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Number of road accidents dips in State

THE road safety measures taken by Maharashtra Highway Police (MHP) are bearing fruits as the number of road accidents and fatalities is decreasing in the State. The State has recorded a drop of 8.47 per cent in all road accidents while road fatalities decreased by 3.56 per cent in year 2019. As per the statistics of road accidents from year 2016 to 2019, the State had recorded maximum 39,878 road accidents in year 2016. The number dropped to 36,056 in year 2017, to 35,717 in year 2018 and to 32,925 in year 2019. In effect, road accidents came down in Maharashtra by 17.43 per cent in last four years. Further analysis of the data showed that ‘without injury accidents’ played major role in bringing down graph of ‘overall accidents’ in the State. A total of 6,271 ‘without injury accidents’ were recorded in Maharashtra in year 2016 and the figure reduced to 3,568 with record drop of 43.10 per cent in year 2019. Maharashtra recorded 11,787 fatal accidents in year 2019 as compared to 12,098 i

Woman hires contract killers for Rs 50,000 to murder husband

A 37-year-old woman was booked by Kelwad police for hiring contract killers to murder her husband. The police are wondering over the theory of contract killing as the woman hired the killers with a contract of Rs 50,000/- but gave just Rs 1,500/- as advance. The killers also accepted the contract with the promise of remaining amount would be paid after some time. A police official said that Devka alias Kavita Jaideep Lokhande (37), a resident of Saoner and Chandan Natthuji Diyewar (28), a resident of Saoner were arrested for killing Jaideep Sahebrao Lokhande (39), a resident of Saoner. Contract killer Sunil Malwiya (26), a resident of Chhindawara, Madhya Pradesh, is absconding after committing the crime, police said. Body of Jaideep was found with throat slit on Narsala-Kelwad road on Saturday morning. A case under Section 302 of Indian Penal Code was registered by Kelwad police. During investigation, the police questioned Devka and she told the police that her husband left the home on

DCP Sahu cracks whip against lockdown violators in Zone II

CONCERNED by the regular breach of rules laid down by the administration to contain the spread of coronavirus in the city, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Zone II Vinita Sahu cracked a whip against the violators and conducted surprise checking at market places and shops on Tuesday night. Many shops were slapped with fines for not following lockdown guidelines issued by Nagpur Municipal Corporation and State Government. As per the guidelines issued by NMC and State Government for the Unlock phase, all shops should close by 7 pm barring essential services. However, many shop owners are taking the guidelines casually and indulging in running their businesses late in the night. People are also least bothered about the safety measures and visit these shops without following rules of wearing face mask and maintaining social distance. Acting on a tip-off, DCP Sahu launched the operation from Ambazari area and visited market places in Gokulpeth, Ram Nagar, Laxmi Bhuvan square. She al

Kalmeshwar firing : 10 goons arrested by LCB of Rural Police within 24 hours

Local Crime Branch (LCB) of Nagpur Rural Police on Tuesday arrested 10 accused persons involved in firing at history-sheeter Ganesh Meshram and his wife at Kalmeshwar. Of them, four arrested for opening fire at Meshram while six were involved in the planning of the crime. Arrested accused have been identified as Nikhil alias Golu Lalsingh Maliye, a resident of Jaitala; Farookh Jabiulla Khan, a resident of Nagpur; Shovin Arvind Makode, a resident of Kalmeshwar; Himanshu Ravishankar Chandrakar (24), a resident of Gajanan Nagar; Mohd Haidar Parwez Ansari (20), a resident of Bengali Panja; Ankit Ramchandra Dhurwe, a resident of Eklata Nagar; Chandrakant Suresh Shinde (32), a resident of Jaitala; Abhishek Mangesh Giri (19), a resident of Pachpaoli; Ankit Tulshiram Nimje (24), a resident of Pachpaoli; Gaurav Ajay Pilley (22), a resident of Guard Line, Railway Colony. A police official informed that a few years ago, Meshram was working with Sevak Masram gang. On December 19, 2017,

Police empowered to take on gutkha lobby in State

Aiming to curtail the sale-purchase of gutkha and flavoured tobbaco, the State police were directed to independently register criminal offences against those involved in sale and purchase of these banned items. Maharashtra Government had imposed ban on sale of tobacco flavoured items in year 2012 and till now Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) alone was empowered to act against the culprits. But in view of rising use of these chewables among youth, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar directed Maharashtra police to independently register offences. Police are also directed to ensure implementation of ban on sale of flavoured supari, Kharra, Mawa and pan masala that are harmful for health. Despite prohibition by State Government on manufacture, sale and purchase of gutkha and flavoured tobacco, the gutkha ‘lobby’ has managed to ‘push’ their products in the State without any break for last eight years. Now, State Government has come with new policy for stricter implementation of exi

Four goons fire at history-sheeter and his wife at Kalmeshwar

PANIC gripped Kalmeshwar town after four assailants attempted to kill a history-sheeter along with his wife by firing shots at them on Monday afternoon. The couple sustained serious bullet injuries and is being treated at Mayo Hospital. Cops suspect involvement of four goons from Nagpur in the attack. Ganesh Meshram (32) sustained bullet injuries in his back and thigh while his wife Priya (28) was shot in the stomach at their rented house in Hudco Colony of Kalmeshwar. A police official said Meshram, a history-sheeter, is a native of Jaitala area of Nagpur. The couple shifted to the rented accommodation in Kalmeshwar with their five-year-old son, last year. Recently, Meshram was booked by Rana Pratap Nagar police for attacking his rival Golu alias Maliye. The investigators are suspecting role of Golu, Sobin Arvind Makode and Farooq Khan in the attack. The official said that the attack was pre-planned and the assailants might have done recce of the area before committing

Thieves break open BoI ATM using gas cutter, flee with Rs 10 lakh cash

Unidentified thieves decamped with Rs 10 lakh cash after breaking open an unguarded Automated Teller Machine (ATM) of Bank of India (BOI) using a gas cutter at Dhapewada village in Kalmeshwar tehsil, said Saoner police. The police are suspecting involvement of around two-three people in the crime. Police Inspector Ashok Koli of Soner police station said that they received an information about the theft in ATM on Sunday morning. The crime took place in intervening night of Saturday and Sunday. The thieves came at ATM and broke open it by using a gas cutter. As there was no guard at the ATM kiosk at the time of the incident, it was so easy for thieves to committ the crime. The thieves walked away with Rs 10 lakh cash from the ATM, the police said. The police have seized Digital Video Recorder (DVR) from the spot to ascertain the sequence of events and identify the accused by using CCTV footage. A large number of villagers were gathered at the spot after the news of theft