Dabo club Nagpur Efforts to reopen the controversial Dabo Club, which was shut down for 45 days following the murder of two young men, have triggered strong anger and fear among the families of the victims. The incident took place in the early hours of December 26 last year during a Christmas party at Dabo Club. Pranav Ranavare (27) was allegedly killed after a minor dispute. His friend, Gaurav Karda (34), was badly injured in the same incident and later died during treatment. The Sonegaon police arrested six accused - Soumya Deshmukh, Mehul alias Monu Rahate, Rajiv Chawla, Abhay Jhamtani, Gappu Sharma and Tushar Nankani. All the accused are currently lodged in jail. The club is owned by Directors Devyani Vijay Wadettiwar, Karan Vikram Thakkar and Mohd Hamza Rayeen. It may be mentioned here that Dabo Club has a long history of complaints related to harassment and assaults. Police sources said repeated warnings were ignored by the management. During the investigation, it was found...
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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