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 ...
DCP Nilesh Bharne |
Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Special Branch (SB) Nilesh Bharne raided two hookah parlours in Sitabudli and Sadar Police Station area and seized hookah on wee hours of Friday. Three persons were arrested by the police and later released on bail. Acting on a tip-off, DCP Bharne, who was on night-round, conducted first raid at Hub Cafe at Achraj Tower in Sadar at 1.30 am. The cops noticed a group of youngsters allegedly indulge in hookah smoking. The cops immediately seized the equipment and hookah from the spot and took the manager in custody. The manager was identified as Ritesh Diwaji Uike (34), a resident of Bayramji Town.
Later, DCP Bharne conducted raid at Lahori Deluxe Bar at West High-Court Road at around 2 am where cops noticed that many youngsters drinking liquor late night and smoking hookah. The police seized hookah from the Bar and took two persons in custody. A police officer informed that the bar owner had all set to launch a hookah parlour -- Roof 9 -- in the same building. It may be mentioned that the Lahori Deluxe Bar was always in news for illegal activities. The Bar owner was booked in firing case last year. Arrested persons including a supervisor identified as Suresh Jagdish Vaichraj (35), a resident of Aarohi Apartment, Ravi Nagar and Rakesh Gulabrao Tambutwar (25), a resident of Pipala, Koradi road.
A police officer informed that more persons would be booked in the case for running illegal activities after investigation. Sitabuldi and Sadar police have registered an offence under Sections 4 of Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act, (COTPA) 2003 read with sub-sections of Bombay Police Act.
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