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Hostage drama stuns Nagpur

Family members of a builder were held hostage by a youth using a toy gun in their Pipala residence for a ransom of Rs 50 lakh, on Friday. It took a two-hour long, well-thought, filmy-style operation by the police to rescue the family members of builder Raju Vaidya. The shocking day-light incident has sent shockwaves across the city. The accused was identified as Jitendra Tulshiram Bisen (19), a resident of Hudkeshwar Khurd. Jitendra was in the catering business. He was unemployed after enforcement of the lockdown. His younger brother is a history-sheeter, a police official said. As Bisen was facing financial crunch, he decided to commit the robbery in the bungalow belonging to Vaidya in Pipala area. He had done a recce of the area and finalised Vaidya family as his target. At 2 pm on Friday, Bisen barged into the one-storey house with a gun and a sharp-weapon. A total of six persons were present in the house. Vaidya’s mother and two ladies were at ground floor while three persons were

Youth killed by younger brother

A youth was strangled to death by his younger brother at Kotwal Burdi village in Katol tehsil on Friday night, Kalmeshwar police said. The deceased was identified as Chandrashekhar Ramaji Badakhal (34), a resident of Kotwal Burdi village. He was working in an explosive company. As Chandrashekhar was unmarried, he used to pick quarrels with parents under the influence of liquor and abuse them. Chandrashekhar came home on Friday, at 7.30 pm and started hurling abuses at parents and younger brother Ganesh (32). Angry over Chandrashekhar’s behaviour, Ganesh pushed him and strangled his throat with a T-shirt. Staff of Kalmeshwar police led by PI Ashif Raja Sheikh rushed to the spot and arrested the accused. An offence under Section 302 of Indian Penal Code was registered against the accused. Further investigation is on.

Youth killed after hit by train

An engineer, out for a night walk with his friends, was killed after being hit by a train in Narendra Nagar on Tuesday night. The deceased was identified as Vinay Singh alias Rahul Rajesh Chauhan (25), a resident of Navnath Society. According to police, Rahul had completed engineering and was looking for a job. Every night he used to go for evening walks near the Narendra Nagar flyover with his friends. On Tuesday night also all three went for a walk. While crossing the railway track from Over-bridge, both his friends stopped to attend nature's call. But Rahul went ahead. Meanwhile, a train came in a great speed from another side. Seeing the train approaching, both the friends alerted Rahul but he did not hear their voice and continued walking. He was hit by the train and died on the spot. The youths informed his family member about the accident. Rana Pratap Nagar police rushed to the spot and performed Panchnama. The body was sent for post-mortem to GMCH. The police are questionin

Boom lift at Metro site crushes beggar to death

A truck-mounted boom lift engaged for MahaMetro work crushed a beggar to death near Santra Market on Wednesday night. The accident occured when the operator of the machine was parking it on the road side, said police officials. According to police, the truck-mounted boom lift was tasked for painting the metro tracks. The operator reversed the machine and moved ahead at 7.30 pm. Due to the negligent driving of the operator, the man who was sleeping on the roadside came under the wheels of the machine. He died instantaneously on the spot as he was crushed under the large wheels of the truck. A large number of onlookers gathered at the spot following the accident. Staff of Ganeshpeth police station rushed to the spot and sent the body for post-mortem after performing panchanama. “The man looked like a beggar who was sleeping on the road side. We have not found any documents from his pocket which could help to identify him,” the police official said. The operator managed to flee the spot a

RPF seizes brown sugar worth Rs 2.14 lakh from Maharashtra Express

Brown sugar worth Rs 2.14 lakh was seized by Railway Protection Force (RPF) from 01039 Maharashtra Express. However, the smuggler managed to escape. A press release of RPF informed that Sub-Inspector Sitaram Jaat, constables Navin Kumar Singh and Ajay Singh were conducting checks in the train on Tuesday. They spotted an abandoned bag in DL-1 coach of the train. As no passenger claimed their ownership of the bag, the RPF staff took the bag to the Railway Station and opened it to see small packets of brown sugar. The bag was handed-over to Government Railway Police (GRP) for further investigation. A case under provisions of The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act was registered by GRP. Action was done under the guidance of Divisional Security Commandant Ashutosh Pandey. “We are trying to identify the smuggler by checking CCTV footage of the platform,” said an official of GRP.

Mucormycosis : District admin to conduct sugar level testings of 1.42 lakh Covid-19 patients

As Mucormycosis is emerged as the new challenge, the District administration has also pulled up socks to tackle the fungal infection. As a precautionary measure, testing of Sugar levels of Covid-19 patients will be done across the district and 1.5 lakh Sugar testing kits have been purchased for the massive exercise. District Collector Ravindra Thakre informed ‘The Hitavada’ that the testing of Covid-19 patients would be conducted by health workers across the city from next week. Cured patients of Covid-19 will be tested by the health workers during the drive, he said and added that training for the drive has already begun. After finding high sugar levels of patients, the health workers will offer them proper medication. The testing will be done sub-centers under Primary Health Care Centre, he said. It may be mentioned that 1,42,053 persons were tested positive for Covid-19 in Nagpur district till June 1. Whopping 2,290 patients died while battling with infection of the virus. According

While family of 20 sleeping at house, thieves decamp with booty of Rs 20 lakh

When a family of 20-members was in slumber at their house in Hudkeshwar, the thieves smoothly entered the house and decamped with gold ornaments and cash collectivelly worth Rs 20 lakh, Hudkeshwar police said. The police are suspecting that someone close to the family was involved in the theft. A police official said that the theft took place between 1 am and 5.30 am when all the family members of Kripashankar Mitlaal Shahu (36) were sleeping at their house near Shitala Mata temple, Hudkeshwar Khurd. Families of Kripashankar and his three brothers live in the grand house constructed on a 4,000 sq ft plot. The family is involved in the business of grocery. The thieves entered the house after breaking open latch of the main door. They picked a key from the prayer room and opened a cupboard. Later they got a key to the main cupboard. The thieves opened four cupboards and pocketed gold jewellery weighing 35 tolas worth Rs 16 lakhs and Rs four lakh cash. The theft came to fore on Tuesday at

Woman, going to hospital for treatment, killed in accident

A woman was killed when a speeding four-wheeler hit her scooter on Wardha road in Beltarodi police station area. The woman was going to National Cancer Institute for treatment of blood cancer when the accident occured on Tuesday at 10 am, police officials said. The deceased was identified as Smita Kiran Sangatrao (57), a resident of Flat No. F-1, Nakshatra Apartment, Shilpa Society, Manish Nagar. Smita was living alone as her husband died a few years ago and the couple did not have children. Smita was diagnosed with blood cancer last year. Since then, she used to go NCI for treatment. She was going to the hospital as usual on Honda Dio on Tuesday at 10 am. Before reaching the hospital, Smita met her sister Aloni at her house in Chinchbhavan complex. When she was passing through Narayana Vidyalaya, a speeding four-wheeler came behind and hit the scooter. Smita fell on the road and sustained grievous injuries. She was admitted to the hospital where she breathed her last. Beltarodi police

Mother booked for beating infant mercilessly

A seven-month-old baby was mercilessly beaten by her mother while fighting with her mother-in-law at her house in Pandharabodi area. The incident came to fore when the video of the incident went viral on social media. Ambazari police have booked the mother under provisions of Juveniles Justice Act and Indian Penal Code. Sr. Police Inspector Narendra Hiwre of Ambazari Police Station informed ‘The Hitavada’ that the information was given to the Child Welfare Officer and Child Helpline to look into the matter. The video was shot on May 24. A woman was seen thrashing her son during a verbal duel with her mother-in-law. The video was shot by a relative who had forwarded it to his contacts. Later, the clip went viral on Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp.After seeing the video, residents of the Pandharabodi area alerted Ambazari police. PI Hiwre and his team visited the house and called his father to the police station with the child. The police sent the child for medical check-up to the hospita

City police in action mode after 3 pm : CP

As the State government has eased lockdown restrictions and allowed non-essential shops to open, the City police have also changed their plan of action. The police will intensify their presence on the streets from 3 pm. Commissioner of Police (CP) Amitesh Kumar told ‘The Hitavada’ that loitering would not be allowed on the streets after 3 pm. A total of 66 nakabandi points will be in place across the city to check unnecessary movement of citizens. More than 2,500 police personnel along with 500 home guards will maintain vigil across the city. Similarly, six platoons of State Reserve Police Force (SRPF), Quick Response Teams, Riot Control Police will also be the part of the bandobast. The CP said that a Public Awareness (PA) system would be used during the bandobast to make people aware about the Covid-19. More than 50 police vehicles will be used for awareness, he said. The CP on Monday conducted a special meeting of top rank police officials including Addl CPs, DCPs and ACPs at Gymkha

Umred farmer held for making hoax bomb call to Mumbai’s Mantralaya

Nagpur Rural police held a farmer from Umred tehsil for making a hoax call to Mumbai’s Mantralaya building on Sunday afternoon. The farmer made the phone call to highlight his plea of not getting compensation for his agricultural land acquired by Western Coalfields Ltd (WCL) in 1997. A police official informed that the phone call was received at the Disaster Management Control Room set up in the Mantralaya building to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic at 12.40 pm. The farmer told the officials that a bomb was placed in the Mantralaya. Mumbai police personnel along with Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) teams rushed to the Mantralaya. The bomb squads checked the area and found nothing. The officials understood that it was a hoax. The investigating agencies then started searching for the caller and noticed that the call was made from Nagpur. Nagpur Rural Police went on alert mode and a farmer was detained. He confessed for making the call and said that for a long time, he was worri

Man robbed of a goat by three robbers

A man was robbed of a goat of Rs 10,000/- by three robbers after stabbing him with a sharp-edged weapon in Vitabhatti area of Kalamna police station. The accused have been identified as Chetan Thakur (21), a resident of Aajri-Majri; Shoeb Khan (21) and an unidentified accomplice of the accused. Thakur is a history-sheeter, police said. According to police, Chandan Arun Khairkar (41), a resident of Plot No. 15, Shiv Krupa Housing Society, Napgur, is a cook and has goats. A few days ago, a goat of Khairkar was stolen. Since then, he was looking for the thieves. On Saturday afternoon, he left the goats for grazing in the Vitabhatti area. At around 2 pm, three people came on a motorcycle and stole a goat. When they were taking the goat on a motorcycle, Chandan saw them. He chased them and stopped at some distance. The three fell on the ground with the motorcycle. Khairkar beat two of them. Meanwhile, one of the accused whisked out a knife and stabbed Khairkar. Residents of the area gathere

With YouTube as guide, two youths printed fake currency, arrested

Unit No. 2 of the Crime Branch arrested two persons for allegedly printing fake Indian currency after seeing some tutorials on YouTube. The accused have managed to circulate fake currency of Rs two lakh in the market so far, a top rank police official said. The accused have been identified as Nilesh Raju Kadbe (24), a resident of Samta Nagar and Maruf Khan alias Rafique Khan (24), a resident of Taj Nagar, Teka. According to police, Kadbe is a notorious thief and offences are registered against him at Gittikhadan and Rana Pratap Nagar police stations. Acting on a tip-off, the police raided his rented accomodation at Plot No. 11 in Ekta Nagar, Mankapur, on Saturday. The police have seized a computer, two printers including a high-quality printer during the raid. Fake currency notes of Rs 100 denominations were also seized by the police. Some of them were half printed, the police said. The official further said that Kadbe learnt the currency printing technique after seeing tutorials on Yo

Swiggy’s delivery boy arrested for molestation

A delivery boy of Swiggy, an on-line food ordering and delivery platform, was arrested by Jaripatka police for molesting a young girl. Shockingly, he committed the crime within a week after joining the company. The accused was identified as Sooraj Sudhir Malode (27), a resident of LIG, Nara Rod, Hudco Colony, Jaripatka. Malode is married and working for Swiggy for the last two weeks. He is also a final year engineering student. According to police, a 20-year-old girl had lodged a complaint with Jaripatka police on May 22 in which she stated that a youth wearing a Swiggy t-shirt had molested her on the pretext of inquiring about an address. After registering the case under Sections 354 (a) and (d) of Indian Penal Code, the police launched a probe into the case. The case was purely investigated on technical intelligence. The investigators contacted Swiggy’s headquarters in Bangalore and procured data of delivery boys of the company. After scanning mobile GPS data of the delivery boys, th

Amarinder Bagga arrested from Nanded after five-month hunt

Notorious goon Amarinder Singh Bagga was arrested at Nanded by a team of Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) after a five-month hunt. The police produced him before the court on Saturday and obtained his police custody till June 3. Bagga was absconding after registration of an offence against him for trying to implicate a trader in a bogus drug case. Bagga owns Singh Barbeque in Vardhman Nagar. In this case, the police had earlier arrested four persons including Nikita Rahul Meshram (28), a resident of Lashkaribagh; Manmit Singh Harvinder Singh Takkhar (22), a resident of Gurunanakpura. It may be mentioned that there was a dispute between Bagga and trader Chhabrani over a plot in the Wathoda area. Thutheja is a friend of Chhabrani. He helped Chhabrani in this matter. Wathoda police had registered a case against Bagga and his accomplices on Chhabrani's complaint. As a result, Bagga got angry over Chhabrani and Thutheja. In December 2020, Bagga had given a ‘contract’ of Rs 1.5 lakh to drug smu

Sakkardara police bust gang stealing silences of cars

Sakkarada police busted a two-member gang involved in stealing silencers of expensive cars in the city. The police have recovered 11 car silencers worth Rs 5.50 lakh from their possession. The accused have been identified as Sheikh Nisar Sheikh Qadir (31) and Sheikh Iqbal Sheikh Zaheer Qureshi (28), both residents of Sakkardara area. A police official informed that thefts of car silencers were reported in Sakkardara area in recent days. A silencer of an EcoSport SUV of Hemant Kapase (45), a resident of Sakkardara, was stolen on March 3. He had lodged a complaint with the police. The Police procured CCTV footage from the area in which two youths were seen moving suspiciously on the streets. Acting on a tip-off, Sakkarada police arrested Sheikh Nisar and Sheikh Iqbal. The accused have committed eight such thefts in city limits. Under the guidance of DCP (Zone IV) Dr. Akshay Shinde, the arrest was made by Sr PI Satyawan Mane, API Sagar Awhad, Deepak Tarhekar, Mithun Naik, Sandeep Borsare,

DG rebukes RPF personnel for “embarrassing” procedural lapses

Peeved at failure of Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel in following proper procedure while detaining or releasing a person, Director General, RPF, Arun Kumar has issued a 14-point charter to the force. He has mentioned all such instances that caused great embarrassment to the administration and in process affected the image of RPF. The DG, RPF issued the charter taking cognisance of letters sent by two State Governments about work culture of RPF, sources told ‘The Hitavada’. In the circular, Kumar has stated that some instances had come to the notice where it was found that officers did not adopt proper procedure in releasing persons detained after examination. There were further instances wherein procedure mentioned in Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) was not followed in releasing arrested accused on Bond or Bail-Bond (in Bailable Offences). “Therefore, there is a need for system improvement by creating awareness among Subordinate Officers of the Force regarding the procedure

Kelwad police seizes HT cotton seeds worth Rs 85 lakhs

Unapproved herbicide tolerant (HT) cotton seeds worth Rs 85 lakhs were seized by Kelwad police. The police have booked the truck driver and owner of the transport company for smuggling. The accused have been identified as truck driver Surendra Parvatsingh Dhakad (25), a resident of Ashok Nagar, MP and RGT transport company owner Mahaveer Pal, a resident of Panchawati, Indore, MP. The police got a tip-off about the truck containing unapproved seeds passing through Khursapar check post on Maharashtra-Madhya Pradesh border. Police Inspector Dili Thakur and his team intensified patrolling on the highway. After spotting the container truck, the police stopped the truck and discovered about 12,000 bags of HT seeds of various companies. The police have arrested the truck driver. An offence under Section 420 and 34 of Indian Penal Code read with Sections 6, 7 of Maharashtra Cotton Seeds Act, Section 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 1, 13 and 14 of Seeds Acts, Sections 278, 15 and 16 of Environment Protection

Man kills one-year-old son, said he wanted a daughter

In a shocking incident, a man killed his one-year-old son at Wakodi village near Khapa because he wished to have a daughter. The accused father is now cooling heels behind the bars at Khapa police station. The accused was identified as Bhajan Metab Kawreti (40), a resident of Wakodi village. According to police, Bajan married Mathura (32) in 2016. Bhajan and Mathura are daily wage workers. They had their first child in 2017 while their second child last year. After the birth of first baby boy, Bhajan was expecting a daughter. But he became father of one more son last year. Since then, he used to tell his wife Mathura that he was expecting a daughter. This was the point of friction between the couple many times. On Tuesday night, he asked Mathura for money to consume liquor but she refused him. He got angered and picked a quarrel with her. In a fit of rage, he picked his one-year-old son Satyam and smashed him on the ground in the courtyard. The boy sustained grievous head injuries. Blo

City police undertake special drive to trace 3,600 absconders

Tackling street crime is now top most priority in urban places for police force as such incidents immediately get highlighted and have possible effect on law and order situation. As Nagpur city too is witnessing the same trend, the city police has undertaken combing operations to arrest about 3,600 absconders. A majority of these offenders, the police statistics reveal, are involved in body offences. A special drive is launched to nab these criminals and the police have succeeded in arresting 25 absconders on the very first day of the drive. Commissioner of Police (CP) Amitesh Kumar informed ‘The Hitavada’, “With passage of time these offenders get emboldened and hence its necessary to nab and neutralise future threats.” Similarly with passage of time if we forget these absconders their number only increases. Thus, such special drives enable to arrest as many criminals as possible and try them in court of law. The police have made a list of accused who are absconding or wanted since 19

Three including two doctors arrested for black-marketing of Tocilizumab

After Remdesivir, black marteteers are indulged in the black-marketing of life saving drug Tocilizumab in Nagpur. A special team of Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone II) Vinita S trapped three black marketeers including two doctors on Wednesday. The police have seized a Tocilizumab injection worth Rs 40,600/- from their possession. The accused have been identified as Sachin Ashok Gevrikar (20), Dr Vishesh alias Sonu Jeevanlal Bakat (26), both residents of Marartoli and Dr Ramfal Vaishya (24), a resident of Bhagirathi Apartment, Narendra Nagar. According to police, Sachin is a BA student. His mother was tested positive for Covid-19. He had an injection of Tocilizumab. DCP Vinita received a tip-off that Sachin was trying to sell the injection at Rs one lakh to a person with the help of the doctors. A special team of DCP Vinita laid a trap and arrested Sachin with the injection. The doctors were arrested after the accused revealed their names during questioning. An offence under Section

Car overturns after hit by another car near Sai Mandir on Wardha Road

A car overturned near Sai Mandir on Wardha Road after hit by another car on Wednesday. Both the vehicles badly damaged in the accident but no one was seriously injured in the accident. Upon receiving information about the accident, a team of Dhantoli Police rushed to the spot and the vehicles were cleared from the road with the help of a crane. On the basis of complaint filed by Snehal Udaram Shende (30), a resident of Ravindra Nagar, Chandrapur, the police have registered a case against Rahul Narayanrao Bawankule (35), a resident of Ulhas Nagar, Manewada. According to police, Snehal was going to Chandrapur with his three friends in a car. While Rahul was going to Prashant Nagar from Vivekanand Nagar. Both vehicles were plying at great speed as there was no traffic on the road. While crossing Sai Mandir square, Rahul suddenly hit Ravindra's car. Ravindra tried to avoid the collision and turned the steering to the left. However, his vehicle overturned after hitting the pavement of t

Teenager killed after bike got punctured and rams into road-divider

A 15-year-old boy was killed when his motorcycle got punctured and rammed into a road divider on Ambazari bypass on Friday. The deceased was identified as Piyush Sushil Thakre (15), a resident of Jai Nagar, Pandharabodi. He was studying in Standard X at Dharampeth school and younger child of Sushil Thakre who is working as a security guard with Canara Bank. According to police, Thakre took the motorcycle of grocery shop owner Balitkumar Barsinge (30), a resident of Jai Nagar, on Friday afternoon. Piyush had cordial relations with Balitkumar as he was helping him in work sometimes. He took the bike on Ambazari bypass. The rear wheel of the bike suddenly got punctured. As a result, Piyush lost control over the two-wheeler and the bike rammed into the road-divider. He fell on the divider and sustained grievous head injuries as he was not wearing a helmet. Passers-by rushed him to the hospital where he breathed his last. A case under Sections 279, 304 (a) of Indian Penal Code read with Sec

Man held with Rs 60 lakh cash at Nagpur Railway Station

Sleuths of Railway Protection Force (RPF) nabbed a man who carried Rs 60 lakh cash in a bag at Nagpur Railway Station on Saturday. The cash was handed-over to the Income Tax (I-T) department for further probe. According to Divisional Security Commandant (DSC) RPF, Central Railway, Ashutosh Pandey, the man, identified as Shabbir Husain Hasan Ali Karanjawala (55), a resident of House No. 858, Itwari Road, Bengali Panja, deboarded from New Delhi- Chennai Grand Trunk Express in the morning hours. He was carrying a large bag with him. When he was passing through the Foot Over Bridge (FoB), RPF Inspector R L Meena, Constables Sikandar Yadav and Kamsingh Thakur grew suspicious at him. The RPF staff stopped the man and checked the bag. After finding huge cash in the bag, they took him to the RPF station. “A total of Rs 60 lakh were found in the bag,” said DSC Pandey. The man reportedly told RPF that the cash belongs to Ismile and Sons company, Ganjakhet Chowk. The man reportedly boarded the tr

Three-member gang of bike lifters busted by LCB of Rural Police

A three-member gang of bike lifters was busted by the Local Crime Branch (LCB) of Nagpur Rural police and recovered 14 stolen motorcycles from their possession. The vehicle theft gang was using a ‘master key’ for their operation, police officials said. The prime accused in the case is a 17-year-old boy whose father is a scrap dealer in Kalamna area of Nagpur. He was selling the motorcycles to accused Avinash alias Opan Prabhakar Ughde (24), a resident of Bramhani, Kalmeshwar and Charan Ramdas Nimawat (27), a resident of Ghorad, Kalmeshwar. According to police, the juvenile delinquent acquired ‘master keys’ from the shop of his father. He was using the keys to open the locks of parked motorycles. After taking possession of the bike, he straightway drove to Kalmeshwar where he was selling the bikes to Ughade and Nimawat. The two were purchasing the bikes at Rs 5,000/- from him. All the stolen motorcycles were further sold in Kalmeshwar tehsil by Ughde and Nimawat in the last five months.

Aerial lift of MahaMetro collapsed at Agrasen square

The boom of the work platform of MahaMetro suddenly collapsed and the lift basket crashed to the ground near Agrasen square on Central Avenue on Saturday night. However, no one was injured in the accident, claimed MahaMetro’s PRO, Akhilesh Halwe. According to Halwe, the aerial lift was stationed near the square for painting Metro’s tracks. The machine suddenly disbalanced and the boom of the work platform collapsed crashing into the structures of roadside shops. The shops were badly destroyed in the accident. Halwe said that a crane was sent to settle the aerial lift which is also known as Manlifter. The lift operator and the painter had gone for dinner when the accident occured, he claimed. Traffic passing through Central Avenue was badly affected after the accident. A large number of onlookers gathered to the spot after the news of the accident spread in the area. Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Zone III Lohit Matani said that a police team was sent to Mayo Hospital to find wheth

HM Patil hails Gadchiroli Police for revenge strikes

STATE Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil showered praises on Gadchiroli Police for gunning down 13 dreaded Naxalites during a fierce gun-battle at Paydi-Kotmi forest in Etapalli on Friday. Recalling a strange coincidence, Patil said the elimination of 13 Naxals came on the same day when 15 policemen had attained martyrdom in Gadchiroli 12 years ago. “On May 21, 2009, our 15 policemen were martyred in a Naxal attack. After 12 years, the Gadchiroli police have avenged their deaths and killed 13 Naxals on the same day,” said Patil. Interacting with mediapersons at Nagpur, Patil said that the encounter took place on the Anti-Terrorism Day which proves upper hand of police in Gadchiroli. “I have congratulated the officials and jawans of Gadchiroli Police for the achievement, he said. Patil visited Gadchiroli on Friday morning and took stock of anti-Naxal operations and situation after the gun-battle. He went upto Katejhari post which is located deep in the jungle. On the issue of ongoing probl

LCB of Rural Police busted gang of thieves

Local Crime Branch (LCB) of Nagpur Rural Police busted a five-member gang of thieves involved in thefts in companies. The police have recovered stolen valuables worth Rs 4.56 lakh from their possession. The accused have been identified as Ajay Murlidhar Shebe (23), a resident of Wadoda; Ravi Bonda Prajapati (42), Rakesh Dharmapal Prajapati (25), both residents of Kalamna slums, Kamptee Road; Atik Rafique Khan (29), a resident of Uappalwadi, Kapil Nagar and scrap dealer Ganga Shahu (45), a resident of Kamal Chowk, Pachpaoli, Nagpur. According to police, the gang recently stole transformer, electric motors, and other material from King Rider company on Wadoda-Kuhi road. A case was registered at Kuhi police station in this regard. During investigation, the police identified the accused and arrested them. During interrogation, the accused confessed for committing thefts in two companies. Under the guidance of SP Rakesh Ola, Addl SP Rahul Maknikar, the arrest was made by PI LCB Anil Jittawa

Livestock trader killed in Narkhed

A livestock trader was brutally murdered by four persons and the body was dumped in the well to destroy the crime evidence in the Narkhed police station area. Shubham Baburao Jadhav (25), Vaibhav Satish Jadhav (25), both residents of Khedikaryat; Hemraj Gajanan Babulkar (40) and Umesh Kishanji Rewatkar (30), both residents of Tinkheda, were arrested by Narkhed police for killing Babarao Suryabhan Paripagar (55), a resident of Khamli village in Narkhed tehsil. According to police, Paripagar was a livestock trader and used to visit villages for the trading. On May 13, he came to Khedikaryat village where he met Shubham Jadhav. Their deal was derailed over an amount. Jadhav then called his accomplices and they hatched a conspiracy to kill Paripagar. “They wanted to get hold of the money of Paripagar,” said PI Jaipal Girase. The accused attacked the man with a rod and boulders and killed him. Later, they dumped the body in the well and went away with Rs 55,000/- cash. The incident came to

Speeding Innova rams into e-rickshaw, one killed

An e-rickshaw driver was killed after a speeding Innova vehicle rammed into the three-wheeler on Great Nag Road on Monday morning. The car turned turtle on the road divider after the accident. The deceased was identified as Waman Vishnu Parate (59), a resident of Plot No. 255, Kinkhede Layout, Binaki Mangalwari. He leaves behind a wife, two sons and a daughter. He was waiting for passengers at Baidyanath Square in the morning hours. The Innova car (MP-04/CQ-2489) came from another side at great speed and rammed into the e-rickshaw. After ramming the three-wheeler, the car climbed on the road-divider and turned turtle. The police have arrested accused Anand Sukhdeo Arkhel (33), a resident of New Subhedar Layout. He works in a private company. He was taking the car for servicing. However, the reason behind his rash driving is not yet known. As per the CCTV footage, Anand drove the car at a high speed as soon as the signal went green at Baidyanath Chowk. He overtook a car from the left si

Phoenix Infra scam : Four fraudsters absconding for last five years

In Phoenix Infra scam of Rs two crore, the Economic Offences Wing (EoW) is searching for four fraudsters who went absconding after registration of offence in 2014. A press release of EoW informed that Vijaykumar Manikrao Gautam and Ahmed Abdulrasool Jiwani were arrested for the fraud while Jitesh Naryayan Nashine, a resident of Plot NO. 3517 (a), 97 Jai Hind Society, Sham Nagar, Somalwada; Yogesh Narayan Nashine, Mahesh Narayan Nashine, both residents of Manish Nagar and Chandrashekhar Motiram Deshbhratar, a resident of Plot No. 108, Panchatara Society, Manish Nagar, are absconding in the case. The accused had formed Phoenix Infra International Pvt Ltd company and accepted a large amount of investment from gullible investors. The accused promised huge returns to the investors plots and flats in Wathoda, Pevtha, Salai Godhani, Kaladongri, Khapri, Wakeshwar and Parsodi area. As the accused failed to deliver their promise, the investors approached the police and lodged a complaint. After