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 debt-ridden farmer has allegedly committed suicide at Dhapewada Khurd village in Kalmeshwar tehsil.
According to Kalmeshwar police, Mahadev Raghunath Ranade (48), a resident of Dhapewada Khurd village was under stress as he was unable to repay his loans. He committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling hook at his home in on Monday at 5 pm. He owned four acres of agricultural land in the village. His wife and son were at their farm when he took the extreme step.
A suicide note was recovered from the spot in which Ranade purportedly mentioned that his cotton crop was severely damaged last year due to the pink bollworm (pest) attack, the official said.
He had taken a loan of around Rs one lakh from his friends and other villagers for sowing cotton this year. But, as he was unable to repay the loan, he took the extreme step, said a police official, quoting the suicide note. Kalmeshwar police have registered a case of accidental death. Further investigation is on.
Comments
Post a Comment