Master swindler Vinod Kalyani makes a trader his new victim, decamps with Rs 6 lakh
Nagpur: The notorious swindler and mastermind of an interstate gang of tricksters, Vinod Kalyani, who was arrested, jailed and bailed out often, has again made a trader his victim and decamped with Rs 6 lakh he was asked to deposit...
Trucks on a killing spree in city: 2 killed on the spot, 3 injured
Nagpur: Wednesday seems to be ill-fated for many. Trucks plying on ring road from Mhalgi Nagar Square to Chattrapati Nagar Square seem to be a frequent accident prone spots. On Wednesday, August 31, 2016 two accidents occurred on the same road,...
Transit hot mixer truck driver sustains injuries in a bid to save errant car driver
Nagpur: Many four-wheel drivers of Nagpur city probably do not know the concept of main road users having the right of the way. One can often encounter cars, SUVs etc coming onto main road in full speed. They do not...
Drunkard son attacks father over property matter in Nandanvan
Representational Pic Nagpur: A drunkard son attacked his father murderously for refusing to hand over property documents and bank passbook. The incident took place in Nandanvan area here on Monday night. The accused has been booked. The trouble started when the...
Employee dupes wholesale shop owner of Rs 2.50 lakh
Representational Pic Nagpur: An employee of a wholesale shop duped the owner to the tune of Rs 2.50 lakh by misappropriating the collection money. The accused has been booked. The complainant, Manoj Omkarmal Agrawal (44), resident of Wardhaman Nagar and owner...
4 teenagers arrested, dacoity plan foiled in Pachpaoli
Nagpur: Pachpaoli police arrested a gang of four teenagers in the nick of time and foiled an impending dacoity in the area on Monday night. Cops have seized lethal arms and other material likely to be used in the dacoity. The...
Cops book NMC babus on charges of causing death of 8-yr old boy negligently
Representational pic Nagpur: Gittikhadan police have booked concerned officials and employees of Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) on the charges of causing death of an 8-year old boy negligently. The 8-year old Gufranali Akbarali, resident of Manavseva Nagar, behind Veterinary College, Seminary...
Improving traffic system to be given priority: CP Dr K Venkatesham
Nagpur: The new Commissioner of Police (Nagpur) Dr K Venkatesham addressed the first press meet after taking charge in Police Gymkhana on August 29, 2016. After introducing himself, he asked every crime-reporter and journalist to identify them and also to...
MIDC cops nab 3 tricksters trying to sell fake gold ornaments
Nagpur: MIDC police, in a swift action, nabbed three persons including a woman who were trying to sell fake gold ornaments to a trader. The arrested accused had tried to fool the trader by saying that they stumbled upon the...
Pregnant woman molested, kicked in Lakadganj market, 3 booked
Representational Pic Nagpur: In an atrocious incident, a pregnant woman was not only molested but was kicked on stomach by a youth and two vegetable vendors at the Sunday Weekly Market in Lakadganj area here on Sunday night. Moreover, husband...
22-year old girl abducted by two youths in Imambada
File Pic Nagpur: Two youths reportedly abducted a 22-year old girl residing in Imambada area on Sunday night. Cops have launched a search to trace the girl as well as apprehend the two accused. According to a complaint lodged by a...
Mankapur Sports Complex hostel inmate electrocuted to death
File Pic Nagpur: A hostel inmate of Mankapur Sports Complex was electrocuted to death when he was installing an air cooler at his room on Sunday night and received a shock. The deceased Prashant Vasantrao Fadnis (50), native of Chandrapur, was...
Using duplicate sim card director of security agency duped of Rs. 12 lakh
Representational pic Nagpur: Unidentified tricksters managed to obtain the duplicate sim card of a director of security agency by using forged documents and later used it to obtain One Time Password (OTP) for internet banking. The tricksters then withdrew...
Two drug peddlers arrested in Shantinagar area
Nagpur: The anti-drugs squad of Crime Branch on Saturday arrested two drug peddlers and seized over five kilograms of ganja (marijuana) worth Rs 58,000 from their possession. Sleuths of Crime Branch were on patrol duty on Saturday when they spotted two...
Notorious Yavatmal goon Pravin Diwte gunned down in his own house
Nagpur: Tempers ran high in Yavatmal town when the notorious criminal and former Congress Councillor Pravin Diwte was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in his own house on Saturday morning. Pravin Diwte was recently acquitted in Guntha Raut murder case...
State Excise raids illegal breweries, seize country liquor worth Rs 2.53 lakh
Nagpur: The Flying Squad of State Excise Department raided the illegal breweries in different areas coming under jurisdictions of Gittikhadan, Ajni and rural police stations and seized huge quantity of country liquor worth Rs 2.53 lakh. The raids were conducted by...
“Alert” woman robbed of gold booty worth Rs 2.20 lakh in Sakkardara
Representational Pic Nagpur: “Extra alertness” on the part of a woman could not save her from robbing her gold ornaments worth Rs 2.20 lakh as she made a mistake of keeping the house door ajar. A burglar sniffed out the...
Alert people chase and catch chain-snatcher in Jaripatka
Representational Pic Nagpur: In an “uncommon” incident, a chain-snatcher was chased and caught by people when the ruffian robbed a woman of her gold chain in Jaripatka area here on Friday night. However, two of his accomplices managed to escape. The...
Father-son duo tries to murder youth over liquor money, 1 arrested
Representational pic Nagpur: Close on the heels of a man’s murder by his relatives, two persons, most probably father-son duo, stabbed a youth repeatedly and tried to kill him for refusing to give them money for liquor. One of the...
Bogus insurance employee dupes WCL staffer of Rs 1.83 lakh
Nagpur: A bogus insurance company employee duped a 58-year old Western Coalfield Limited staffer to the tune of Rs 1.83 lakh. The complainant Ramgopal Suvarnakar (58), resident of WCL Quarters, Civil Lines, received a phone call between 24.8.2016 and 26.8.2016 from...
Man found murdered under mysterious circumstances
Nagpur: A body of a young man was found in mysterious circumstances in Gittikhadan area late in the night on August 25, 2016. According to sources, some passers-by noticed the dead body of a young man near the Compound Wall of...
