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...
The goats run over by train lying in the bushes. A herd of goats was mowed down by a train at Borgaon Khurd village of Kalmeshwar tehsil on Saturday. According to information, more than 25 goats were crossing the railway line when a speeding train mowed them down in the evening. The train was moving at the speed of 90 km/hour. Famer Harshal Dhole, a resident of Borgaon Khurd village was distressed following the incident as it has resulted in a loss of around two lakh to him. The hit was so powerful that the goats were thrown in the bushes. Many of them were crushed under the wheels of the train. A total of 15 goats were killed in the accident. A large number of villagers were gathered at the spot. The villagers demanded compensation to the farmer. Train movement was not affected by the incident. Youth killed in accident A 23-year-old youth was killed in a road accident near Saoner on Friday. The deceased has been identified as Gopal Prabhakar...