4-year old boy among two killed in separate road mishaps in Nagpur
Nagpur: Two persons, including a four-year-old boy, were killed in separate road accidents in Nagpur. In the first incident, a 4-year old boy was killed and his mother sustained injuries after they were knocked down by a four-wheeler in a hit-and-run...
Teenage girl Jumps off Mecosabagh Flyover in Nagpur, battling for life
Nagpur: A teenage girl attempted suicide by jumping off the Mecosabag Flyover in Nagpur on Wednesday afternoon. With serious injuries, Tanishka Roshan Nagrare (20), a resident of Awale Nagar, was rushed to Abhinav Multi-Speciality Hospital, Lashkaribagh, in an unconscious state. According...
Manager of Nagpur’s famous Ram Cooler booked for creating bogus account, duping firm of Rs 20 lakh
Nagpur: Ganeshpeth Police have launched a probe into a fraud orchestrated by the manager of Nagpur’s famous Ram Cooler, who, along with a client of the firm, created a bogus bank account in the name of the company and used...
Nagpur Police personnels suspended for alleged misconduct with female staff on Pune bound train
Nagpur: Police Commissioner Ravindra Singhal has taken strict action against police personnel found guilty of misconduct on duty. This action has stirred controversy within the police force. The suspended officers are identified as Yuvraj Rathod and Aditya Yadav. According to reports,...
Nagpur Crime Branch busts gambling den in Gittikhadan; cash, goods worth Rs 21.43 lakh seized
Nagpur: Unit 2 of Nagpur Crime Branch on Sunday night busted a gambling den running near Beg Farm House under Gittikhadan Police Station. Besides arresting 12 gamblers, cops have seized cash, vehicles and other goods collectively worth Rs 21.43 lakh. According...
Scamster Haribhau Manchalwar’s property seized in Nagpur
Nagpur: The process of attaching scamster Haribhau Manchalwar’s property began in Zenda Chowk, Mahal on Monday. The Manchalwar couple had duped about 492 investors to the tune of Rs 17.98 crore. Ever since the scam came to light in...
Labourer killed as truck overturns in Chinchbhavan, Nagpur
Nagpur: A labourer lost his life when a truck carrying bricks overturned near the Chinchbhavan area on Wardha Road in Nagpur. The deceased, identified as Anil Laxmikant Ninawe (34), hailed from Naka No 2, Kamptee Road, Khairi village. Ninawe, employed as...
Rape accused dies in Nagpur Central Jail
Nagpur: A 40-year old inmate of Central Jail died due to deteriorating health conditions. He was accused in a rape case registered at Sadar Police Station. The accused has been identified as Lingeshwar Prakash Charli, residing in Khalasi Line, Mohan Nagar,...
Notorious peddler who was supplying drugs to youths in cafes nabbed in Nagpur
Nagpur: In a major success, the Crime Branch of Nagpur Police has arrested a notorious drug trafficker who was distributing drugs to young people in various cafes across the city. The accused, identified as Sonu alias Bhima Rajesh Ugreja (21), was...
Dubious facts & figures: RTI query paints a grim picture of rising crimes in Nagpur
Crime Branch busts hookah parlour operating at Brother’s Cafe, Mount Road
Nagpur: Unit 2 of the Nagpur Crime Branch on Wednesday busted a hookah parlour operating under the guise of a cafe at Brother’s Cafe, Mount Road, Sadar. Besides seizing 10 hookah pots and other materials worth Rs. 29,900, the...
Chain-snatcher who robbed two women nabbed in Nagpur
Nagpur: Wadi Police of Nagpur arrested a scooter-borne robber who was involved in two chain-snatching incidents recently. Cops recovered four gold beads, a pendant and a Honda Activa (MH-40/AZ-3912) from his possession. Identified as Rupesh Ramesh Tikle (28), the accused is...
Flesh trade racket busted at OYO hotel in Nagpur, five men held, 5 girls rescued
Nagpur: Social Security Wing (SSB) of the Nagpur Police’s Crime Branch on Wednesday busted a prostitution racket at OYO Hotel Yes-24 at Balaji Nagar, Hingna Road in MIDC area of the city, and rescued five girls dragged into flesh trade...
Suspecting infidelity, man axes wife to death in Koradi, arrested
Nagpur: Koradi police have arrested a man for allegedly killing his middle-aged wife with an axe here on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as Indira Bharadwaj; cops have booked accused husband Giridhar Bharadwaj on charges of murder and placed...
Auto driver arrested for molesting minor school girl in Nagpur
Pic from the video short by alert Citizen Nagpur: In a shocking incident, an auto driver was booked under Sections of POCSO Act after he was found molesting a minor school girl inside his auto near Green Planet Colony, Omkar...
Nagpur faces CCTV crisis: CP calls for installation of 900 more cameras at vital spots
Nagpur: With an alarming number of approximately 650-700 public CCTV cameras reported dysfunctional across Nagpur, Commissioner of Police Ravinder Singal was compelled to chair a high-level review meeting with concerned agencies on Tuesday. The city's law enforcement heavily relies...
Fake currency mastermind arrested in Nagpur
Nagpur: One of Central India’s biggest fake currency mastermind, Parvez Ahmed Patel alias Pappu, was arrested by Jaripatka police of Nagpur in connection with a case in which cops have already invoked the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act...
Notorious drug peddler arrested with MD worth Rs 5.08 lakh in Sakkardara, Nagpur
Nagpur: The Anti-Narcotics Cell of Nagpur Crime Branch arrested a notorious drug peddler, Iqbal Sheikh, and seized 50.81 grams of MD drugs worth Rs 5.08 lakh from his possession in the wee hours of Wednesday. According to police sources, the sleuths...
Gittikhadan police book 3 persons for cheating woman, many others in land deal in Nagpur
Nagpur: A recent land deal scandal in Nagpur has brought Prasanna Pardhi, the proprietor of Samadhan Bar in Bajaj Nagar, back into the spotlight for fraudulent activities. Pardhi, already embroiled in several legal cases, is now implicated in a dubious...
CP felicitates 5 Pachpaoli cops for foiling suicide bid by ex-TTE in Nagpur
Nagpur: Swift action by four patrolling cops of Pachpaoli Police Station in Nagpur foiled a suicide attempt by a 62-year-old former railway Travelling Ticket Examiner (TTE) on Monday. The man had hanged himself at his residence at Lashkaribagh after a...
Father-son duo killed as car rams bike near Nagpur
Nagpur: A father-son duo died after falling off a bridge when a car rammed their motorcycle. The incident took place on the Patansaongi-Babulkheda road in the limits of Saoner Police Station near Nagpur on Sunday. Identified as Pramod Shyamrao Choudhary (52)...
