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...
The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by 70-year-old Dr Vidya Sagar Banarsi Das Garg, who had alleged continuous harassment by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and other agencies in connection with a bank fraud case.
The petition was heard by Justices Anil S Kilor and Rajnish R Vyas. Dr Garg, a senior citizen from Nagpur, claimed that he was wrongly implicated in an FIR registered by the CBI in December 2019 following a complaint by Punjab National Bank, Kolkata. He told the court that he was only a salaried whole time director in Corporate Ispat Alloys Ltd and had no role in the day-to-day affairs of the company. He further stated that several agencies, including the CBI and Enforcement Directorate (ED), had earlier given him a clean chit.
The petitioner alleged that despite no evidence against him, his bank accounts and locker were frozen, his pension was affected and he was repeatedly called by investigating officers which caused mental and physical harassment over five years. He also objected to the CBI asking him to travel to Delhi to collect his locker key, even though the locker is located in Nagpur.
After examining the record, the court noted that the CBI’s final report clearly stated that no incriminating evidence was found against Dr Garg. The court also observed that the CBI itself had applied for de-freezing of his accounts and locker, which was allowed by the trial court in July 2025.
However, the High Court held that mere investigation and transfer of the case between agencies cannot be treated as harassment. It said the petitioner was originally named as an accused and investigation had to reach its logical conclusion. The court found no sufficient material to grant compensation or other reliefs sought.
The petition was dismissed, but the court allowed Dr Garg to apply to the CBI for handing over the locker keys at Nagpur. The CBI has been directed to decide such a request within one week.
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