Crime Branch cracks Rs 2 lakh theft by self-styled ‘Sadhu’
Nagpur: Acting swiftly on the clues, Crime Branch Unit 3 cracked Rs 2 lakh theft committed by a self-styled ‘Sadhu’ who had made a woman his victim by stealing the cash from her car on January 23. Two sons of...
2 groups, armed with fire arms, clash in Mominpura, 3 arsonists held
File Pic Nagpur: Two groups of hooligans, armed with fire arms, quarreled violently and threatened to kill each other over old enmity. The bloody incident, fallout of old enmity, took place in Mominpura in the dead of January 26 night. Tehsil...
Housemaid ‘cleans’ locker, decamps with Rs 1.50 lakh booty in Nandanvan
File Pic Nagpur: A housemaid “cleaned” a locker of her employer and decamped with a booty of jewelleries and cash valued at Rs 1.50 lakh in Nandanvan area here on Tuesday morning. The accused is being searched. According to the complainant,...
Civil Court Bailiff assaulted by 3 persons in Tehsil area
Representational Pic Nagpur: A Bailiff in a Civil Court was heckled and manhandled by three persons including two women when he tried to execute seizure warrant issued by the court. The three accused not only assaulted Bailiff but also put...
Mother-son duo dupes many persons to the tune of Rs 40 lakh by promising jobs in WCL
Representational Pic Nagpur: A mother-son duo systematically duped many gullible persons by ‘promising’ jobs in Western Coalfields Limited. The con accused usurped lakhs of rupees from the job seekers. The accused duo has been booked but not arrested so far. The...
Self-styled ‘Sadhu’ steals Rs 2 lakh from woman’s car
Representational Pic Nagpur: A self-styled ‘Sadhu’ promised a woman to cure her Arthritis by a ‘miracle’ medicine but instead burgled Rs 2 lakh from her car. Cops have mounted a hunt to nab the ‘Sadhu,’ a native of Wardha. The complainant,...
Woman forges documents, cheats 2 men, bank
Nagpur: A fraud woman not only forged vital documents by misusing name of her landlord but also cheated a bank by purchasing a car with the help of the bogus papers. The accused Vimal Jwalaprasad Shrivastav (32), resident of Indrajit Enclave,...
Pedestrian knocked dead by speeding vehicle in MIDC
Nagpur: In a hit-and-run incident, a pedestrian was knocked dead by unidentified vehicle in MIDC area on Tuesday night. The deceased Amarsingh Vistha (60), Plot No. 30, MIDC area, was returning home walking around 8 pm on Monday. As he...
La Horee bar to open again as HC quashes collector’s order
Nagpur: La Horee Bar in Dharampeth area get some pegs of relief on Monday as the Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court on Monday quashed and set aside the Nagpur collector's orders to cancel the bar's licence. With the fresh...
Goon hacked to death in Kalamna by rivals
Deceased Ravindra alias Balya Govindrao Gawande Nagpur: Panicky situation prevailed in Kalamna area as a notorious goon was hacked to death on Sunday night. The deceased has been identified as Ravindra alias Balya Govindrao Gawande (38), near Lakdapul, Itwari. The body...
Man murdered brutally in Sadar over old enmity
Accused Dinesh Bhimte and Deceased Munna Asanna Kaprati Nagpur: Tension ran high in Sadar area as a middle-aged man was brutally murdered in the early morning of Monday (January 23). The murder was the fallout of an old dispute the...
Man killed, 3 family members hurt in car mishap near Saoner
Nagpur: A man was killed and his three children were injured when the car they were travelling in was hit by another car on Nagpur-Pandhurna Road near Saoner on Sunday afternoon. The driver of killer car fled the spot fearing...
Truck transporting cattle seized in Ramtek
File Pic Nagpur: Ramtek police on Saturday seized a truck in which 17 cattle were being transported in cruel manner. Acting on a tip-off that the the cattle were being transported in a truck at Nagardhan, 7 kms from Ramtek,...
3 juvenile bike lifters held, 3 motorcycles seized
Representational Pic Nagpur: The Crime Branch of city police rounded up three juvenile delinquents who were involved in stealing two-wheelers from different parts. Cops have recovered three motorcycles collectively worth Rs 1.95 lakh. A jack used for lifting four-wheelers has...
Rural crime scene: 45 murders, 66 rapes, 374 deaths on roads in 2016
Nagpur: The sleepy towns and villages of Nagpur district did not lag behind their urban counterparts as far as crime scenario is concerned. The Nagpur Rural recorded 45 murders, 66 rapes, 111 kidnappings, 64 dowry deaths, over 1000 robberies and...
4 persons usurp Rs 15 lakh land of Wardha woman fraudulently
Nagpur: Four persons including a relative cheated a woman to the tune of Rs 15 lakh by usurping her plot of land in the city. The accused persons forged power of attorney and made a registry of the property in...
Drunken man tries to “execute” wife by hanging, arrested
Nagpur: A drunken man enacted a spine-chilling drama by trying to “execute” his wife by hanging over a domestic tiff. The incident took place in Bhandeplot area of Sakkardara on Friday afternoon. The accused has reportedly been arrested. A resident of...
Media man robbed in Pratapnagar by 3 goons
Representational Pic Nagpur: A man working in a Marathi daily was robbed by three bike-borne goons in Pratapnagar area here recently. A resident of Hiranwar Layout, Jaitala, Ishwar Sambhaji Polkar (45) was returning home on his bicycle late night recently....
Mayo Bribe Case : Dean charged under corruption act, gets bail
Nagpur: Mayo hospital's tainted dean Dr Meenakshi Gajbhiye (Wahane) who has been caught accepting bribe of Rs 15,000 in lieu of clearing medical bills, managed to get bail from sessions court on Friday. Gajibiye has had surrendered before the anti-corruption...
Suspicious man kills wife, toddler daughter, commits suicide
Representational Pic Nagpur: In a macabre incident, a man first killed his wife and toddler daughter in Goreghat jungles coming under Deolapar Police Station jurisdiction of Nagpur Rural area and later committed suicide. The ghastly incident took place in the...
Sex racket busted in New Bagadganj, girl rescued, key accused held
Nagpur: The Social Security Branch (SSB) of city police on Friday swooped in New Bagadganj area and busted a sex racket being run from a house. The raiding cops rescued a woman and also arrested the key accused. The sleuths of...
