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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...

Dispute over Rs 200 turned into murder in Jaripatka

A dispute over borrowed money of Rs 200/- turned into murder in Jaripatka police station area. Three youths have been arrested by the cops for the murder of Rishabh Hemant Matne (24), a resident of Mecosabagh, Lumbini Nagar.
The accused have been identified as Akash Thapa (23), Arnold alias Sheltin (22) and Raj Mehta (23) and an unidentified person. According to police, the accused had given Rs 200/- of their friend. A brawl broke out between the accused and their friend last week. Meanwhile, Rishabh arrived at the spot and intervened into the matter.
After three days, Rishabh attacked the accused when they abused him. On Saturday night, the accused decided to eliminate Rishabh when they were consuming liquor. After finding Rishabh near his house, the accused attacked him with sticks and iron rods. He was seriously injured in the attack. He was rushed to the hospital where he succumbed to the injuries. Jaripatka police have registered the case under Sections 302, 341, 504 and 34 of Indian Penal Code. 

Hostel warden raped girl 

Hingna police have booked a hostel Warden for raping a 23-year-old girl inmate. The accused has been identified as Pankaj Liladhar Wadaskar (25), a resident of Waghdhara, Nagpur. According to police, the accused is Warden at a hostel of a reputed engineering college in near Dongargaon. The girl is a resident of Chandrapur. She was staying at the hostel to attend training under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana. The Warden was living in the same hostel. He called the girl on a mobile phone on Thursday night saying that he was having headache. He asked the girl to come with a bottle of balm. When the girl went to the Warden's room on the upper floor where the alleged incident happened. He forcibly pulled the girl into the room and raped her. Thereafter, the Warden allegedly threatened her that he would spoil her future if she disclose the incident to anyone. The victim returned to her room in the night. She mustered courage and narrated the incident to her mother on telephone on Saturday morning. On the basis of complaint lodged by the girl, the police have booked the accused under Sections 376 (2) 9d) and 506 of Indian Penal Code. Further investigation is on. 

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