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...
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 problems in Maharashtra Police, Patil opined that some incidents in the department had brought shame for the entire force and created atmosphere of distrust. “As a police officer, one should show one’s loyalty to the government. It will clear the current atmosphere of distrust,” he said.
After taking reins of State Home Department, Patil had marked Naxalism as a major challenge. He resolved to solve the problem by intensifying anti-Naxal operations. Similarly, welfare, housing, cyber crimes and vacant posts were the important issues in his opinion.
“Housing problem for policemen needs to be solved and an important decision will be taken soon. The Cabinet has given its nod for major recruitment of policemen and around three lakh applications have been received. Examination has not been conducted due to the outbreak of COVID-19,” Patil said.
The Home Minister also held a meeting of top ranked police officials of Nagpur at Police Gymkhana. He said, body offences were the major challenge in Nagpur city and Nagpur Police were doing well in tackling the problem. He also resolved to contain the graph of crime against woman.
On the issue of assistance of Rs 1,000 crore by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for immediate relief activities in cyclone Tauktae-hit Gujarat State, the HM said that same devastation took place in Maharashtra due to the Cyclone. “We hoped that the Centre would take cognisance and give assistance.”
Commissioner of Police Amitesh Kumar was present in the press conference.
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