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By Dheeraj Fartode Zone - V of Nagpur Police Commissionerate covers Old Kamptee, New Kamptee, Kalamna, Yashodhara, Jaripatka and Koradi Police Stations. The Zone has recorded decrease in crime by 1.50 per cent and marginal two per cent increase in detection rate was recorded in the Zone. The Zone recorded have recorded increase in attempt to murder, dacoity, thefts, rape DCP Abhinash Kumar, IPS and death by negligence while graph of murder, chain snatching, robbery, burglary, cheating, hurts molestation is decreasing in the Zone. In year 2016, the Zone have recorded 2,163 crime cases as against 2,196 cases in year 2015 and 1,995 in year 2014. Total 1,447 detected by the cops in year 2016 with 69 per cent while detection rate was 67% in year 2015 and 65.56 per cent in year 2014. The Zone was formed in May 2016 and Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abhinash was in-charge of the Zone.  The Zone accounted for 22.05 per cent crime cases of Nagpur City in year 2016....

With an aim to identify crime hot-spots and increase vigil there, City Police have started analysis of the information received at Police Control Room. The final report of the analysis is expected to come out in a week, based on which beat marshals and patrolling vans will be deployed.  “The system will help in identifying crime hot-spots where brawl, illegal activities, nuisance Joint CP Shivaji Bodhe, IPS and accidents are routine. Police presence will be enhanced at the specific spots and preventive measures will be taken after studying demography of the area,” Shivajirao Bodkhe, Joint Commissioner of Police, told ‘The Hitavada’.  After taking over reins of his office, Bodkhe visited Police Control Room and asked the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Control Room, to compile the data of every phone call received from citizens including crime spot or accident spot, time and type of the information.  During Holi, the Joint Commissioner of Police had done a...

Three incidents of robberies reported in city in Ganeshpeth, Pachpaoli and Nandanvan area in which two women and a man lost booty over Rs 1.10 lakh on Friday.  In first incident, three bike-borne youths robbed a man of cash worth Rs 57,000 at at Ganeshpeth area. The police said, Shahrukh Khan Raheman Khan (24), a resident of Arwi town of Wardha District was walking towards his four-wheeler after selling fish at Fish market at 12.30 pm. Three youths came on motorcycle and threatened Shahrukh with sharp-edged weapon. After snatching cash from his pocket, the robbers sped away from the spot. Ganeshpeth police have registered the case under Sections 392 and 34 of IPC.  In another incident reported at Pachpaoli area, two bike-borne robbers targeted a woman -- Samiksha Pankaj Gajbhiye (32), a resident of Vaishali Nagar, and snatched away her gold ornaments worth Rs 10,000. According to police, Samiksha was going to home on Scooty pep moped at 6.40 pm. Two youths drove the b...

With jump of eight percent, the Nagpur Police has recorded 23% conviction rate in Indian Penal Code (IPC) cases which is the indication of improvement in quality investigation and argument of cases by prosecution. But Nagpur’s conviction rate is still behind state’s conviction rate which is -- 35.23 % in year 2016. Dr. K Venkatesham, IPS State records 35.23 % conviction rate  Conviction rate is number of cases per hundred in which court has held the accused guilty and awarded punishment. Maharashtra’s conviction rate has been a dismal single-digit before 2012, but the then Director General Police (DGP) Sanjeev Dayal has taken many improvement right from coordination meetings between Investigation officers and prosecurtion to conducting qualityu investigation. These efforts now bearing fruits. convicted accused in eight cases out of total decided 34 cases. Conviction rate in attempt to murder cases is increasing over the years. In year 2014, conviction rate in attempt...

By Dheeraj Fartode Zone - IV of Nagpur Police Commissionerate covers Imambada, Ajni, Sakkardara, Nandanvan and Hudkeshwar Police Stations. The Zone is notorious for body offences but still crime decreased in the Zone with 5.01 per cent while detection rate increased by three per cent in year 2016 which is  maximum among all five Zones of Nagpur Police Commissionerate. Excluding thefts, hurts and molestation, the Zone showed decreasing trend in all important heads of Indian Penal Code (IPC).  DCP Ravindrasingh Pardeshi According to the statistics, the Zone recorded 1,931 crime cases in year 2016 as against 2,033 cases in year 2015 and 1,749 in year 2014. The Zone have detected 1,304 cases with detection rate of 68 per cent in year 2016. Detection rate of the Zone was 65 per cent in year 2015 and 56.66 per cent in year 2014. Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Ishu Sindhu was the in-charge of Zone till June 2016 and later G Shreedhar was the top cop of the...

By Dheeraj Fartode Zone-III of Nagpur Police Commissionerate covers Kotwali, Ganeshpeth, Tehsil, Lakadganj, Pachpaoli and Shanti Nagar Police Stations. This is the only Zone where surge in crime cases recorded in the commissionerate. Overall crime increased in the zone by 2.32 per cent while detection rate increased by DCP Sambhaji Kadam 5 per cent. The Zone have also recorded massive 18 per cent drop in preventive action in year 2016. This Zone in particular is known for dense population and perhaps also reason for high crime rate as this is also the major business hub of city. As per the statistics, the Zone have recorded 1,810 crime cases in year 2016 as against 1,768 cases in year 2015 and 1,617 in year 2014. The Zone has detected 1,132 cases with detection rate of 63 per cent in year 2016. Detection rate of the Zone was 58 per cent in year 2015 and 60.60 per cent in year 2014.  The Zone is accounted for 18.62 per cent crime of Nagpur City. In 2016, Deputy Commi...

By Dheeraj Fartode Zone - II of Nagpur Police Commissionerate covers Sitabuldi, Ambazari, Sadar, Gittikhadan, Dhantoli and Mankapur Police Stations. The Zone has recorded decrease in crime by 4.27 per cent due to extensive preventive action and marginal 3.82 per cent increase in detection rate, which is less than Nagpur DCP Rakesh Kalasagar, IPS Police Commissionerate overall rate. Substantial increase in attempt to murder, hurt and dacoity would be main concern for the Zonal officials.   As per the statistics, the Zone has recorded 2,241 crime cases in year 2016 as against 2,341 cases in year 2015 and 2,218 in year 2014. The Zone has detected 1,288 cases with detection rate of 57.47 per cent in year 2016. Detection rate of the Zone was 53.65 per cent in year 2015 and 52.16 per cent in year 2014. Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Sanjay Latkar and DCP Rakesh Kalasagar were in-charge of the Zone in year 2016. The Zone accounted for 23.05 per cent crime cases of N...

By Dheeraj Fartode Zone - I of Nagpur Police Commissionerate covers Sonegaon, MIDC, Hingna, Pratap Nagar, Bajaj and Wadi Police Stations. The Zone is showing decreasing trend of crime by 7.07% and 12.66% increase in detection rate, which is more than Nagpur Police Commissionerate. However, the Zonal officials need to  DCP Dipali Masirkar, IPS curb the surge in body offences, robberies and vehicle thefts  and also ensure that preventive action are taken in uniform manner across the jurisdiction.  Crime statistics of  the Zone shows that the Zone has recorded 1,575 crime cases in year 2016 as against 1,695 cases in year 2015 and 2014. The Zone has detected 1,044 cases with detection rate of 66.28% in year 2016 while detection rate of the Zone was 53.62% in year 2015 and 54.04% in year 2014. The Zone initiated 1,509 preventive actions against active criminals, including seven stringent MCOCA Act and three MPDA cases.  In year 2016, the Zone acc...

While the crime graph in city is on decline, detection rate of Nagpur Police is on the upswing. Achieving 64 per cent detection rate, Nagpur Police solved 6,215 cases of 9,720 registered under Indian Penal Code (IPC) during the year 2016. Statistics compiled by city police indicates to decrease of 3.11 per cent in overall crime while detection rate records a jump of 4 per cent. This indicates a slight improvement in investigation and deterrence of police force.  Glancing through the record sheet, it appears that serious crimes, viz. murder, attempt to murder, dacoity and cheating cases, have increased in the city while chain snatching, robberies, burglaries and rape cases are on the decline. Although the statistics might be a pointer to better work but still there is still scope for improvement and keep tightening their grip for cops. During the year 2015, cops had registered 10,033 crime cases and detected 6,025 cases, with 60 per cent detection rate. The worst scenario was ...

Using technology, traffic cops will capture images of violators, challan will be sent directly to home Smart City to have Smart Traffic Management system CCTV challan and e-challan to discipline chaotic traffic of Nagpur By Dheeraj Fartode Direct-to-Home is not restricted to only pizza delivery, but next time you jump the red signal or drove the vehicle without helmet or car belt, exceed stipulated speed, the cops will ensure home delivery of challan with proof of violation.   Generally the traffic rules are followed only in breach in the second capital of Maharashtra. But this is going to be a thing of past very soon. Now, violators cannot escape the alert eyes cops at Nagpur who have deployed technology to catch the violators following Mumbai Traffic Police which has effectively used the electronic surveillance method to nab the violators, create a data base and issue challan while avoiding direct interaction with the violator.   Traffic Control Branch...

By Dheeraj Fartode, Total diversion of heavy traffic from inner Ring Road helped reduce accidents, say cops Worried over high fatalities in road mishaps, Traffic Control Branch of Nagpur City Police has undertaken a comprehensive drive to go to root of accidents and recommend corrective measures. The move has paid of rich dividends as fatal accidents have reduced in one month period post undertaking the new measure, claimed Deputy Commissioner of Police, Traffic Control Branch, Smratna Patil. DCP Patil aid that all in-charge of traffic branches were asked to study reasons behind every accident and submit a report along with suggestions on preventive action. Post an accident in the city, concerned police station registers the case as per the established procedure. Thereafter, Police Inspector of concerned Traffic Control Branch visits the spot to analyze the reasons that led to accident. The survey is not limited to error of either driver but field officers are directed to study...

Commissioner of Police Dr K Venkatesham assured that law would not spare anyone By Dheeraj Fartode City Police is all set to approach the Supreme Court against the recent ruling of the High Court in ‘Dabba’ trading scam case.  The High Court has questioned the legality of FIR lodged against the alleged scamsters and also held in some cases that no prima-facie evidence was available against the accused persons, thereby taking steam out of much-hyped ‘Dabba’ trade case. “We will challenge the verdict after studying the judgement copy in detail,” said Commissioner of Police Dr K Venkatesham.  Dr K Venkatesham, Commissioner of police, Nagpur Interacting with reporters as part of Diwali Milan programme on Friday, the Commissioner of Police said that the officials were waiting for the judgement copy. “After studying the judgement, the police will challenge the judgement with new observations,” said Dr Venkatesham.  It may be mentioned that the High Court had held th...

                                   INTERVIEW By Dheeraj Fartode Sense of pride of his 17-month tenure as Commissioner of Police is visible in the eyes of Shardaprasad Yadav when he says, “I have changed perception in people’s mind that police cannot not ‘touch’ criminals. This change in perception has led us to win the confidence of citizens and establish police-people connect.”  This observation of the city’s top cop who is nearing the end of his tenure and is about to proceed on promotion to Mumbai, makes an altogether different sense in Nagpur’s special context. There were times when the city enjoyed a dubious distinction that top cops did not want to have even short tenures here, and perhaps for justifiable reasons, as some of them used to state. In the case of Shardaprasad Yadav, things have been altogether different. Despite his absence from the posting for personal reasons for s...

The notorious gangster is still eluding his arrest as cops declared imposition of MCOCA first instead of nabbing him, giving sufficient time to goon to go into hiding  By Dheeraj Fartode  In their bid to send home message of cracking down on the gangsters did city police bosses slip-up at most crucial moment and ended-up sending across a tip that enabled Santosh Ambekar to escape dragnet spread out for him? It seems top officers jumped the gun and gave established procedures a go-by instead of first arresting Ambekar under Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA). Nagpur CP Sharda Prasad Yadav Alarmed by this announcement, the goon just vanished, leaving Nagpur police bosses red faced. The strategy of city police bosses of going public to announce booking of Ambekar instead of first arresting him, appeared to have backfired. The strategy of the top officials in especially Ambekar case proved costlier for the city police. Special teams of Crime Branch...

By Dheeraj Fartode THE Union Cabinet’s decision that empowers police to book juveniles (between 16-18 yrs age) under Indian Penal Code should come as a big deterrence for such offenders who were committing serious crimes but were getting away with no law to punish them. The statistics with Nagpur City Police reveal some shocking acts committed by juveniles. In last three years and City Police have booked 1281 juvenile delinquents for committing serious crimes. Every year more than 400 juveniles were booked for crimes like murder, rape, robberies, dacoities in city limits. Juvenile offenders Data revealed that juveniles committed 35 murders while 32 were booked for attempt to murders. More shocking is the fact that 26 juveniles are facing charges of rape in the city. These figures are clear indicators of the brutality the juvenile delinquents indulge in but still evade punishment. Juveniles are on the forefront in thefts too. As per the statistics, total 100 robber...