Sitting amid the blackened remains of his home, 32-year-old Nikesh Gawali carefully broke open a half-melted plastic box with a screwdriver. His hands shook slightly, not out of fear, but out of hope. “I’m trying to find my daughter Aarti’s gold earrings,” he said quietly, still focused on the box. “She’s just five. I got them made recently after months of labour work.” The plastic box, warped and blackened by heat, was one of the few things left from his two-room house on the outskirts of Dhamangaon village . All around him lay ash, broken tin sheets and charred wooden beams. The walls had cracked under the heat and the front room’s tin roof had caved in completely. What remained was a blackened debris all around - almost nothing to suggest a home once stood there. Nikesh earns his living as an agricultural labourer, like many in the village. Work is uncertain and depends on the season. Those earrings weren’t just jewellery - they were a small dream, a reward for his hard work,...
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 Gymkhana. The CP directed the police officials to enforce the curbs across the city with full force after 3 pm and do not allow loitering. “The police will take stern action against those who are unnecessarily found roaming in the city,” the CP said.
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