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 ...
Anti-social elements fired shots at the car of 29-year-old man, a follower of Asaram Bapu. The accused attempted to murder the man due to dispute regarding Asaram Bapu's Ashram, said Gittikhadan police.
According to police, victim Rahul Raju Joshi (29), a resident of Apsara Garment, Bharat Mata Square, Itwari is the follower of Asaram Bapu. Board of trustees of the Ashram has been divided over issues regarding the running of Ashram. The trouble started when Rahul Joshi objected to misappropriation of funds and property of Asaram. Rahul was thrashed and warned to stay away from the Ashram's affairs.
On Saturday, Rahul Joshi was heading towards home in his car at 9.30 pm. A group of anti-social elements came behind in a car and fired bullets from a revolver with the intention of killing Joshi. The bullets smashed window glass of Rahul’s four-wheeler and reportedly missed him. After firing bullets, the car sped away.
Joshi approached Gittikhadan police station and lodged a complaint. The cops have registered the case under Sections 307 and 34 of IPC. A senior police officer said that there are chances of doubts in the incident. “It could not be verified whether the bullet or bullets were really fired or not,” said the sources.
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