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Unnecessary action against truckers creating shortage of essential goods: ADG Highway

THE Union Home Ministry has laid down clear rules to be implemented by Enforcement Agencies to allow smooth transportation of essential goods during lockdwon period. Notwithstanding the orders, the agencies have launched crackdown against those who are exempted from the list of prohibited items. Observing this gross violation of rules of Union Home Ministry, Additional Director General of Police (ADG) Highway Police Vinay Korgaonkar has come down heavily on Police Unit Commanders and said that essential goods movement was disturbed due to the action causing shortage of essential items in the country. The ADG has issued a nine-point advisory to Police Units in Maharashtra and ordered them to follow the order in letter and spirit. ADG Korgankar, in the notification, said that trucks transporting essential goods were not being allowed for no reason. “Passes are not being issued to the labourers working at companies involved in manufacturing of essential goods,” he observed. “If one ...

Police Inspector blows lid on insulting behaviour of SP Akola Amogh Goankar

Akola SP Amogh Gaonkar A wave of disgruntlement has gripped the Maharashtra Police after a Police Inspector (PI) in Akola district alleged use of foul words by Superintendent of Police (SP) Akola Amogh Gaonkar during official meetings. PI Suresh Naiknawre has addressed a full page letter to Inspector General of Police (IGP), Amravati Range, wherein he mentioned about being gripped by suicidal thoughts due to irrational behaviour of SP Gaonkar. As per the letter a copy of which has gone viral on social media, SP Gaonkar repeatedly used to abuse PI Naiknawre since the former took the charge of Akola district. The 52-year-old PI said that he had served in the police department for last 31 years but was never been treated in such a shabby manner. The officer also mentioned about suffering from high blood pressure and such continuos abuses on part of SP is adding more to health problems. "Although the field force is performing duties quite well even during the outbreak of co...

+ve news : Get your travel passes from police

MAHARASHTRA police on Friday issued an advisory to all police units to issue travel passes to needy persons. The decision has come as a major relief to thousands of citizens who are stranded at places in the State after enforcement of lockdown from March 24. The order also directed police officials not to stop goods vehicles and ensure their smooth movement. Special Inspector General of Police (Spl IGP), Milind Bharambe, issued the order after observing surge in demand for on-line passes at the office of Director General of Police (DGP). “Lockdown has been enforced in the State to contain the spread of novel coronavirus and movement of people has been barred during the lockdown period. Therefore, many persons are contacting office of DGP Maharashtra to get emergency passes for travel. It was observed that demand for such passes is increasing rapidly. Hence, the issue was discussed in the top level meeting and sorted out,” stated the order. IGP Bharambe further ordered concerned S...

Maha police calls for additional manpower to enforce lockdown

Police personnel on deputation to Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) are now being drafted for regular duties with uniformed personnel as Maharashtra Police gears up to face the onslaught of novel coronavirus in the State. Maharashtra Police move comes as the current manpower is falling short in coping up with increasing demand for cops in the stepping-up fight against COVID-19. Director General of Police (DGP) Subhodh Jaiswal issued an order directing CID (Crime), ACB and Protection of Human Rights (PCR), considered as non-regular units, to release personnel who are told to report to their respective police units immediately. A police official said that the additional manpower is required to maintain law and order in the State amid increasing number of asymtomatic and positive patients. Staff of these special units are appointed on deputation from State police. The police staff would be deployed in the state for manning bandobast, inf...

COVID-19 impact : Record drop of 71% in crime cases

EVEN as the city fights a pitched battle against novel coronavirus (Covid-19), it has recorded a positive news on another front. There is a drastic reduction in crime cases in the last two months. As against 134 crimes reported in last week of January, Nagpur witnessed just 39 crimes during the lockdown period of last week of March as the criminals are also scared of the deadly coronavirus. Joint Commissioner of Police (Joint CP) Ravindra Kadam said that the substantial drop in the crime was result of stricter implementation of lockdown. “The criminals are not even daring to come out from the home as the police have blocked the movement of vehicles,” Kadam said. Statistics of crime reported at Nagpur from January 24 to 31 and March 24 to 31 of Nagpur Police show huge drop in theft cases during lockdown period enforced by the government to contain spread of the virus. Total crime dropped by 70.89 per cent during the lockdown as compared to January last week. As against 53 thef...

Cyber Police registers 113 FIRs for spreading fake news

Maharashtra Cyber Police has registered 113 cases against people who spread fake news and hate speech in the state so far during the lockdown period. At least 13 First Information Reports (FIRs) were registered in the last 24 hours, informed a press release of Maharashtra Cyber. A total of 15 offences were registered by Beed police, followed by 11 by Pune Rural, nine by Mumbai, seven each at Satara and Jalgaon, six at Nasik rural, four each at Nagpur city, Nasik city, Thane City, Nanded, three each at Gondia, Bhandara Ratnagiri, Jalna, two each at Parbhani, Amravati, Nandaurbar and one each at Navi Mumbai and Latur. In Beed district, the accused have circulated social media posts on WhatsApp and Fecebook to damage communal harmony. An offence was registered at Shivaji Ngar police station in the district recently for posting a derogatory message against a community on Facebook. Superintendent of Police, Maharashtra Cyber, Dr. Balsingh Rajput said, “We are taking ve...

Inquest panchanama can be waived if suspected COVID-19 patient dies, Govt

Amid outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Maharashtra, the State government on Tuesday said that the police can decide not to conduct inquest after the death of a suspected coronavirus patient at hospital. A Government Resolution issued by Deputy Secretary Shirish Mohod stated that as the doctors and paramedical staff as well as police personnel can contract coronavirus infection during the inquest procedure, this waiver was being granted. In Maharashtra, the number of coronavirus cases in the state crossed 1,000 on Tuesday, while 64 persons have died. Inquest Panchanama is an inquiry by a coroner's court into the cause of a death. Under section 174 of the Criminal Procedure Code, it is mandatory for the police to conduct inquest in the case of unnatural death after receiving report from the doctor. But in view of the present situation, there is fear that doctors, nurses and police personnel may contract the infection during inquest (which can involve autopsy)...