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 20-YEAR-OLD man, who has been previously booked in cases of attempt to murder, robbery and dacoity, has been has been put under a preventive detention, under the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities (MPDA) of Slumlords Bootleggers and Drug Offenders Act, by City Police on Tuesday.
The accused has been identified as Lakhan alias Rohan Shailesh Dhuria (20), a resident of Ganesh Chowk, near Haj House, is a habitual offender. An official said Dhuria has been booked in several cases in Tehsil, Kotwali and Ganeshpeth areas.
Dhuria has been named in seven cases filed in various police stations across Nagpur City. He has been put under detention at Central Jail Nagpur, after an application to this effect was sent by Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Zone III Rahul Maknikar. Commissioner of Police Dr. B K Upadhyaya approved the application on Tuesday.
A press release issued by the city police stated, “Despite earlier preventive measures taken against Dhuria, his criminal activities did not stop. He had created a climate of fear in the area, due to which people would not come forward to complain against him. The action under the MPDA has been taken to restore stability and order in the areas.”
The City Police has adopted a policy to apply measures under acts like the MPDA and the MCOCA against habitual offenders, who evade the regular laws by taking advantage of the loopholes. As per the release, in the last 12 months, police have taken actions against 37 criminals under such acts. Dhuria and few others had recently attacked a restaurent owner in Wathoda area in Nandanvan when he was under externemnt order.
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