Pusad Urban Co-operative Bank Chairman Granted Bail in Abetment of Suicide Case
Nagpur/Pusad: The JMFC Court (Sadar jurisdiction) has granted bail to Sharad Apparao Maind, Chairman of Pusad Urban Co-operative Bank, who was arrested on September 17, 2025, in connection with the suicide case of government contractor Penmacha Verma. Maind was booked under...
Ambazari Police Raid Illegal Hookah Parlour at Publico Café; Material Worth ₹80,000 Seized
Nagpur: In a major action, Ambazari police busted an illegal hookah parlour operating inside Publico Café on Ambazari Bypass Road. The raid was conducted on Thursday, September 18, between 4:15 pm and 4:40 pm. Police caught the café owner red-handed...
Nagpur Police Seize Illegal Arms, Two Arrested
Nagpur: In a major crackdown, the Tehsil Police Station team along with Zone-3 police unearthed an illegal arms cache and arrested two suspects. The raid led to the recovery of a country-made pistol, two magazines, eight live cartridges, and a...
Pusad Urban Co-operative Bank Director Remanded in Penmacha Verma Suicide Case
Nagpur: The Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Court, under Judge Aarti Krishna Bankar, on Thursday remanded Sharad Apparao Maind, Director of Pusad Urban Co-operative Bank, to magisterial custody in connection with the alleged abetment of suicide of government contractor Penmacha...
Nagpur Meditrina Hospital ₹16 Crore Scam: Case Against 18 Including Dr. Paltewar Couple
Nagpur: A major financial scam has rocked the city’s healthcare sector after allegations of embezzlement worth over ₹16.83 crore surfaced at Meditrina Institute of Medical Sciences Pvt. Ltd. (formerly VRG Healthcare Pvt. Ltd.). According to FIR No. 0833/2025 filed at Sitabuldi...
Nagpur ACB trap: Hudkeshwar PSI, woman cop caught accepting Rs 8,000 bribe
Nagpur: In a disgraceful blow to the integrity of the police force, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Nagpur, on Wednesday nabbed a probationary Police Sub-Inspector and a woman constable red-handed while shamelessly accepting a bribe of Rs 8,000 inside Hudkeshwar Police...
Five Police Inspectors transferred in Nagpur
Nagpur: Commissioner of Police (CP) Dr Ravinder Kumar Singal has transferred five Senior Police Inspectors in the Nagpur Police Commissionerate. Senior Police Inspector Dnyaneshwar Bhedodkar of Hudkeshwar Police Station has been transferred to the Economic Offences Wing (EOW). Senior Police Inspector...
Contractor Verma Suicide Case: Crime Branch Arrests Bank MD and Notorious Local
Nagpur’s Crime Branch has arrested two individuals, including the Managing Director of Pusad Urban Cooperative Bank, in connection with the suicide of government contractor Penamacha Venkateshwara Verma (61), a resident of Raj Nagar. The arrested accused have been identified as Sharad...
Nagpur Horror: 11-Year-Old Boy Kidnapped and Murdered in Khaparkheda, Three Arrested
Nagpur: A heart-wrenching case has shaken Nagpur district after the abduction and brutal murder of an 11-year-old schoolboy in Khaparkheda came to light. Police revealed that three local youths kidnapped the boy with the intention of demanding ransom but ended...
Nagpur Trader Firing Case: Crime Branch Arrests 4, Seizes ₹21 Lakh Loot
Nagpur: The Crime Branch has cracked the recent shooting and robbery case involving a grain trader in Jaripatka police station limits, arresting four accused within just a few days. Along with the arrests, police seized property worth ₹21.11 lakh, including...
Nagpur couple booked for Rs 2.5 crore investment fraud, investors left in the lurch
Nagpur: In a major financial fraud case, Sonegaon Police have booked a Nagpur-based couple for duping nearly 20 investors of close to Rs 2.5 crore under the pretext of offering high returns on stock market investments. The accused have been...
Operation Shakti: CP Dr Singal honours 42 Nagpur cops for outstanding anti-trafficking drive
Nagpur: In one of Nagpur’s most determined campaigns against human trafficking and sexual exploitation, Nagpur Police have rescued 86 victims, including 21 minor girls and 65 women, while booking 59 accused across 38 cases under the ongoing Operation Shakti drive. On...
Accidental death turns into chilling murder in Nagpur’s Mankapur
Nagpur: What was initially recorded as an accidental death has now been confirmed as a case of murder, exposing a chilling tale of family discord in the Mankapur area of Nagpur. The deceased, identified as Sudhir Pandharinath Khandare (40), was found...
Nagpur: Sex Racket Busted at OYO Hotel, Three Arrested, One Absconding
Nagpur: The Social Security Branch (SSB) of Nagpur Police, under Operation Shakti, carried out a major raid on Monday evening (September 15) at the OYO Urban Retreat Hotel on Hingna Road and busted a sex racket. During the operation, two...
Three Inmates at Nagpur Central Jail Booked for Threatening Female Security Guard
Nagpur: An FIR has been registered against three inmates of Nagpur Central Jail after they allegedly threatened to kill a female security guard, police said on Monday. The incident took place on September 13 inside the meeting room designated for family...
Fake Job Racket at Mantralaya; Second Arrest in Nagpur
Nagpur: The Economic Offences Wing (EoW) of Nagpur Police has made another breakthrough in the investigation into a massive fake government job racket involving bogus interviews conducted at the Maharashtra state secretariat (Mantralaya). Officials confirmed the arrest of Vijay Patankar...
Nagpur HC Quashes Conspiracy Charge, Upholds Forgery Conviction of Gupta Brothers
Nagpur: The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court has delivered a mixed verdict in a decades-old forgery and cheating case involving two businessmen from Ramdaspeth. Arun Gourishankar Gupta (54) and his brother Ashok Gourishankar Gupta (37), both residents of 144, Ramdaspeth,...
Gold Chain Stolen from B.M. Nikam Jewellers in Nagpur’s Itwari Sarafa Market
Nagpur: A theft incident has been reported from the busy Itwari Sarafa Market in Nagpur, where a man posing as a customer allegedly stole a gold chain from a jewellery shop and quietly walked away. The entire act was captured...
Minor Girl Rescued, Youth Detained Under Operation U-Turn in Nagpur
Nagpur: As part of Operation U-Turn, MIDC zone enforcement officers were deployed at the Gondkhari T-Point No-Entry zone today. During routine checking, a motorcycle bearing registration number MP 28 ZL 0796 was stopped after raising suspicion. On initial questioning, the rider...
Nagpur ATS Detains Two for Suspected Pakistan Links
Nagpur: The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has detained two individuals from Kamptee on the basis of intelligence inputs suggesting possible links with people in Pakistan. The operation, carried out by the Nagpur unit of ATS in the early hours of Saturday,...
Nagpur banker falls prey to ‘digital arrest’ scam, loses Rs 39 lakh
Nagpur: A 59-year-old cooperative bank officer from Nagpur was allegedly duped of Rs 39 lakh by cyber fraudsters who threatened him with a so-called “digital arrest.” The incident came to light after the victim lodged a complaint with the Cyber...
