Nagpur News Today – July 6, 2025: Highway Robberies, Fatal Crash, Civic Failures & Court Updates

Nagpur News Today – July 6, 2025: Full City Roundup

Nagpur saw a mix of serious crime incidents, infrastructure challenges, court decisions, and civic innovation in last 24 hours. From alarming highway lootings and a fatal car crash to positive developments like e-library success and sports leadership recognition — here’s your complete city update for July 6, 2025.

 Crime & Public Safety

• Highway Looting Spree: Gangs are looting fruits and vegetables from moving trucks on Nagpur highways, raising concerns over police inaction despite multiple complaints.
• Job Fraud Exposed: Five individuals have been booked in a job scam where a woman and her family were duped of ₹1.28 crore.
• Sword Attack in Gokulpeth: A dispute between scrap workers turned violent when one attacked the other with a sword.
• Butibori Arrest: A youth was arrested for indecent exposure to morning walkers.
• Gold Theft in Pachpaoli: Thieves stole ₹6.5 lakh worth of gold jewellery from a house.
• Drug Crackdown – ‘Operation Thunder’: Nagpur Police are intensifying efforts to eliminate drug networks within the city.
• Samruddhi Expressway Tragedy: A Nagpur businessman was among four people killed in a car crash on the Expressway.

 Civic & Development

• Metro Pillars as Address Markers: Metro pillars in Nagpur are now being officially used as location identifiers by the police and post offices, especially in newer areas lacking structured addresses.
• Cultural Hub Project: NIT is investing ₹143 crore in a Sindhu Civilization cultural hub.
• Construction Halted in Mahal: After a wall collapse, construction work at Mahal B-Park has been paused for inspection.
• E-Library Success Stories: The NMC Mahal e-library helped five candidates become CAs and four MBBS qualifiers.
• Idle E-Buses: 30 electric buses remain unused due to lack of charging infrastructure.
• Cleanliness Drive Achieves Big Results: A city-wide drive collected 57.5 tonnes of garbage in a single day.
• Samruddhi Extension Progress: Land acquisition is set to begin for the Samruddhi Expressway extension and Shaktipeeth Expressway.
• Drainage & Roads in Poor Shape: Flooded roads are exposing poor drainage, while potholes at RTO’s test track are causing license failures.

Judiciary & Legal

• Fadnavis’ Victory Unchallenged: The Bombay High Court has dismissed a petition challenging CM Devendra Fadnavis’ 2024 election win.
• MCOCA Clarification: A court ruled that proof of being in a crime ring is required to apply MCOCA.
• Justice Anil Kilor Assigned: He will now serve as the administrative judge for the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court.

Other Notable Updates

• Muharram Preparations: City authorities are making arrangements for peaceful observance of Muharram events.
• Science Education Push: A NMC school is using DIY science projects to boost student engagement.
• Gold & Silver Prices: Gold prices have gone up after a recent drop.
• Basketball Milestone: Sandip Joshi becomes the first from Nagpur to head the Maharashtra Basketball Body.
• Education Scam (Ongoing): A fresh update in the ongoing scam involving false labeling of Marathi students as “Hindi minority” has emerged.
• Train Charting Goes Manual: From July 10, the Nagpur division will manually prepare first reservation charts.