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On 10-08-21 Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of Uttar Pradesh police arrested a doctor from Pusad town of Yavatmal district in connectin with a case registered at Gomti Nagar police station under anti-conversion law. It may be mentioned that three persons were arrested by UP ATS from Nagpur and Gadchiroli on July 17 in the same case. The accused person was identified as Dr. Faraz Shah Karamat Shah (27), a resident of Vasant Nagar, Pusad. A police official informed that Faraz was working with Shah Hospital at Pusad with his relatives after completing MBBS course from Government Medical College Akola in 2012. As per the records of Yavatmal police, Faraz was not a member of any organisation. The UP ATS had arrested some persons last month in Delhi and had claimed that a nation-wide racket of religious conversions was busted. The police had recovered a register with details of over 1,000 persons, including their names and addresses, from Maharashtra, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana and Delhi. So...

On 12 - 08 - 2021 DCP (Zone III) Lohit Matani instructing police staff before the action. Notorious red-light area Ganga Jamuna in East Nagpur was sealed by the City police on Wednesday. Commissioner of Police (CP) Amitesh Kumar imposed Section 144 Code of Criminal Procedure in the area after which movement of other persons would be restricted here. Layers of barricades were laid out at both ends of 12 lanes of the area and a posse of 100 police personnel deployed round the clock for the bandobast. The police are also using drones to keep en eagle eye on the internal movement in the lanes of the area. CP Amitesh Kumar said that the action was initiated after receiving a number of complaints by the residents. The prostitution rackets have spoiled the social atmosphere so much that even the relatives of citizens refrained from coming to their homes. Even young son/daughter of families living near the area do not get married easily, the CP said, adding that young girls are being forced in...

A 30-year-old man was killed by two persons over an issue of borrowed money in the Narkhed police station area. The Local Crime Branch (LCB) have arrested Anwar Sheikh Sheikh Gaffur (20) and Rajesh Suresh Dhurwe (21), both residents of Warud town of Amravati district for the murder of Shahzad Layik Sheikh (30), a resident of Narkhed. According to police, accused Anwar runs a chicken shop while Shahzad is a construction worker. Anwar had borrowed Rs 3,000/- from Shahzad. As Anwar was not returning money, Shahzad abused him during a quarrel that broke out near Mowad village late Monday night. During the quarrel, Anawar and Rajesh killed Shahzad by smashing his head with a boulder. The body was found on Tuesday morning. After identifying the deceased, the LCB team arrested the accused within six hours and booked them under Section 302 of Indian Penal Code.

Police bandobast for Independence Day A strong police bandobast of more than 2,500 police personnel will be deployed across the city on Independence Day. Commissioner of Police (CP) Amitesh Kumar has instructed all police station in-charges to intensify patrolling in their jurisdictions especially at crowded places from Saturday evening. A police official informed that main markets and armed police personnel would be deployed in Civil Lines, Sadar, Ambazari, Tekdi Road, Sitabuldi, Mominpura, Telangkhedi Lake and other places. The police will also pay special attention to 16 vital installations including railway stations. Nakabandi was enforced in the city from Saturding morning and vehicles are being checked by the police personnel. Mobile surveillance vehicles (MSV) will also be used for monitoring of traffic by drones. Traffic police have been instructed to not allow illegal vehicle marches by any groups or organisations. CP Amitesh Kumar said that strict security measures would be t...

A WEEK after the devastating fire at his garage, 50-year-old Gulzar Sheikh is busy in its make-over at Kachipura in Bajaj Nagar. He lost garage machinery worth more than Rs one lakh and two cars of his customers in the fire that broke out in the midnight of August 6. Sheikh has the additional burden of repairing the badly damaged cars too. Already facing severe turmoil in the business, Sheikh and fellow garage owners are now facing another challenge. The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has served notices to the garage owners asking them to desist from repairing or reconstructing their garages. Sheikh is still coming to terms with the double whammy even as the fellow garage owners stare at a dark future. The fire has gobbled up their only source of income. Talking to ‘The Hitavada’, Sheikh mourned the situation as he struggled to cope up with the disaster. “We haven’t received a single penny or support as help from any government agency. And now we are receiving notices not to resume...

A man was murdered by two brothers in Kapil Nagar area for molesting their sister on Wednesday night. The police are also suspecting a love angle in the case. The deceased was identified as Kamlesh Bandu Sahare (27), a resident of Gaddigodam. Sahare’s wife was not living with him. He was living with parents and a daughter. A police official said that Sahare was in love with a teenage girl who is living near the house of his sister in Mhada colony. He had also gifted a mobile phone to the girl. When the parents of the girl learnt about the phone and affair, they objected to the relationship. An offence under Sections 354 (a) of Indian Penal Code was registered against Sahare at Kapil Nagar police station on the basis of a complaint lodged by the girl in the first week of August. After cooling his heels behind the bars for two-weeks, he was released from jail recently. For the last three-days, he was coming to his sister's place daily. On Wednesday evening, the assailants including t...

Enforcement Directorate ED The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has procured documents related to multi-crore Metrovision Buildcon Company scam from the City police and started investigation. The agency is probing the money laundering angle in the case, sources claimed.   The First Information Report (FIR) in the case was registered in November last year after which DCP (Zone I) Nurool Hasan had formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT). The police have arrested 16 fraudsters so far for duping more than 6,000 investors across the country. Sources in ED informed that a copy of FIR and other documents related to the scam were procured for the probe. The focus of the ED would be on the money laundering angle. After examining the money trail, the ED would also investigate whether the money was routed to any foreign countries or shell companies. A police official informed that 16 accused were arrested by the SIT and recovered cash of over Rs three crore from the accused persons. Mastermind ...

CP Amitesh Kumar Despite stern police action against many anti-social elements, some notorious criminals still continue with illegal activities in the slums of the city. Common people do not dare to approach the police against such elements. Commissioner of Police (CP) Amitesh Kumar has identified such slums in the city and decided to have one-to-one interaction with the residents to get first hand information. The CP has decided to hold ‘Janta Darbar’ at 15-20 slums in upcoming months. The initiative was launched on Saturday by interacting with residents of Lalganj area in East Nagpur on Saturday evening. CP Amitesh Kumar said that the public interaction will be organised at Rajiv Nagar and Sonegaon Nipani in MIDC Police Station, Lalganj in Shanti Nagar area, Naik Talav in Panchpaoli, Garib Nawaz Nagar Yashodhara, Hasanbagh in Nandanvan, Pandharabodi in Ambazari, Gaddigodam and Goa Colony in Sadar area. The police observed that some anti-socials are operating illegal liquor and gambli...

Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday conducted searches at Nagpur Institute Of Technology (NIT) college at Mahurzari, near Fetri in Katol Tehsil in connection with its probe against former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh. Statements of five persons were also recorded by the investigation agency in its Seminary hills office, officials said. The college is said to be controlled by Deshmukh. ED officials from Mumbai reached the institute around 12.30 pm and began the searches under the protection of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, the official said. Staff of Local police station was also deployed near the college. The searches concluded at 3.30 pm, he added. Some documents have been seized by the officials for further investigation, it was learnt. It may be mentioned here that the ED is conducting a probe into the money laundering case related to an alleged multi-crore bribery-cum-extortion racket that led to Deshmukh’s resignation from the post of home minister i...

A girl was abducted by two persons including her male friend who sought Rs 30 lakh ransom from her family on Friday morning. However, timely action by Nagpur police compelled the accused to release the girl within three hours. Rishikesh Kishore Porkhe (21) and Chipu Bhaurao Chavan (21), both residents of Chandan Nagar, are now cooling their heels behind the bars at Imambada police station. The victim and accused are living in the same locality in Chandan Nagar. The victim’s father is a vegetable trader in Kalamna market and she is trying to get admission in medical courses. Rishikesh's father is owner of a restaurant in Ganeshpeth area and he works there. Rishikesh and the girl are close friends. He even got her name inked on his heart, police officials said. According to police, the girl was abducted by the accused when she was on her morning walk in Imambada area at around 7 am. They bundled her in the car near Chandan Nagar and sped away from the spot. As the girl did not return...

In the backdrop of twin drone-driven blasts on the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) technical airport in Jammu and Kashmir on June 27, Nagpur police have geared up to secure vital installations from drone attacks. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s (RSS) Headquarters in Mahal and Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport in Sonegaon will be declared as no drone zones soon as the police have initiated the process for the same. RSS headquarters was on the target of the terrorists for a long time. Three terrorists of Lashkar-e-Taiba were gunned down by police personnel when they tried to sneak into the Sangh headquarters on June 1, 2006. Since then, a large number of armed police personnel have been deployed for security of the headquarters. Similarly, the police are also serious about new information that Naxals are using small drones for surveillance of security forces near the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh borders.   Sources informed that the Union Home Ministry had sounded an alert to all States ...

The three-days heavy rainfall (June 21 to June 23) has caused severe damage to over 20,274 hectares of crop in Nagpur, Wardha, Chandrapur and Gadchiroli districts. Shockingly, 1964 hectares of agricultural land in 96 villages washed away due to flooding caused by the excessive rainfall, according to initial estimates by the State Agriculture Department in Nagpur. Crops like cotton, tur, soybean, maize and vegetables have reported the maximum hit due to the rains. The agriculture department is waiting for a final report after completion of panchanamas being done by officials of the Revenue Department. In Nagpur district, the excessive rains wreak havoc in 126 villages of Kamptee, Saoner, Kalmeshwar, Ramtek and Hingna tehsils where crops of cotton, tur, soybean, paddy, jowar and maize were severely damaged on 9,176.55 hectares. As compared to Nagpur, the crop damage is more in Chandrapur district where massive destruction was reported on standing crops on 10,579.65 hectares in 155 villag...

A man committed suicide in Raghuji Nagar area of Nagpur in the wee hours of Tuesday. The kin of the deceased alleged that he took the extreme step out of humiliation and depression after being thrashed by beat marshals of Hudkeshwar police station. However, the police officials denied the allegation and claimed that the man felt embarrassed after his neighbour indulged in verbal duel with him for making the calls. Mahesh Shalikram Raut (38), a resident of New Somwari Peth, Raghuji Nagar, ended his life by consuming poison on Tuesday at around 2 am. The kin of Raut gheroed Hudkeshwar police station on Tuesday morning demanding stern action against the beat marshals. After being assured by police officials, the mob returned home in the afternoon. DCP (Zone IV) Dr. Akshay Shinde said that the Crime Branch will conduct an inquiry into the matter. “Departmental and legal action will be initiated against policemen if they are found guilty in the probe,” he said. Beat Marshals Kishore Senad a...

DGP Sanjay Pandey SINCE taking charge as Director General of Police (DGP) of Maharashtra, Sanjay Pandey has earned praise for his pro-constabulary approach. The top cop is always ready to redress issues faced by constables thus building a good morale in the force. While most of the police force has seen the DGP’s proactive way, the Jawans of Maharashtra Police in Naxal-hit Gadchiroli district are also awaiting first visit of DGP Pandey soon. It may be mentioned that Gadchiroli Police killed 22 Naxals and destroyed a Naxal weapons manufacturing unit in three operations this year. A visit by the DGP is set to invigorate them further, it is being felt in the force. DGP Pandey took the reins of Maharashtra Police on April 10 this year. State Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil took charge of the Home Department on April 5. After assuming charge Walse-Patil visited Gadchiroli on May 21 to take stock of the situation and meet police personnel deployed in the Naxal-affected district. For some rea...

Planting trees is a noble cause, seeing that they should survive is also important. Whopping 40-50 per cent trees do not survive in Nagpur district after annual tree plantation. Irregular watering, animals eating up plants and excessive heat are the reasons behind the 50-60 per cent survival ratio of plants. In addition, Forest officials pointed out shortage of funds as one of the major reasons behind dying of plants. “Shortage of funds after outbreak of Covid-19 is one of the major reasons behind the drop in survival ratio,” said senior official Geeta Nannaware of the Social Forestry Wing of State Forest Department. According to statistics, a total of 15,000 samplings were planted in 2016-17. Of them, 50.78 per cent of plants survived till May 2021. In 2017-18, 72,000 samplings were planted and 56.16 per cent survived till May 2021. Survival percentage for 1,91,496 saplings planted in 2018-19 was 59.77 per cent recorded in May this year. Whopping 10,74,660 saplings were planted in 201...

A teenage girl stepped out of her home after a quarrel with family members was allegedly held captive and gang-raped by six persons in two separate incidents. The accused allegedly forced her to consume liquor before the sexual exploitation on Thursday night, police officials said. Accused Mohd Shahnawaz alias Sana Mohd Rashid (25), Mohd Taushif Mohd Yusuf (26) and Mohd Mushir (23), all residents of Mominpura, were arrested by Government Railway Police (GRP) Nagpur and handed-over to Sitabuldi police. A police official said that Taushif and Shahnawaz are auto-rickshaw drivers. Three accused including two who work as coolies at Nagpur Railway Station, went absconding after the police action. The girl was first raped at a rented accomodation of the coolies in Timki area by Tausif, Shahnawaz and the coolies and later at Mayo Hospital square by two unidentified persons, police officials said. According to police, the girl left her house after a quarrel with her sister-in-law. One of her fr...

Workers of Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came face-to-face in Mahal on Sunday. However, police personnel deployed at the spot managed the agitating workers and cooled them down. DCP (Zone III) Lohit Matani informed that Congress corporator and Youth Congress leader Bunty Shelke took out a rally ‘Sangh Se Sansad Tak’ in the morning hours. The route was pre-decided but Shelke suddenly took a decision to visit Ganpati temple. However, police personnel deployed on the route blocked the Congress workers, DCP Matani said. Meanwhile, workers of BJP gathered near the spot and both sides launched slognerring against each other. Later, the police pacified the agitating workers of both parties. In a press statement Bunty Shelke said that the rally was started from Gandhi Gate Mahal and BJP workers blocked the road when he was going to seek blessings at Ganpati temple. He alleged that the BJP workers did not respond to the police. When the rally came to Badkas Chowk, the BJP workers ag...

The Social Forestry wing of the Forest Department has planted a whopping 1.11 lakh samplings of different varieties across the district and aimed to plant 1.30 lakh saplings in the remaining months of monsoon. The plantation not only helps the environment but also protects bunds and fields from overflowing rainwater, said Divisional officer Neeta Nannaware of the Social Forestry Department. Nannaware informed ‘The Hitavada’ that the saplings were planted at 58 sites in Nagpur district. Highest 21,485 samplings were planted at six sites of Katol tehsil, followed by 19,000 samplings at 14 sites of Kamptee tehsil, 18,221 samplings at six sites of Kuhi tehsil, 12,320 samplings at four sites of Umred tehsil, 9,333 samplings at four sites of Parseoni tehsil, 9,000 samplings at eight sites of Hingna tehsil,  5,500 samplings at seven sites of Ramtek tehsil, 4,944 saplings at two sites of Nagpur tehsil, 4,000 saplings each at Bhivapur and Narkhed tehsils and 3,333 saplings at a site of Kalm...

  Beware ! Your child could also fall prey to the evil world of child pornography which has emmerged as the major challenge for Maharashtra as whopping 11,122 instances of child sexual abuse content posted on-line have been received by Maharashtra Cyber in the form of ‘Tipline Reports’ from National Crime Record Bureaue (NCRB) in last 18 months. On the basis of these reports, a total of 213 First Information Reports (FIRs) have been registered in the State by various police units. Of them, 38 FIRs were registered by Nagpur police which are highest in the State.   “Child pornography mean an on-line content that depicts sexually explicit activities involving a child,” said Sanjay Shintre, Superitendent of Police (SP) Maharashtra Cyber. The ‘Tipline Reports’ of child pornography are being generated by National Center of Missing and Exploited children (NCMEC) of US after monitoring websites, search engines, social media networks. The NCMEC with the help of the Federal Bureau of In...

Shivam alias Shaktiman Shuddhodhan Gurudev (19) was murderously attacked by a group of assailants to avenge the murder of Sawayam Satyaprakash Nagrale (21) on Friday night in Kaushalya Nagar. Investigation revealed that a close aide of Shaktimaan had given a tip-off about the hideout of Shaktiman in the Bhande plot to the assailants. Ajni police have arrested six persons on the attempt to murder charges. The accused have been identified as Kaushalya Nagar residents Birju Vasanta Shinde (28), Abhijit Dilip Ghodeswar (24), Akash Krishna Manwar (30), Pritam Ambadas Kavale (24), Sunil Vaman Wankhede (39) and Suresh Gopichand Kamble (44). After the murder of Swayam, the Ajni police had caught two minors and Nishant Ghoreswar, but Shaktiman had managed to escape. Ajni Police and Crime Branch were looking for him. The police teams had visited the house of Shaktiman's uncle in Bhande plot area. However, the family reportedly refused to have any information about him. The police had also se...

A 17-year-old girl eloped with her boyfriend when the girl’s father scolded her over the relationship. The girl was traced and sent back home by the police. The police have booked the boyfriend and his two friends on kidnapping charges. The accused have been identified as Girish Ganesh Godbole (20), Rishikesh Ramchandra Patil (24), both residents of Hill Top and Anurag Gajanan Nagtode (19), a resident of Ganesh Colony, Rana Pratap Nagar. According to police, the girl was in a relationship with Girish Godbole as they were students of the same college. The minor’s father grew suspicious of her activities as she used to be involved in WhatsApp chatting. On Friday night, the father checked her phone and found an objectionable chatting message with Girish. He scolded the daughter and asked her to focus on studying. However, the girl contacted her boyfriend and narrated the incident. Girish on Saturday morning reached the home of the minor with two friends and took her with him in a car. A b...

A 32-year-old man committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan at his Kapil Nagar residence. The police are suspecting he took the extreme step as he lost his job in March last year during lockdown. The deceased was identified as Kishankumar Balkishan Dongre, a resident of Flat No. 503, Gulmohar Apartment, Kapil Nagar. According to police, Kishan’s wife works in a company at Balaghat. She lives there with her children. Kishan was a Medical Representative in a company in Nagpur. He lost the job last year during the first lockdown. Since then, he was jobless. On Saturday evening, he tied a scarf to the fan and hanged himself. After some time, the scarf torn off and he fell on the floor. Meanwhile, a friend contacted him on his mobile phone. After not receiving any response, the friend went to the flat. As the door was locked from inside and Kishan was not not responding, he contacted the police. Kapil Nagar police rushed to the spot and broke open the door and found Kishan lyi...