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CONCERNED by the regular breach of rules laid down by the administration to contain the spread of coronavirus in the city, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Zone II Vinita Sahu cracked a whip against the violators and conducted surprise checking at market places and shops on Tuesday night. Many shops were slapped with fines for not following lockdown guidelines issued by Nagpur Municipal Corporation and State Government. As per the guidelines issued by NMC and State Government for the Unlock phase, all shops should close by 7 pm barring essential services. However, many shop owners are taking the guidelines casually and indulging in running their businesses late in the night. People are also least bothered about the safety measures and visit these shops without following rules of wearing face mask and maintaining social distance. Acting on a tip-off, DCP Sahu launched the operation from Ambazari area and visited market places in Gokulpeth, Ram Nagar, Laxmi Bhuvan square. She al...

Local Crime Branch (LCB) of Nagpur Rural Police on Tuesday arrested 10 accused persons involved in firing at history-sheeter Ganesh Meshram and his wife at Kalmeshwar. Of them, four arrested for opening fire at Meshram while six were involved in the planning of the crime.  Arrested accused have been identified as Nikhil alias Golu Lalsingh Maliye, a resident of Jaitala; Farookh Jabiulla Khan, a resident of Nagpur; Shovin Arvind Makode, a resident of Kalmeshwar; Himanshu Ravishankar Chandrakar (24), a resident of Gajanan Nagar; Mohd Haidar Parwez Ansari (20), a resident of Bengali Panja; Ankit Ramchandra Dhurwe, a resident of Eklata Nagar; Chandrakant Suresh Shinde (32), a resident of Jaitala; Abhishek Mangesh Giri (19), a resident of Pachpaoli; Ankit Tulshiram Nimje (24), a resident of Pachpaoli; Gaurav Ajay Pilley (22), a resident of Guard Line, Railway Colony.  A police official informed that a few years ago, Meshram was working with Sevak Masram gang. On December ...

Aiming to curtail the sale-purchase of gutkha and flavoured tobbaco, the State police were directed to independently register criminal offences against those involved in sale and purchase of these banned items. Maharashtra Government had imposed ban on sale of tobacco flavoured items in year 2012 and till now Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) alone was empowered to act against the culprits. But in view of rising use of these chewables among youth, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar directed Maharashtra police to independently register offences. Police are also directed to ensure implementation of ban on sale of flavoured supari, Kharra, Mawa and pan masala that are harmful for health. Despite prohibition by State Government on manufacture, sale and purchase of gutkha and flavoured tobacco, the gutkha ‘lobby’ has managed to ‘push’ their products in the State without any break for last eight years. Now, State Government has come with new policy for  stricter implementation of...

PANIC gripped Kalmeshwar town after four assailants attempted to kill a history-sheeter along with his wife by firing shots at them on Monday afternoon. The couple sustained serious bullet injuries and is being treated at Mayo Hospital. Cops suspect involvement of four goons from Nagpur in the attack. Ganesh Meshram (32) sustained bullet injuries in his back and thigh while his wife Priya (28) was shot in the stomach at their rented house in Hudco Colony of Kalmeshwar. A police official said Meshram, a history-sheeter, is a native of Jaitala area of Nagpur. The couple shifted to the rented accommodation in Kalmeshwar with their five-year-old son, last year. Recently, Meshram was booked by Rana Pratap Nagar police for attacking his rival Golu alias Maliye. The investigators are suspecting role of Golu, Sobin Arvind Makode and Farooq Khan in the attack. The official said that the attack was pre-planned and the assailants might have done recce of the area before committing...

Unidentified thieves decamped with Rs 10 lakh cash after breaking open an unguarded Automated Teller Machine (ATM) of Bank of India (BOI) using a gas cutter at Dhapewada village in Kalmeshwar tehsil, said Saoner police.  The police are suspecting involvement of around two-three people in the crime. Police Inspector Ashok Koli of Soner police station said that they received an information about the theft in ATM on Sunday morning.  The crime took place in intervening night of Saturday and Sunday. The thieves came at ATM and broke open it by using a gas cutter. As there was no guard at the ATM kiosk at the time of the incident, it was so easy for thieves to committ the crime.  The thieves walked away with Rs 10 lakh cash from the ATM, the police said.  The police have seized Digital Video Recorder (DVR) from the spot to ascertain the sequence of events and identify the accused by using CCTV footage. A large number of villagers were gathered at the spot after...

Much awaited promotions in police department of Maharashtra State are on cards as State Finance Department has given a green signal to undertake the yearly exercise. The move would also benefit other departments of State Government as the pending promotions may be cleared soon. The promotions and transfers of officers of Indian Police Officers (IPS) and State Police Service (SPS) was delayed since January this year. After outbreak of novel coronavirus, Finance Department issued a Government Resolution (GR) on May 4, 2020 in which Para No. 15 stated that no department of State Government will carry out transfers to maintain consistency in measures being taken to contain graph of novel coronavirus. In short a blanket ban was imposed on the yearly transfers that is awaited by rank and file. The move triggered resentment among the senior rank officials as any delay would affect their future career prospects. Various meetings held during the lockdown period saw the issue about trans...

Much awaited promotions in police department of Maharashtra State are on cards as State Finance Department has given a green signal to undertake the yearly exercise. The move would also benefit other departments of State Government as the pending promotions may be cleared soon. The promotions and transfers of officers of Indian Police Officers (IPS) and State Police Service (SPS) was delayed since January this year. After outbreak of novel coronavirus, Finance Department issued a Government Resolution (GR) on May 4, 2020 in which Para No. 15 stated that no department of State Government will carry out transfers to maintain consistency in measures being taken to contain graph of novel coronavirus. In short a blanket ban was imposed on the yearly transfers that is awaited by rank and file. The move triggered resentment among the senior rank officials as any delay would affect their future career prospects. Various meetings held during the lockdown period saw the issue about trans...

Shiv Sena’s City Chief Mangesh Kadav, who was booked for five cases of extortion and fraud and expelled from the Shiv Sena, is still absconding and yet to be traced by the police.  Meanwhile, Dr. Ruchita Mangesh Kadav (38), a resident of Abhyankar Nagar, was produced in the court by Crime Branch on Tuesday. The court remanded her in police custody for a day. The police are expecting that Mangesh Kadav would surrender before the police after arrest of his wife. First case was registered against Kadav last week for demanding extortion of Rs 25 lakh. The case was registered by Ambazari police for stealing material from the house of Vikram Madhukar Labhe’s bungalow at Puranic Layout in Bharat Nagar.  After that, Sakkarada police registered a case of extortion against Kadav for threatening to kill Devanand Shirke, a builder from Sakkarada, and demanding Rs 20 lakh to him. Similarly, a case of fraud was registered against Kadav and his wife in a case of Amariva apartment, Ma...

Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Nagpur on Tuesday arrested Head Clerk attached with Deputy Director (Eduction) red-handed while accepting bribe of Rs 50,000/-.  The accused clerk was identified as Upendra Sharadchandra Shrivastav (52).  A press release of ACB informed that the complainant is a resident of Antargaon Bujurg village in Korpana tehsil of Chandrapur district and working as peon at Pranjali High School at Nandpa village. The school was unaided when the complainant joined the school. The school received 20 per cent grant from July 1, 2016. As per procedure, the complainant had filled a form and forwarded to the office of Deputy Director (Education) Nagpur after getting approval of Principal in December 2018. When his form was not cleared by the office, the complainant came at Nagpur and requested Shrivastav to expedite the process. Shrivastav demanded Rs 50,000/- for clearing the form.  The complainant immediately approached the ACB office and lodged a comp...