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With arrest of prime accused and recovery of stolen gold ornaments worth Rs 21 lakh, Bajaj Nagar police on Tuesday claimed to have solved a burglary case.  A police official said that house of Prof. Yogesh Shende (37), a resident of Railway Colony, Rana Pratap Nagar was burgled in August last year when Shende along with family members had gone to relative’s place. The intruders had stolen gold ornaments weighing 455 grams and Rs 35,000/- in cash, the police said. After registering an offence, the police started investigation and arrested Amol Mahadeo Raut (32), a resident of Butibori. But only cash of Rs 35,000/- was recovered from him. During interrogation, Raut told the police that his accomplices in the crime Shrikant Jeevan Nikhade (29), resident of Titur, Kuhi, had kept the jewellry with him. When the police failed to arrest Nikhade, they declared him absconding. He was evading arrest for past one year. Acting on a tip-off that Nikhade is working as driver in Lakhandur town of...

A ‘Friend’ from matrimonial site duped a woman of Rs 2.25 lakh, Sonegaon police said. The shocking incident is a lesson for those who shared their contact details with unknown persons on social media. According to police, complainant Meena Ashok Barapatre (42), a resident of Indrapuram, Gaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, befriended with accused Rimpi Khandusa (39), a resident of Greater Kailash, New Delhi. They met at Hotel Centre Point on Wardha Road on November 8. After roaming together in the city, the accused managed to gain her confidence with his sweet talk. When Meena was relaxing in the room, the accused took her Debit card and withdrew Rs one lakh from ATM and also transferred Rs 40,000/- to his bank account. Later, the walked away with her gold ornaments, i-phone and Rs 12,000/- in cash. The woman was shocked after realising the fraud. She approached the Sonegaon police and lodged a complaint. On the basis of complaint given by the woman, Sonegaon police have registered the case under ...

AN INTER-GANG rivalry simmered to such an extent in Dighori area that two members of the notorious Thawkar gang were brutally murdered by three members of Mohod gang. On pretext of having discussion, the accused took the youths to Dongargaon on Umred road in a car late Sunday night where they killed them by stabbing them with sharp weapons and also smashing their heads with a cement pole. Within six hours of murder, the Rural Police managed to crack the case and arrested the accused. Accused Rahul Shravan Lambat (27), a resident of Bhandewadi, Pardi; Nishant Prashant Shahkar (23) and Jageshwar alias Balu Santoshrao Dudhankar (33), both residents of Kharbi Road, Shaktimata Nagar, were arrested by Rural Police for killing Kunal Suresh Charde (29) and Sushil Sunil Bawne (24), both residents of Dighori. Bodies of Charde and Bawne were found in a pool of blood near Dongargaon on Monday at 7 am. Staff of Kuhi police station and Local Crime Branch (LCB) rushed to the spot and performed pancha...

  BEING a son of a top civil servant of Bihar, Amitesh Kumar decided to follow the footprints of his father since childhood and don the Khaki uniform in the very first attempt. Discipline and transparency flows in his words when one interacts with the dynamic police officer. And he wants the same to percolate in the Nagpur police force. Born on September 26, 1972, Kumar always followed his aim of becoming all India service officer with dogged determination. After doing 12th from Delhi Public School, Kumar did honours in economics and became Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of 1995 batch.   After taking reins of Nagpur City Police, Kumar has carried out massive crackdown on land-mafia and other illegal activities. Being a disciplined officer, Kumar does not indulge in making false claims. In a freewheeling chat with ‘The Hitavada’, the Commissioner of Police shared his opinion on the aspects of policing and his plans for Nagpur city.   Q: What was your fi...