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

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...

History-sheeter brutally murdered in Sonegaon area of Nagpur

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 phone. This irked Sherkhar and a quarrel broke out between them. Naidu and his friend Pratik Sahare slapped Sherkhar in the shop and fled the spot. Sherkar then called his friends and narrated the incident. The friends agreed with Sherkar for killing Naidu and they launched searches for him.

They spotted Naidu when he was consuming liquor with Sahare in the open ground near London street complex on Khamla-Jaitala road at 6 pm. The youths gheraoed Naidu and Sahare and attacked them. They hit Prateek with a rod and fractured his leg. Prateek somehow managed to flee the spot. Soon after the assailants caught hold of Naidu and started bashing him up. When Naidu escaped from the clutches of the accused, they chased him and stabbed him with sharp-weapons. One of them also hit a boulder on the face of profusely bleeding Nilesh. Later, the assailants fled the spot. Pratik alerted the police about the incident.
Staff of Sonegaon police station rushed to the spot. Top rank officials including Addl CP South Region Dilip Zalke and DCP Zone I Nurool Hasan also took stock of the situation. After Panchnama, Naidu’s body was sent to the Government Medical College and Hospital for post-mortem. Naidu was accused in robbery, murder, attempt to murder and theft cases. He was active in vehicle theft and burglary. He was recently arrested under preventive action and sent to jail. He got bail on Friday.An offence under Sections 302 and 34 of Indian Penal Code was registered by Sonegaon police. Further investigation is on.




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