of Nagpur Police, the Chief Minister announced that ‘Bharosa Cells’ on the lines of Nagpur Police would be formed across the state in the major cities. Fadnavis also asked the senior police officers to focus on early prevention of crimes. “Cops should take proactive steps for early prevention of crime which is the need of hour. Policing has become much easier and laid stress on better use of CCTNS, Cyber police stations, CCTV and other cyber tools. 

Now, police stations would be formed with proper digitization so that the police would provide good services to citizens. Fadnavis also assured the gathering of proactive steps for housing for policemen. The Chief Minister formally registered a police complaint of a victim woman after inauguration. 

Union minister Nitin Gadkari said that fear of law is needed and it must visible in the city. Cops should try to mediate in the small matters and then apply law if there are no chances of resolve the dispute. Appreciating initiative, Gadkari praised ‘Bharosa Cell’ and predicted that the cell would provide immense help to women and children. 

The Bharosa cell will provide all facilities right from psychiatrist to legal consultant under one roof. This is first initiative of Maharashtra Police to provide all facilities under one roof on the lines of Hyderabad Police. Bharosa Cell would be proactive and would comprise counsellors, psychiatrists, lawyers and police officers to help women in distress, including rape victims. Damini squad will also controlled from Bharosa Cell office. Four squads of the Damini Squads will continuously patrol the city to safeguard women.

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