IGP Chandra Kishore Mina By Dheeraj Fartode Chandra Kishore Mina, an IPS officer of the 2006 batch, has been awarded the President’s Police Medal for Meritorious Service. Currently serving as Special Inspector General of Police (IGP) for the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), Mina has held several important positions in Nagpur and the Vidarbha region. While serving as ASP in Gadchiroli, Mina led a successful anti-Naxal operation in 2009, which resulted in the Petha encounter, weakening the Naxal movement. This operation earned him the DG Insignia. As SP in Akola and Nanded, Mina used innovative methods to maintain communal harmony and resolve tensions effectively. He uncovered a state-wide kidney transplant racket in Akola and, as DCP in Nagpur, dismantled organized crime syndicates through MCOCA and MPDA cases. In Nanded, Mina detected a recruitment scam that affected the entire state. His technological skills were evident when he implemented the court monitoring system in Akola. As DCP in M...
A woman attempt to set herself ablaze outside the Vidhan Bhavan on Friday to protest derogatory remarks made against iconic personalities, including Chhatrapati Shviaji Maharaj. The woman was identified as Kavita Chavan (28), a resident of Solapur. According to police, Chavan came near the Vidhan Bhavan complex at around 2.30 pm and poured yellow coloured combustible liquid (probably petrol) on herself. The police staff deployed at the gate noticed her action and over-powered. Before she could set herself ablaze, the police staff bundled her in the police jeep. The woman was seen questioning the police about derogatory remarks made against Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Saints. She raised slogans of ‘Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Ki Jai’ when the police took her into custody. She was taken to Sitabuldi police station. Later, the police also conducted her medical check-up. A police officer said that the woman would be booked under provisions of Indian Penal Code. The official said that condition of Chavan is normal. The police are checking her links with political organizations.
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