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...
Five deaths in two major fatal accidents on Shaheed Gowari and Sakkardara fly-over within a fortnight raises a question mark on traffic management and safety measures on these bridges. Lane cutting, overtaking, overspeeding, using mobile while driving are regular rule violations on the city over-bridges by negligent drivers. In fact, the deterrent of law is the main factor as violators are going scot free even after snuffing out lives.
In the past eight months, 13 persons were killed and 18 injured seriously in various accidents reported on fly-overs in the city, according to data compiled by traffic police. A police official privy to the investigations of the two fatalities said that two things were common in recent these two major accidents -- first thing was the vehicles were driven at great break-neck speed and second was the height of the parapet wall, it was not enough to save the bike riders falling from the bridge.
In the Sakkardara bridge case, the negligent car driver was speaking to his wife on mobile phone when he lost control on the steering and knocked dead four people on the bridge, he said.
He further said that many errant drivers were found over-speeding their vehicles on the fly-overs. Therefore, interceptor vehicles were deployed on Sakkardara and Sadar fly-over to check cases of over-speeding. He also pointed out the problem of lane cutting on the bridges. “Lane cutting and overtaking on the fly-over is not allowed as per the rule. However, drivers were found indulged in such errant driving on the will,” he claimed.
On the issue of parapet wall, the official said that the height of the parapet wall needs to be increased with a protective barrier so that if the accident occurs then victims would not be tossed off from the bridge. He gave an example of the Sadar fly-over and said that there were three accidents reported on the Sadar fly-over last year in which the victims fell off from the bridge. Soon after, the authorities had installed protective barriers on the bridge that saved the victim from falling off the bridge, he said.
Similar types of arrangements need to be done on all the fly-overs in city, he said.
Ravindra Kaskhedikar, Secretary, Janakrosh, said that the accidents are nothing but murders committed by the negligent drivers. The police should initiate stern and effective action against the accused persons.
Traffic police to conduct survey : DCP Awad
When asked DCP Sarang Awad said that patrolling and presence of interceptor vehicles on the fly-overs have been increased after the accident. The police will also conduct a survey of the fly-overs to ascertain the reason behind the accidents and suggest precautionary measures to save precious lives.
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