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Shocker : Push to reopen Dabo Club after Christmas Night double murder

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...

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 Act. Under the guidance of Superintendent of Police (SP) Rakesh Ola, Addl SP Rahul Maknikar, SDPO Ashok Sarambalkar, the arrest was made by PI Dilip Thakur, PSI Arjun Rathod and staff including Ravindra Chatap, Sachin Yelkar, Shridhar Kulkarni, Dhondutatya Deokate and two homeguards. 

Action to be intensified : SP Rakesh Ola


SP Rakesh Ola said that the action would be intensified against illegal trade of such seeds in the district. All the police stations in-charge have been instructed to keep watch on such illegal trade in their jurisdiction. Similarly, patrolling and checking of trucks is also intensified on the highways, he said.


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