Dabo club Nagpur Efforts to reopen the controversial Dabo Club, which was shut down for 45 days following the murder of two young men, have triggered strong anger and fear among the families of the victims. The incident took place in the early hours of December 26 last year during a Christmas party at Dabo Club. Pranav Ranavare (27) was allegedly killed after a minor dispute. His friend, Gaurav Karda (34), was badly injured in the same incident and later died during treatment. The Sonegaon police arrested six accused - Soumya Deshmukh, Mehul alias Monu Rahate, Rajiv Chawla, Abhay Jhamtani, Gappu Sharma and Tushar Nankani. All the accused are currently lodged in jail. The club is owned by Directors Devyani Vijay Wadettiwar, Karan Vikram Thakkar and Mohd Hamza Rayeen. It may be mentioned here that Dabo Club has a long history of complaints related to harassment and assaults. Police sources said repeated warnings were ignored by the management. During the investigation, it was found...
RISING consumption of drugs by youth of Nagpur has sounded alarm bells in the police department. Alarmed by the menace threatening to ruin young lives, Nagpur Police have planned a severe crackdown on illicit trade and consumption of drugs. After raiding 86 premises across the city and seizing drugs worth Rs 20 lakh in a single day, cops are now preparing the list of clientele of the drug traffickers.
“Once the list is prepared, these ‘customers’ will face action under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act,” informed Commissioner of Police (CP) Amitesh Kumar, on Tuesday, while talking to media.
It may be mentioned that the police, on Monday, carried out a massive drive against drug peddlers by raiding 86 premises across the city in which a total of 130 gm Mephedrone (MD) worth Rs 13 lakh, 133 gm of Charas worth Rs. 7.8 lakh and 2.5 kg Ganja worth Rs. 37,500/- were seized. Total 20 persons were arrested on various charges by police during the action.
Police have credible inputs from their informers that consumption of drugs is booming in the city. People from the upper class are indulging in consumption of MD while middle-class people are consuming Alprazolam medicine and Ganja (marijuana), the inputs revealed. The MD costs around Rs 5,000/- per one gm while Alprazolam and Ganja are available at cheaper rates.
Amitesh Kumar said, cops have extracted some sensitive and vital information about the ‘super rich’ clientele in the city from interrogation of many drug-peddlers cooling heels behind the bars. As per these inputs, a list is being prepared of such people for further action against relevant Acts.
“These customers are ‘super rich’ and regularly purchase drugs from the peddlers. Some girls and women from Nagpur are also their customers,” the CP said and added that drugs were being sold in rave parties, pubs and hookah parlours.
Police are apprehending that new drug-peddlers might emerge in the city given the high demand and rising customers. “Hence, police will zero in on the customers so that the menace does not assume dangerous proportions,” the top cop said.
Police to keep tab on sale of Alprazolam tablets
Consumption of Alprazolam tablets, a psychotropic drug, is also on the rise in the city. The anti-anxiety tablets are available for a meager amount and drug-peddlers are purchasing it from medical stores. “Selling the drug without prescription is a crime. However, some medical stores are doing it. These persons will also face action under NDPS Act,” the CP warned.
Drug trafficking and crime
Drug smuggling was a prime reason behind recent two murders reported in the Pachpaoli police area. The killers were consuming drugs regularly, the CP said. After getting addicted to drug consumption, people can go to any extent, committing thefts and body offences to buy drugs. “This initiative is being taken to save the young generation from consumption of drugs,” Kumar said.
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