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On 10-08-21 Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of Uttar Pradesh police arrested a doctor from Pusad town of Yavatmal district in connectin with a case registered at Gomti Nagar police station under anti-conversion law. It may be mentioned that three persons were arrested by UP ATS from Nagpur and Gadchiroli on July 17 in the same case. The accused person was identified as Dr. Faraz Shah Karamat Shah (27), a resident of Vasant Nagar, Pusad. A police official informed that Faraz was working with Shah Hospital at Pusad with his relatives after completing MBBS course from Government Medical College Akola in 2012. As per the records of Yavatmal police, Faraz was not a member of any organisation. The UP ATS had arrested some persons last month in Delhi and had claimed that a nation-wide racket of religious conversions was busted. The police had recovered a register with details of over 1,000 persons, including their names and addresses, from Maharashtra, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana and Delhi. So...

On 12 - 08 - 2021 DCP (Zone III) Lohit Matani instructing police staff before the action. Notorious red-light area Ganga Jamuna in East Nagpur was sealed by the City police on Wednesday. Commissioner of Police (CP) Amitesh Kumar imposed Section 144 Code of Criminal Procedure in the area after which movement of other persons would be restricted here. Layers of barricades were laid out at both ends of 12 lanes of the area and a posse of 100 police personnel deployed round the clock for the bandobast. The police are also using drones to keep en eagle eye on the internal movement in the lanes of the area. CP Amitesh Kumar said that the action was initiated after receiving a number of complaints by the residents. The prostitution rackets have spoiled the social atmosphere so much that even the relatives of citizens refrained from coming to their homes. Even young son/daughter of families living near the area do not get married easily, the CP said, adding that young girls are being forced in...

A 30-year-old man was killed by two persons over an issue of borrowed money in the Narkhed police station area. The Local Crime Branch (LCB) have arrested Anwar Sheikh Sheikh Gaffur (20) and Rajesh Suresh Dhurwe (21), both residents of Warud town of Amravati district for the murder of Shahzad Layik Sheikh (30), a resident of Narkhed. According to police, accused Anwar runs a chicken shop while Shahzad is a construction worker. Anwar had borrowed Rs 3,000/- from Shahzad. As Anwar was not returning money, Shahzad abused him during a quarrel that broke out near Mowad village late Monday night. During the quarrel, Anawar and Rajesh killed Shahzad by smashing his head with a boulder. The body was found on Tuesday morning. After identifying the deceased, the LCB team arrested the accused within six hours and booked them under Section 302 of Indian Penal Code.

Police bandobast for Independence Day A strong police bandobast of more than 2,500 police personnel will be deployed across the city on Independence Day. Commissioner of Police (CP) Amitesh Kumar has instructed all police station in-charges to intensify patrolling in their jurisdictions especially at crowded places from Saturday evening. A police official informed that main markets and armed police personnel would be deployed in Civil Lines, Sadar, Ambazari, Tekdi Road, Sitabuldi, Mominpura, Telangkhedi Lake and other places. The police will also pay special attention to 16 vital installations including railway stations. Nakabandi was enforced in the city from Saturding morning and vehicles are being checked by the police personnel. Mobile surveillance vehicles (MSV) will also be used for monitoring of traffic by drones. Traffic police have been instructed to not allow illegal vehicle marches by any groups or organisations. CP Amitesh Kumar said that strict security measures would be t...

A WEEK after the devastating fire at his garage, 50-year-old Gulzar Sheikh is busy in its make-over at Kachipura in Bajaj Nagar. He lost garage machinery worth more than Rs one lakh and two cars of his customers in the fire that broke out in the midnight of August 6. Sheikh has the additional burden of repairing the badly damaged cars too. Already facing severe turmoil in the business, Sheikh and fellow garage owners are now facing another challenge. The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has served notices to the garage owners asking them to desist from repairing or reconstructing their garages. Sheikh is still coming to terms with the double whammy even as the fellow garage owners stare at a dark future. The fire has gobbled up their only source of income. Talking to ‘The Hitavada’, Sheikh mourned the situation as he struggled to cope up with the disaster. “We haven’t received a single penny or support as help from any government agency. And now we are receiving notices not to resume...

A man was murdered by two brothers in Kapil Nagar area for molesting their sister on Wednesday night. The police are also suspecting a love angle in the case. The deceased was identified as Kamlesh Bandu Sahare (27), a resident of Gaddigodam. Sahare’s wife was not living with him. He was living with parents and a daughter. A police official said that Sahare was in love with a teenage girl who is living near the house of his sister in Mhada colony. He had also gifted a mobile phone to the girl. When the parents of the girl learnt about the phone and affair, they objected to the relationship. An offence under Sections 354 (a) of Indian Penal Code was registered against Sahare at Kapil Nagar police station on the basis of a complaint lodged by the girl in the first week of August. After cooling his heels behind the bars for two-weeks, he was released from jail recently. For the last three-days, he was coming to his sister's place daily. On Wednesday evening, the assailants including t...

Enforcement Directorate ED The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has procured documents related to multi-crore Metrovision Buildcon Company scam from the City police and started investigation. The agency is probing the money laundering angle in the case, sources claimed.   The First Information Report (FIR) in the case was registered in November last year after which DCP (Zone I) Nurool Hasan had formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT). The police have arrested 16 fraudsters so far for duping more than 6,000 investors across the country. Sources in ED informed that a copy of FIR and other documents related to the scam were procured for the probe. The focus of the ED would be on the money laundering angle. After examining the money trail, the ED would also investigate whether the money was routed to any foreign countries or shell companies. A police official informed that 16 accused were arrested by the SIT and recovered cash of over Rs three crore from the accused persons. Mastermind ...