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Major reshuffle expected in Maharashtra Police leadership

The State Home Department in Maharashtra is gearing up for a significant overhaul of its top police leadership, including the position of Director General of Police (DGP) and Police Commissioners of Nagpur and Thane. The impending retirement of the current DGP, Rajnish Seth, on December 31 has prompted the department to commence the process of selecting his successor.A top rank official said that several prominent names have emerged as contenders for the esteemed position of State DGP. The frontrunner is Senior IPS Officer Rashmi Shukla, who currently serves as the Director General (DG) of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB). Mumbai Police Commissioner Vivek Phansalkar is also a strong candidate for the role. Other notable contenders include Thane CP Jaijeet Singh, DG ATS Sadanand Date, DG Police Housing Sandeep Bishnoi, DG Railway Pradnya Sarvade, Additional Director of NIA Atulchandra Kulkarni, and DG State Security Corporation Bipin Kumar Singh, he said. He further stated that the State Home ...

Delhi Government must take stern action against encroachments by extremist Muslims: VHP Chief

"It will have dangerous consequences if the Delhi Government does not control the extremist Muslims that are flouting and disregarding all law & order in the national capital by forcibly constructing a mosque on the Municipal Corporation land!” stated Sri Ashok Singhal, Patron of Vishva Hindu Parishad (International) in a media conference here.   He asked: “Is it the teaching of Islam to forcibly offer Namaz flouting all law and setting aside the orders of the Hon’ble Delhi High Court on the Corporation and the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) land?” He informed, “Without concord, any big Dharmic or religious activity whatsoever and especially the question of constructing a mosque is contrary to even Muslim law.”   Forcible construction of mosque in front of the Red Fort and offering Namaz there are acts of provocation, aggression and invitation to rancour and disgust between the Hindus and Muslims in the region of Delhi that needs to be prohibited.  ...

Minister’s son thrashed by angry mob at Ambazari

A top functionary of Maharashtra Pradesh Youth Congress was involved in a fracas at Ram Nagar Square under the jurisdiction of Ambazari police station. Kunal Raut, General Secretary, State Youth Congress, and son of Dr Nitin Raut, Maharashtra Minister of EGS, and his friends were at the spot. Around same time, Vattamal Thomas Abraham (21), a IIIrd Year student of Priyadarshani College of Engineering, came to drop off his friend, who lived near the  Square. Abraham was on the four wheeler and when he tried to move out of the lane, he found two to three four wheelers blocking the road. The Engineering student asked the youth seated in one of the vehicles to move aside. However, Kunal who was seated in a Toyota Fortunner, was adamant and passed some vulgar comments, claimed Vattamal.  He also replied in the same coin. The exchange of words soon crossed limits and Kunal and his associates allegedly took on Vattamal and dragged him out of his car. The lone student w...

Man married out of robbed money, cops cut short his honeymoon

Kalamna police on Tuesday nabbed a gang of robbers and seized sharp edged weapons and stolen valuables worth Rs 1.15 lakh from their possession. Interestingly, the team leader Eknath, married three months ago and spent lavishly on his marriage party and purchased many costly goods for his newly wed wife. But his party has been spoiled by the cops who smelled foul when a man of modest means like Eknath spent money quite liberally and on a tip-off, the cops rounded him and his partners in crime. Accused are identified as Kalya Kansarat Nirmalkar (20), a resident of Sivani village in Madhya Pradesh, Manoj Mukesh Yadav (20), a resident of Khawasa village in Madhya Pradesh and Eknath Kashinath Kohale (24), a resident of Kalamna area. A senior officer of Kalamna police station said that trio attempted many robberies in Kalamna, Nandanvan and Yashodhara Nagar police stations areas. 60-year-old person was stabbed and looted by the trio at Kalamna Naka no 4 on March 6. Arrest was d...

Baba Ramdev urges activists to ensure good show on August 9

Baba Ramdev at Nagpur Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev on Monday reviewed the preparations for his anti-graft agitation proposed at New Delhi from August 9 in which apart from his Patanjali Yog Samiti, other organisations like Shetakari Sanghatana, Kisan Panchayat, Yuva Bharat are expected to mobilise mass support for this movement. This time, Ramdev’s followers are not leaving any stone unturned and even at the grass root level, activists are reaching out to village level. Meeting held at Geeta Mandir chalked out future course of action for the movement. While addressing the gathering Baba Ramdev said, “To remove corruption in the system it is important to stand firmly against it in every possible condition. Because, ultimately common man has to suffer due to corrupt system.” In the workshop Baba Ramdev briefed Gram Netas’ to introduce villagers about their Andolan, involve them in process and obtain a consent letter from them for the stir. Don’t just mobilise crowd, try to spread awa...

Thieves walks away with booty from police officer's residence

Police are meant to protect properties of civilians from thieves. But now thieves seems to be getting better of the law enforcers and they are now not making any difference between the two. On Saturday night, unidentified thieves struck at the house of a Sub-Inspector of Umrer police station when the officer was on patrolling in the town. Thieves walked away with gold ornaments and cash collectively worth Rs 1.4 lakh from the residence of officer and also stole his bi-cycle from. The theft police said occurred at Jindal complex, where Sub-Inspector Ajay Kishor Mankar (31) resides. He was on duty while Mankar’s wife and mother-in-law were fast asleep. The intruders gained by opening the lock of main door with duplicate keys and left officer poorer by Rs. 1.4 lakh. Umrer police have registered a case under sections 357 and 380 of IPC. Further investigation is on.

Theft at house of minister's relative

Burglars struck at the residence of mother-in-law of EGS Minister Nitin Raut. The theft was reported by Kamlabai Sakhre at whose house the thieves stole gold ornaments and other valuables collectively worth Rs 36,000. The incident was reported from Panchpaoli police station in wee hours of Thursday.  In her complaint, Sakhre (65), a resident of Tukdoji Nagar, said that she had taken tablet for blood pressure and left the door open for her son Subodh. Subodh came home late in night and door remain opened. Grabbing the opportunity the intruders gained entered in house and walk away with gold ornaments and valuables. Police have registered a case under sec. 380 of IPC and have started investigation. 

Weak Government again bends before Pakikstan, No Cricket with Pak will be tolerated : Dr Togadia

Reacting strongly against Union Govt decision of Bharat- Pakistan series of One Day Cricket in December,  VHP International Working President Dr Pravin Togadia  termed Govt as ‘Shameless & helpless when it comes to Pakistan. ’    Also on the comment by Maharashtra Congress that the sentiments of India & those of BCCI were different about Pakistan, Dr Togadia said that many ruling parties compromise nation’s wellbeing for Muslim vote bank. He further said, “ The jehadi Abu Jundal alias Sayed Zabiuddin Ansari caught bravely by the Delhi police clearly told in investigation that 5 years back when there had been a Cricket series, many Pakistanis who came on special Cricket viewer visa, stayed back & created terror cells in Bharat. He also informed the agencies that there had been a plan to attack the PM & the match at Mohali. He has also given information that Dawood & Azhar Massod are sheltered & pampered by Pak. Pak has not been handin...