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

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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...
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Experience not being counted during Police Station in-charge appointments

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POLICING is all about taking right decision at the right time while dealing with law and order situation or criminals. Every police officer achieves this ability after spending years of service in the field. It is this experience that should count the most while getting important postings. The Mumbai Police are following this rule for decades while appointing police station in-charges but it is not the case in rest of the Police Units in Maharashtra.
Appointment of Police Station in-charge is on of the most crucial decisions. Mumbai Police follow the thumb rule of having experienced Senior Police Inspector as in-charges of police stations in their jurisdiction. They release a list of officers who are eligible to become Sr PI in Mumbai Commissionerate. The Establishment Board of Mumbai Police has to follow the list while making appointments. They also discuss available vacancies and capacity of officer during appointment and allot posts accordingly. This process goes a long way in ruling out selection mistakes during appointments.
Surprisingly, this policy of declaration of Sr PI is not followed by any other Police Unit in Maharashtra. In other Police Commissionerates, Establishment Boards headed by Unit Commander conduct meeting and appoint police station in-charge after discussions with top officers. As there is no published list of Sr PI, the Establishment Board sometimes leaves out an officer who is due for posting as police station in-charge.
The District Police Units are also not following the seniority list of Assistant Police Inspector (API) and Police-Sub Inspector (PSI) while appointing the Police Station in-charge.
Ex-Director General (Legal and Technical) S P Yadav informed ‘The Hitavada’ that the Mumbai Police are designating PIs as Sr. PI on the basis of The Bombay Police Manual 1959. The manual is applicable to all units of State Police. However, top officials do not follow it in letter and spirit.
“The State Police needs to follow ‘Mumbai Police Pattern’ so that eligible officers get their deserving dues,” SP Yadav said.
Transparency in appointments would also help the State Police to deal with disappointments among a section of officers during the time of postings. If every unit starts publishing list of officers due for appointment, every police station will get experienced officers as their boss, another top officer said on condition of anonymity.

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