With the seizure of 28 illegal fire-arms and 57 cartridges, registration of 4,712 liquor cases, and a sharp rise to 862 NDPS cases , the Nagpur Rural Police delivered one of their toughest crackdowns on crime in 2025. Along with this, preventive action was taken against 2,178 accused involved in illegal activities. Large-scale operations against crime and unlawful businesses led to seizures worth Rs 7.7 crore by the police during the year. Preventive action against 1,496 According to official records, preventive action under Section 126 of the BNSS increased sharply from 569 cases in 2024 to 1,496 cases in 2025 which marked a 163 per cent rise. Preventive actions under Section 129 BNSS also increased from 1,644 cases to 1,965 cases. Violations of preventive bonds rose from 85 cases in 2024 to 201 cases in 2025, and fines recovered through courts jumped from Rs 11,600 to Rs 23,66,200. The number of externed accused increased from 42 to 106, while detentions under the...
IN A quick action following communal riots in Amravati, the Maharashtra Police headquarters deputed its four experienced Additional Director General (ADG) rank officials in sensitive police ranges and cities across the State to maintain communal harmony. The police ranges are usually headed by Inspector General of Police (IGP) rank official. The ADG rank is one step above the rank of IGP. A top police official said that the decision was taken by the Director General of Police (DGP) Sanjay Pandey after a brief interaction with top-ranked police officials and Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil. The officials believed that the ADG rank officials would use their expertise of policing in maintaining communal harmony in the sensitive areas, sources said. ADG (Law and Order) Maharashtra Rajinder Singh arrived in Nagpur at 3 pm on Saturday and proceeded to riot-hit Amravati by road in the evening. He will camp there to maintain law and order. Amravati police range covers Amravati, Akola, Buldana,...