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...
A history-sheeter was brutally murdered by four unidentified assailants on Jaitala Road under the jurisdiction of Sonegaon police station on Monday evening. The accused first bashed up the goon and when he escaped from their clutches, they chased and stabbed him to death with sharp-weapons. The history-sheeter was released from the jail on bail just three-days ago. The deceased was identified as Nilesh Rajesh Naidu (31), a resident of Khamla area. The police have arrested Mayur Sherkar, Govind Dongre and Sagar Bagga for killing Naidu. Three accused Suchit Chahande, Ashish Bandekar and Vishal Gondane are still absconding. A police official said that Sherkar owns a mobile phone shop - M S Collection - in Indraprastha Nagar. He was also accused in an attempt to murder case. Naidu on Monday afternoon came to the shop and accused Sherkar for allowing bail of Nikhil Kharat and Gullu Maliye, accused in Shera Chavan murder case. He then asked Sherkar to surrender his gold chain and a mobile ph...