Road contractor booked for causing death of youth negligently
Nagpur: A road construction contractor has been booked by Ajni police on the charges of causing death of a youth negligently. The deceased Ashish Raut, resident of LIG Quarters, Hudkeshwar, used to run a paan kiosk. On February 24, 2017, he...
Marijuana worth Rs 4 lakh seized from Samta Express in Nagpur
Representational PicNagpur: The growing dark dealings in banned weeds took another turn on Wednesday when the Railway Police Force (RPF) and Government Railway Police (GRP) seized 40.8kg marijuana worth Rs4.10lakh kept in two brand new trolley bags under the...
FDA raids paan stalls, seizes banned tobacco stuff worth Rs 61,395
Representational Pic Nagpur: Acting on information that the banned gutkha, panmasala, scented tobacco, scented kharra are being sold by paan stalls in city, the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) inspectors carried out searches at 28 paan stalls in Reshimbagh Square,...
Aged man kills wife in cold blood, commits suicide by hanging to a tree in MIDC
Nagpur: In a spine-chilling incident, an aged man committed suicide by hanging to a tree after murdering his wife brutally in MIDC area on Tuesday night. The deceased have been identified as Ramdas Shukkalkar (60) and Babitai Shukkalkar. Ramdas and Babitai...
Drug peddler arrested, ganja worth Rs 1.3 lakh seized
Nagpur: The Anti-Narcotics Squad of Crime Branch tracked a drug peddler and recovered over 10 kg of ganja (marijuana) worth Rs 1.3 lakh from his possession on Wednesday. However, his accomplice, a native of Odisha, managed to escape police net...
Speeding truck kills youth, injures two bike riders in chain accidents
Nagpur: In a chain of accidents, a recklessly driven container truck knocked a pedestrian dead, hit a motorcycle injuring two riders seriously and crushed a parked motorcycle damaging it extensively. The scary incident took place in Mauza Dongargaon falling under...
Mauda cops dramatically seize van for illegal transportation of cattle, driver arrested
Representational Pic Nagpur: In a dramatic incident, Mauda police of Nagpur Rural on Monday seized a Bolero Pick-up van for illegal transportation of cattle and arrested its driver. Nine cattle heads were injured as the van turned turtle while being...
Escaped murder convict still eludes city cops
Nagpur: The clueless city police were searching the murder convict Shamal Dinesh Biswas who escaped from Nagpur Central Prison on Monday afternoon. Biswas, who was convicted in a murder case and serving life imprisonment, is still dodging the police net...
3 teenage girls go missing in city, one spotted in Raipur
Representational Pic Nagpur: Three teenage girls went missing from different areas in the city and were reportedly kidnapped by unidentified persons. Interestingly, one of the missing girls was spotted at Raipur in Chhattisgarh but her cell phone was found switched...
Dudhya Murder Case : HC hands over case to Nagpur crime brach
Nagpur: Taking serious congnisance of snail pace of police probe into the sensation murder of Sachin Somkuwar alias Sachin Dudhya (34) who was shot dead in broad day light in Gokulpeth market, the Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court has...
3 rowdy youngsters thrash on-duty traffic cop at Subhash Nagar Turning
Nagpur: Three rowdy youngsters audaciously abused and thrashed an on-duty traffic policeman for telling them to ride their two-wheeler in slow speed. The incident took place near Gajanan Maharaj Mandir at Subhash Nagar Turning here on Monday evening. Two accused...
Sitabuldi cops nab mother-son duo involved in series of thefts at marriage halls
Nagpur: In a major success, Sitabuldi police nabbed a mother-son duo who was involved in a series of thefts at marriage halls/lawns and recovered an assortment of valuables including foreign currency from their possession. The con accused have been identified as...
SUV goes up in flames near Raj Bhavan at Sadar, no one hurt
Nagpur: Four women travelling in an SUV had a narrow escape on Monday when their vehicle suddenly catches fire and went up in flames within no time. However the alert women acted instantly and got off the vehicle before the...
Murder convict escapes from Nagpur open jail
Nagpur: A murder convict lodged at open jail in Nagpur Central Prison on Monday escaped from the jail by giving slips to prison guards. The escaped murder convict, bald and wearing a blue-coloured Paragon chappal, is now subject of a...
Father-son duo dupes Nagpur charcoal trader of Rs 48 lakh
Nagpur: A Nagpur based charcoal trader was allegedly duped of Rs 48 over a period of two years by a gang of four interstate fraudsters, who claimed to be the owner of leading steel manufacturer Action Ispat and Power Pvt...
Man knocked dead by speeding vehicle in Hansapuri
Nagpur: An unidentified speeding vehicle knocked a two-wheeler rider to death in Hansapuri area here on February 25 evening. The driver of the unidentified vehicle fled the spot after the accident and is being searched. The deceased Rajesh Danav (44), resident...
Nagpur bound traveller ‘molests’ 2 Jet Airways airhostesses!
Representation Img Nagpur: Now here comes another definition of molestation. If you hold someone's hand it also accounts for molestation! Atleast the two air hostesses on a Jet Airways flight no.9S24460 mean so... The two air hostesses had alleged that...
Goon robs old man of gold booty in novel way
Representational Pic Nagpur: A criminal did not rob an elderly man. He “demanded” his gold chain and ring on a sly pretext and then coolly vanished from the scene. The old man is now cursing his luck. The complainant Thakurdas...
MSEB employee commits suicide at Ganeshpeth office
Nagpur: A 46 year old MSEB employee identified as Ajay Deshmukh hanged himself to the ceiling fan at the department's civic office at at central bus stand in Ganeshpeth on Tuesday. He was reportedly suffering from emotional breakdown owing to...
Youth slits widow’s throat in Suyog Nagar to avoid returning her money
Representational Pic Nagpur: A fuming man left a woman profusely bleeding after slitting her throat with a blade in Suyog Nagar near Gittikhadan. The injured woman gathered courage and drove her two-wheeler to a nearby hospital. Victim Vidya Sawarkar, a...
FIR against BJP MLC Parinay Fuke, others for assaulting 2 people
Nagpur: Ambazari police have registered the case against BJP MLA Parinay Fuke and few other party workers for allegedly launching a life-threatening attack on two people identified as Rajaram Waghade and his friend Ghanshyam Choudhary. Both were seriously injured in...
