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Nagpur: Nagpur Deputy Conservator of Forests Deepak Bhatt was subjected to a search on Friday by Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) sleuths who recovered Rs 19.25 lakh from him.

ACB sleuths led by Deputy Superintendent of Police Sanjay Purandare searched Bhatt (52), an Indian Forest Service Officer, while he was boarding a bus to Pune with a bag containing the cash, a press note issued by ACB said. “Bhatt had reportedly taken money from many forest guards and officials for managing their transfers to their desired places,” the press note added.

Asked if the money was the same Bhatt was accused of taking from guards and foresters, Purandare told media, “It will be verified during investigations. If any connection is found, we will take necessary action against Bhatt.”

Asked if Bhatt was arrested or detained, Purandare said, “No.” Bhatt was in the news recently for his controversial report that said there was no tiger presence in an area 40 km from Nagpur where a proposed explosives unit was sought to be located.

His report contradicted facts on the ground. Few years ago, a tigress was rescued from a well at a village falling within the same area.

ACB searches Nagpur forest officer, recovers Rs 19.25 lakh

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Nagpur: City”s Crime Branch raided a Hukkah parlour in an upmarket area in Sadar late night on Saturday and found liquor and hookah being illegally served on its terrace. The Crime Branch did not achieve much from the raid planned in hastiness as the raid was executed after they received information of nefarious activities at House of Beer (HOB) pub located near VCA ground.

When police raided the pub, the Hukkah parlour had as many as 50 customers. According to information, the police are on their toes after a posh hotel at Central Avenue was vandalised by unidentified hooligans. Cops also seized several documents and took the bar manager to the police station to interrogate him.

Cops also video recorded the proceeding of the raid at the pub. Sources said that cops had received information that the hookah parlour was serving customers till 4 am, well beyond the 1.30-am deadline.

In recent times Hukkah parlours have gained popularity among certain section of society. Late night Hukkah parties and loud music also creates commotion for the nearby residential neighborhood. According to a local resident, the parties go on early mornings till 4 am. When police raided the pub, the Hukkah parlour had as many as 50 customers.

Hukkah parlour: Crime Branch raids House of Beer pub in Sadar

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Seized tortoises handed over to Forest Department

Nagpur: The Local Crime Branch (LCB) unit of Government Railway Police (GRP) seized 100 live tortoises from 22404 New Delhi-Pondicherry Express from two persons on June 1, 2015.

The cops arrested the duo smugglers in this connection. According to sources, the GRP officials received a confidential tip-off that some people are smuggling live tortoise. So the personnel of Local Crime Branch (LCB) unit launched a search operation on the train standing on platform No-2 of Nagpur Railway Station at 6:20 pm.

The cops noticed a strange smell in Coach No S-9 and recovered 100 tortoises kept in the four luggage bags. The police personnel immediately seized the bags and arrested two persons identified as Shivkumar Sidhrangu aged 25 years and Barabas Chandrababu aged 28 years and both residents of Karnataka.

A police officer of the Local Crime Branch (LCB) unit informed that on initial questioning, the accused claimed that they boarded the train at Jhansi Railway Station and were going to Guntur to deliver the consignment of live tortoise to some traders.

The police personnel claimed that the trade of tortoise is prohibited according to the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. The GRP has handed over the tortoises to the Forest Department so it could be kept alive. Some tortoises died during the journey, claimed the police officer.

The accused along with one unidentified person had taken a flight from Chennai and had reached Lucknow on Saturday, May 30, 2105. They purchased the live tortoises from Jhansi and then boarded the train. However, the main accused had chosen not to board the train.

Under the guidance of Superintendent of Police (SP, GRP) Anant Rokde, the LCB staff including Narendra Chowdhary, Santosh Chowbey, Viraj Matte, Omprakash Selote, Shivanand Nagre and Pravin Rambhal had carried out the search and the arrest of the accused. Meanwhile, a Vigilance Squad of the Forest Department, Seminary Hills under the leadership of Acting Divisional Forest Officer (Vigilance) Kewal Dongre and Range Forest Officer (Mobile Squad) D B Wagh, brought the tortoises and kept both the accused in forest custody at SeminaryHills. A team of forest-men will produce the accused before JMFC on June 2, 2015. Dongre also informed that the cost of one tortoise is around Rs 5,000.

It could not be known whether the tortoises were being transported for use in the black magic. The operation was conducted under the guidance of Chief Conservator of Forest Shailesh Tembhurnikar. An offence has been registered under relevant sections of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. Further investigation is underway

GRP cops seize 100 tortoises from New Delhi-Pondicherry Express

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The youth will have to be careful about what they post on the facebook. One may never know when one of the person who appears in the picture may lodge a police complaint against you for posting the picture without their permission on June 1, 2015.

A case has been registered against a youth for allegedly posting a picture of girl without her permission on the Facebook.

The youth is identified as Gaurav Masram a resident of Swalambi Nagar, Jaitala Road had posted the picture of a 21 year-old girl and a resident of Gittikhadan area on Facebook without her permission.

When the girl came to know that Gaurav Masram had posted her picture without her permission, the aggrieved girl had lodged a complaint in Gittikhadan Police Station against the accused youth. On the basis of the complaint of the aggrieved girl, the Gittikhadan Police registered a case against the youth.

Case registered against youth for posting picture of girl on Facebook

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The Detection Branch personnel of Kalamna Police Station received a secret tip off that some muggers were waylaying passers-by on the area between Bharatwada to Pawangaon in Kalamana area and looting them.

The In-Charge of Kalamna Police Station Police Inspector S M Bandiwar constituted a squad led by Assistant Police Inspector D V Aware. The members of this squad after getting an affirmation that the muggers are in place, they passed that way on a private vehicle. As usual, when the cops neared the muggers, the muggers appeared from the bushes and stopped the vehicle in a bid to loot them. When they saw that the ones they had planned to loot were cops, they tried to escape. However, the agility of the cops ensured that 2 accused who were mugging and looting the innocent passers-by were apprehended.

However, the cops quickly nabbed them. The muggers are identified as Nishant alias Nagesh Ravindra Bhagat aged 23 years and a resident of Plot No 433, Behind Gokul Dairy, Bharat Nagar, Kalamna and Girish Sudhakar Dhivdhonde aged 43 years and a resident of Plot No 1950, Minimata Nagar, Kalamna. On frisking the accused the cops found one country made pistol (Desi Katta) with three live rounds and one Mauser with eight live rounds.

The entire operation was under the guidance of the In-Charge of Kalamna Police Station Police Inspector S M Bandiwar and the squad led by Assistant Police Inspector D V Aware, Police Head Constable Arvind Mohod, Santosh Thakur, Police Constables Mangesh Lande, Krishna Ivnate and Santosh Uikey.

The Kalamna Police has registered a case under Arms Act and under relevant sections of Indian Penal Code against the accused.

One pistol, one country made revolver and 11 live rounds seized from muggers

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​Nagpur: A two wheeler ferrying a man and a woman – no further details as to name or relationship are available yet – met with a bad accident near the Narendra Nagar bridge this afternoon.

Eye witnesses narrate that this couple was driving on a two wheeler and as the vehicle was about to turn right a truck that was driving with some speed smashed into them. The Regn number of the two wheeler is MH 31 DG 8381 and of the truck is MH 06 AC 8626.

Other people on the road came quickly to the rescue of the injured two some and had them shifted to Government Medical college where they are being treated.

Others also tried to apprehend the truck driver to thrash him up. Seeing the intention of the crowd, the driver did get down from the truck but managed to run away. This provoked the crowd to damage the truck and break its glass panes like wind shield, windows etc.

Police are investigating the matter further.

Two serioulsy injured as Truck-Bike collide on Narendra Nagar RUB

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Nagpur: In growing incidents of rape in the city, and perhaps due to no-fear of deterrent punishment in the minds of way-laid men, an incident of rape of a forty-year old woman, who has been working with Daga Memorial Government Hospital, under Tahsil police station, has surfaced. On the complaint lodged by the victim with Tahsil police station, the accused, who is identified as Manohar Lahutre, aged 40, has been arrested by the Tahsil police.

It is alleged that the accused had been sexploiting the woman since March 2015. The police have registered a case against the accused, and further investigation is going on.

40-year old working woman raped since March, accused arrested

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Nagpur: The body of a girl, identified as Tejaswini Shrikant Kadam, was found at 7.30 morning in Gandhisagar lake on June 4. On being informed, the Ganeshpeth police team rushed to the spot and got the body recovered with the help of a diver, Jagdish Khare. The girl jumped into the lake and thus committed suicide just because she had obtained less than expected marks in the HSSC exams, confirmed the police, adding that she was resident of Swatantra Nagar in the city and she was upset over her result. She was intelligent, yet she could not score well. However her family tried to solace her, but she was unable to compromise with her performance, and thus she committed suicide. Her body was sent for postmortem report. Further investigation is underway.

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A girl commits suicide due to her dejection in HSSC result

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Nagpur: Six persons including a juvenile assembled at Chhapru Nagar Chowk, under jurisdiction of  Lakad Ganj police station, with their intention to commit a dacoity were arrested by police. All of them were armed with lethal weapons.

According to police sources, the patrolling squad of Lakad Ganj police on round-the-clock duty on June 3, noticed six persons sitting near ICICI Bank at Chhapru Nagar Chowk, in their preparedness to committing dacoity. The accused were indentified as Shahil Shivram Goutele, aged 19 years, Rohit Ramesh Marwe, aged 22, both residents of Sweeper Colony, Gangabai Ghat, Chetan Ganesh Kapse, aged 20, resident of Ganesh Nagar, Shubham Devkinadan Birha, aged 20 years, resident of Darshan Colony K D K College area, and Pravin alias Golu Premlal Sonwane, aged 24 years, resident of Chhapru Nagar along with a juvenile accomplice. The police gheraoed the accused and recovered from Hero Honda Splendor No. MH $(/Q 1889, Hero Honda Splendor No. MH 49/ V 6539, 2 knives, 2 packets of chili powder, 6 mobile handsets of different companies and Rs 90,000 cash. Lakad Ganj PSI Analdas and his team accomplished the operation. While all the accused have been arrested the juvenile accomplice has been sent to Juvenile Reform Home.

6 persons including a juvenile arrested for intention to commit dacoity

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Nagpur: In a shocking incident, an 8-year-old girl was raped by her neighbour in Yashodhara Nagar area, causing sensation in the locality. The enraged relatives of the girl and residents of the area virtually besieged the Yashodhara Nagar police station demanding strict action against the youth.

The accused youth ran away from the area after the incident came to light. A huge commotion followed after the accused Ajay Nagulwar (22) was brought to the police station by the DG squad. Fearing a major fracas, the cops took the accused in an inner room where he was interrogated intensely. The accused, though admitted to the crime, expressed remorse at the incident to save himself from the raging crowd.

Police said that the accused is a DJ operator. He stays in front of the house of the victim. Being a regular visitor, the victim girl always referred to him as her brother. On Wednesday night, the girl was watching TV at a nearby house of her uncle. The accused too came there to watch the movie at about 11 pm. The girl’s uncle went to sleep after some time leaving the victim girl and the accused alone.

Taking advantage of the situation, the accused started molesting the girl. In the meantime, the girl’s mother came to the uncle’s house to take her daughter. When she put on the lights, she found the accused in a compromising position with her daughter. Immediately, the girl’s mother raised an alarm and caught the accused by his collar.

However, the accused managed to give a slip and ran away from the spot. The news of the accused youth’s misadventures spread in the locality by morning.

The furious crowd then made their way to the Yashodhara Nagar police station where a complaint was lodged. The police have registered an offence of rape against the accused and are investigating the matter further. Being a regular visitor, the victim girl always referred to him as her brother. On Wednesday night, the girl was watching TV at a nearby house of her uncle

Eight-year-old girl raped by neighbour

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Nagpur: ASI Ishwar Gedam , age 50 year attached to Police Headquarter was killed in a road accident near agne layout ring road under Pratap nagar Police station jurdication.

According to Police release, Gedam ( B NO: 2244 ) a resident of milind nagar was on his motorbike ( MH31 WS 4370) in the noon around 3pm when he was hit by a speeding truck ( MH 31 CQ 7755 ) from behind. Due to the impact he came under the truck and died on the spot.

Police have registered the case against the driver of the truck and investigating.

ASI killed in a Road accident near Pratap Nagar

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A woman, resident of Parsodi village on Wardha Road, was found drowned in a well in front of her own house. The incident occurred under jurisdiction of Sonegaon police station in the city. According to police, the deceased woman is identified as Kiran Meshram, aged 40. The incident was reported to police by Ms Kajal Meshram. The police, having recovered the body from the well, has sent it for postmortem report and registered a case of accidental death. Further investigation is underway.

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40-year old woman drowns in well

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In an incident of robbing/ snatching of a gold Mangalsutra from the neck of a woman going for darshan at Sai Mandir occurred on Saturday, June 5, under Sitabuldi police station. According to police, complainant Pankaj Hiranwar (32), along with his wife Arpita and a 6-year old daughter Janhvi, all residents of Gavalipura Dharampeth in the city, were going for darshan to Sai Mandir on their TVS Vega scooter. In the mean time, just in front of Ramdaspeth Central Mall two unidentified youths riding black Activa appeared before them and snatching the gold Mangalsutra from the neck of Arpita, the accused fled the spot. The Mangalsutra is said to be worth Rs 20,000. The complainant tried to chase the chain-snatchers but he was blocked by other two unidentified youths with their midway parked Honda Passion bike No. MH 49/M 1170 and who were found shouting to assist the snatchers run away. The Sitabuldi police station has registered a case of theft, and further investigation is underway.

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Mangalsutra of a woman going for Sai Mandir darshan snatched

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Two youths grievously assaulted a poor pakoda-vendor when the latter demanded money for the pakodas they had eaten from his stall.  When demanded money, the accused picked up a quarrel with the vendor and hit him hard on his head with a broken beer-bottle, and thus injured him grievously. The incident occurred under Jaripatka police station in North Nagpur.

Police sources said, complainant Premkumar Gupta, resides as a tenant of Salim Khan at Kamgar Nagar, and maintains a pakoda-stall during evening hours in front of Ajanta Wines shop at Kamgar Nagar. When he opened his pakoda-stall on the evening of June 5, accused Don, aged 25 years and another accused Manish alias Kalya, aged 24, came to his shop and ate pakodas. But as the complainant demanded money from them they started behaving arrogantly, as, ‘Tune mujhase pakode ke paise mange? Tu janata nahi hai mujhe? and abusively burst out at him. The exchange of words rose to such a height that the accused Don, holding a beer bottle in his hand, broke it and hit hard on the head of vendor, causing a serious injury. The other accused hit on his eyes. They also threatened him of death in case he reported the matter to police.

Having registered a case against them, the police have slapped on them offences under sections 326, 504, 506B and 34 IPC. No arrest  was reported till the writing of this news.

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Two drunken-youths grievously assault a pakoda-vendor

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Nagpur: In a broad day incident of robbery, a person on way to buying a railway-ticket for journeying out, was robbed off his mobile cell phone worth Rs 13,000 by some unidentified thief.

The thief then fled the spot on a bike waiting with his accomplice on ride. The incident occurred on the evening of of June 7. According to Ayodhya Nagar police, Tryambak Galne, aged 60, resident of Ayodhya Nagar, left home for railway station by his scooter No. MH 31/ K 6910 as he wanted to journey out.

On the way, opposite post-office on cement road in Ayodhya Nagar, some unidentified thief stopped him and robbed him off his mobile cell phone worth Rs 13,000 and fled the spot with his accomplice waiting on a bike.

On the report lodged by complainant, Sakkaradara police have registered a case of robbery against the unidentified accused.

Ayodhya Nagar: A person robbed off his mobile cell phone worth Rs 13,000

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Nagpur: Lakadganj police have registered a case against one Naeem, resident of Telipura Pevata, accused of demanding ‘hafta’ of Rs 50,000 from Mohammad Anees Abdul Kadar Aulia, aged 52, resident of Dahi Bazar Telipura only, while the latter was returning home after selling eggs on the night of June 7.

The accused stopped Anees A Kadar on the way at the point of sword, and intimidating him (complainant) by raising a volley of questions, as, ‘Are you father of Mohasin? Aren’t you a money lender?’ he forcibly robbed him of Rs 60 kept in his shirt-pocket and Rs 3800 kept in his pant-pocket, and demanded a ‘hafta’ of Rs 50,000 at sword’s threat.

The accused also threatened him of finishing him if he failed to pay the demanded sum of money by the following day, and fled the spot. Kadar then rushed to the Lakadganj police station and lodged a complaint. The police have slapped an offence against accused Naeem. Further investigation is underway.

Case registered against Naeem, accused of demanding ‘hafta’ of Rs 50,000

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Goons snatch bag with Rs 8 lakhs from victim

Nagpur: In a daring act by goons, two motorbike borne goons lifted a bag in broad day-light in the presence of scores of other people present on the spot near Tanga Stand Square on June 8, 2015. The Tehsil police are investigating the case. Two motorbike borne goons lifted a bag containing goods worth 8 lakhs in broad day-light in the presence of scores of other people moving about on the spot near Tanga Stand Square. According to information from sources, the Kakkad Jewellers shop is situated near the Tanga Stand. Almost every-day, lakhs of rupees are taken to the ICICI Bank situated close by to be deposited or withdrawn.

On Monday, the nephew of the owner of Kakkad Jewellers had withdrawn eight lakh rupees from ICICI Bank and had brought it to the shop. The amount was to be shifted to one of their other shops situated within a few feet from this shop. As soon as the victim started crossing the road with the bag in the hand, two goons borne on a Bajaj Pulsar Motorcycle gave a jerk to the victims hand and snatched the bag with cash worth Rs. 8 lakhs and fled the scene.

Unfortunately for the goons, the entire incident of bag lifting was captured in a CCTV installed in a shop hit opposite to the victim’s shop. The CCTV grab clearly shows the two goons on a Pulsar Motorcycle. While one of the goons has covered his face with a mask, the face of the second goon is clearly visible. Another surprising thing that has come to fore in the CCTV footage is that the goons were on the Bajaj Motorcycle with no number plate. However, with the daring bag lifting case has created sensation among the other shopkeepers and traders. The Tehsil Police has registered a case of bag lifting and is investigating into the case further.

Daylight bag-lifting by two motorbike borne goons

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Nagpur: Over a minor dispute of accidental jolt by an on-duty police head constable (HC) Gajanan Muddane, aged 33 years, belonging to SRP 15, caused to accused Ravindra Singare, a threat to the life of HC was made by the accused’s younger brother Avi Singare. The incident occurred on June 8, afternoon, in MIDC premises.
According to MIDC police, the complainant HC Gajanan had gone out to take some refreshment during lunch hour. While he was returning, an accidental jolt took place from the side of Gajanan to Ravindra on the way. In a rough response, Ravindra started abusing Gajanan and also dealt similar jolts to him. HC Gajanan then moved towards MIDC police station to file a complaint, but on the way Avi Singare, younger brother of Ravindra Singare stopped him and threatened for his (Gajanan’s) life if he filed a complaint against his elder brother Ravindra. However, HC Gajanan filed his complaint with the MIDC police which arrested the SIngare-brothers immediately. Further investigation is under way.

Two accused arrested for threatening a police HC for his life

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Nagpur: There is no trace of unidentified robbers who had committed a broad day robbery worth Rs 8 lakhs right in front of a Sarafa shop under Tahsil police station in the city, and they are reported to be out reach of police.

According to police, Rameshwar Tiwari, aged 37 years, resident of New Om Nagar, Bharatwada, Kalmana filed a complaint with the Tahsil police station at bout 3.15 pm on June 8. He said in the complaint when he was carrying Rs 8 lakh in a bag under his possession and passing by the shop of M/s Kakkad Jewellers,Tanga Stand, Itwari in the city during afternoon hours (3.15 pm) of June 8, an unidentified robber snatched from his possession a bag containing Rs 8 lakhs and fled the spot with his accomplice. According to him, the bag-snatcher had masked his face while his accomplice had open face and was sitting on the rear seat of a bike. Police is hunting for the bike used in committing the offence. Further investigation in underway.

Robbers with a booty of Rs 8 lakhs still out of reach of police

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Nagpur: The accused in a broad day light murder, in which the neck of the deceased Jumman Ali was brutally cut, are still at large. The incident had occurred at Bhaisasur Maidan under jurisdiction of Jaripatka police station on June 8. The names of suspects such as Santosh Nayudu alias Pandu and Hemant Reddy alias Kariya have surfaced, but police have not interrogated any of them so far in this connection.

Accused of murder still at large, suspects not yet interrogated