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 ...
Lakadganj Police arrested two persons from stealing a truck laden with ‘Supari’ (betel nut) consignment worth Rs 20 lakh.
The accused have been identified as Mohd Shakil Khan Mohd Sharif Khan (48), a resident of Pili Haweli square and Rajendra Anandrao Chambhare (49), a resident of Mahalaxmi Nagar, Kalamna. However, main accused -- Mukesh Kumar, a resident of Haryana -- is still at large.
According to police, Mukesh Kumar was frequently engaged by the trader -- Anup Nagariya (44), a resident of Surya Nagar -- for transpiration of betel nut from Nagpur to Delhi hence, he was trustworthy. On May 2, 2017, Mukesh Kumar arrived with a new truck (HR-38/U-3712) and Nagariya loaded 21,000 tonnes of betel nut in the truck and asked to deliver the consignment at Delhi. In spite of reaching Delhi, the truck driver switched off his mobile phone and went missing.
After registering offence under Sections 406, 420 and 34 of Indian Penal Code. Using mobile surveillance system, the cops have located Mohd Shakil and Rajendra Chambhare and recovered the stolen betel nut from a godown. Police Inspector S. B. Mane, API S. D. Nikam, HC Ajay Rode, Satish Pande, Santosh Gupta and Harish were made the arrest.
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