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28 firearms, 862 NDPS Cases, Rs 7.7 Crore; Seized: Rural Police crack down hard in 2025

With the seizure of 28 illegal fire-arms and 57 cartridges, registration of 4,712 liquor cases, and a sharp rise to 862 NDPS cases , the Nagpur Rural Police delivered one of their toughest crackdowns on crime in 2025. Along with this, preventive action was taken against 2,178 accused involved in illegal activities.  Large-scale operations against crime and unlawful businesses led to seizures worth Rs 7.7 crore by the police during the year. Preventive action against  1,496  According to official records, preventive action under Section 126 of the BNSS increased sharply from 569 cases in 2024 to 1,496 cases in 2025 which marked a 163 per cent rise. Preventive actions under Section 129 BNSS also increased from 1,644 cases to 1,965 cases. Violations of preventive bonds rose from 85 cases in 2024 to 201 cases in 2025, and fines recovered through courts jumped from Rs 11,600 to Rs 23,66,200. The number of externed accused increased from 42 to 106, while detentions under the...

Crime Branch arrest two for robbing an Amravati Professor

Sleuths of Crime Branch arrested two persons involved in dacoity case. The accused along with four others including a girl looted an Amravati resident professor of gold ornaments and cash collectively worth Rs 1 lakh on June 8 in Jaripatka area. The arrested accused are identified as Ashish Mohan Panchabhai (29) and Amol Anand Ingale (23), both are residents of New Yerekheda, New Kamptee while absconding accused are -- Tanvir Hussain (25), Sheikh Akram Sheikh Sadiq (26), both are resident of a resident of New Yerekheda, New Kamptee; Alim alias Akbar Kalim Sheikh (35),  a resident of Taj Nagar, Mankapur and Kajal Shahu (23).
Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Crime, Sambhaji Kadam informed that after arriving at Nagpur, Tripathi forgot road of Ayodhya Nagar and drove towards Teka Naka area where he met Tanvir and Kajal who told him that they were also going to Ayodhya Nagar. The couple boarded in the car and took Tripathi to a room in Jaripatka area where other accused kicked and punched Tripathi and threatened him for life by showing sharp-edged weapon. 
When Tripathi surrendered all his belongings including gold chain worth Rs 20,000, Debit card, the accused fled the spot. The dacoits withdrawn Rs 40,000 cash from an ATM using Tripathi’s Debit card. 
As the room was rented by the Tanvir, the cops established identity of the accused and arrested Panchabhai and Ingale. However, a section of police officers does not believe story of the complainant. “The complaint arrived in the city to meet the girl and later robbed by her accomplices. It was planned dacoity and such gangs are active in the city and robbing citizens,” said a police officer. The girl first befriend with a ‘target’ on social networking site and later ask him to come to meet her at pre-decided spot. 
The accused have been booked under Sections 395 and 342 of Indian Penal Code. Under the supervision of DCP Kadam and ACP Somnath Waghchaure, the arrest was made by API V A Saggne and staff including Rajesh Yadav, Namdeo, Ritesh, Ravi, Arun, Devendra, Harish, Naved, APIs Vishal Mane, Prashant Bharte, Rahul and Harish. 

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