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 ...
A SPEEDING Mahindra Bolero pick-up van mowed down two persons, including a woman, and injured three others seriously on Kanholibara-Takalghat Road in Hingna area on Thursday evening. The driver of the’killer,’ who ran away after the incident, was later arrested by Hingna Police.
Identified as Pratibha Khandeshwar Gawhade (30) and Laxman Ramesh Kukde (37), the deceased were the residents of Kanholibara. Injured Chhaya Prakash Kukde, Shobha Bhandekar (50) and Nilofer Pathan (25) were rushed to the hospital.
According to Police, a Mahindra Bolero pick-up van (MH-40/DM-4418) first hit Laxman Prakash Kukde, who was coming from opposite direction on a Hero Honda (MH-31/BE-5317), killing him on the spot. The van driver lost control of his vehicle. He hit Pratibha Gawhade and killed her. The rashly-driven vehicle then hit Chhaya Kukde, Shobha Bhandekar and Nilofer Pathan, who were going with Pratibha, injuring them seriously. The driver fled the spot fearing public violence.
On the basis of a complaint lodged by Mahadeo Keshav Kukde (50), Hingna Police arrested the driver, Vishal Pundlik Kohle (22), a resident of Gandhi-Khapri, on charges under Sections 279, 337, 338, 304(A) of the Indian Penal Code read with Section 184 of Motor Vehicle Act. PSI Jadhav is investigating the case.
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