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Chhattisgarh forest dept seeks CBI probe into tiger poaching involving Maha cops

Chhattisgarh forest dept seeks CBI probe into tiger poaching involving Maha cops

Chhattisgarh’s forest department has written a letter to the state home department, recommending a central agency probe into a tiger poaching case, citing a preliminary investigation that showed suspected interstate links and the possibility of a wider wildlife-trafficking network operating beyond Chhattisgarh. The letter dated July 27, a copy of which HT has seen, said two of the arrested accused are associated with the intelligence wing of Maharashtra Police in Gadchiroli. Three tiger skins were seized and nine people were arrested along Chhattisgarh’s border with Maharashtra. (PTI/Representative) The probe into the tiger poaching began after three tiger skins were seized and nine people were arrested along Chhattisgarh’s border with Maharashtra. On June 29, two tiger skins, 13 whiskers, and a motorcycle registered in Maharashtra were recovered from two people, Biyeri Gedam and Baburao Madavi, travelling from Gadchiroli in Maharashtra to Chhattisgarh. Gedam identified himself to his interrogators as a constable with the Maharashtra Police’s Special Branch, which handles local intelligence, in Gadchiroli. Madavi described himself as a police informer in Gadchiroli. Both were produced before …

Over a dozen Nagpur schools receive bomb threat emails; police launch probe

Over a dozen Nagpur schools receive bomb threat emails; police launch probe

Over a dozen schools in Maharashtra’s Nagpur city received bomb threat emails early Tuesday morning, prompting police to launch searches across the affected institutions. Officials later confirmed that no suspicious objects or explosives were found and said the threats appeared to be a hoax, reported the PTI. Following the emails, Nagpur Police immediately swung into action and deployed several teams to the schools named in the threats. Officers carried out extensive searches of the premises as a precautionary measure. The searches did not uncover any suspicious objects or explosive devices, officials said. Threats mention August 31 blasts According to police, the email was sent from a Gmail account and claimed that explosions would take place at schools at 1.11 pm on August 31. It further threatened courts at 2.11 pm and offices at 3 pm, the news agency reported. The message also contained references to Khalistan, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and several political leaders, police said. A senior police officer said investigators are working to identify the source of …

Latur Police arrest two for allegedly selling prescription injections without licence

Latur Police arrest two for allegedly selling prescription injections without licence

Maharashtra Police arrested two men in Latur for allegedly attempting to sell mephentermine sulphate injections without a doctor’s prescription or required licence. Police recovered 13 bottles valued at Rs 4,069 from a scooter during a crackdown on unauthorised medicine sales Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Five arrested as cops bust fake note printing racket in Nashik

Five arrested as cops bust fake note printing racket in Nashik

Maharashtra Police have exposed a gang allegedly involved in manufacturing fake currency notes in Nashik district. The police officials further said that they have arrested five persons in connection with the case. Acting on a tip-off, police raided a bungalow at Talegaon Shivar in Trimbakeshwar taluka and seized blank paper bundles cut to the size of currency notes, chemicals, and other materials required to print notes, according to PTI. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

27 held as police raid three gambling dens in Latur

27 held as police raid three gambling dens in Latur

Police apprehended 27 persons for alleged gambling and betting activities during raids at three locations in Maharashtra’s Latur district, officials said on Wednesday. Cash, mobile phones and vehicles valued at a total of Rs 17.84 lakh were seized during the operations. The raids were carried out by a special team from the Nanded police range as part of a drive against illegal activities in the district. Police also launched a helpline called ‘Khabar’ to allow people to report illegal businesses and gambling activities. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Sixth arrest made in Nanded man’s murder over unpaid loan

Sixth arrest made in Nanded man’s murder over unpaid loan

Police have arrested another person in connection with the killing of a man over a financial dispute in Maharashtra’s Nanded district, taking the total number of people arrested in the case to six, officials said on Wednesday. The latest arrest was made as police continued their investigation into the killing of Inderjit Singh Bawari, who was allegedly attacked following a dispute linked to an unpaid loan. Investigators are examining the role of each accused and the circumstances that led to the fatal attack. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Jalna police seize 41 weapons; 23-year-old arrested over alleged illegal arms stock

Jalna police seize 41 weapons; 23-year-old arrested over alleged illegal arms stock

Police officials in Jalna have seized 41 weapons, including 22 sharp swords, 15 daggers and four choppers, allegedly stocked for illegal sale and criminal activities in Jalna, city of Maharashtra. The operation led to the arrest of a 23-year-old man with a criminal background, an official said on Monday. According to PTI, the accused has been identified as Shaikh Majeed Latif, a resident of Sundarnagar in Chandazira. His accomplice is on the run. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Dipke seeks removal of 'rude' cop, says 'don't behave like Delhi Police'

Dipke seeks removal of 'rude' cop, says 'don't behave like Delhi Police'

Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke confronted a police sub-inspector (PSI) deployed as part of the security detail at his home in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, alleging that the officer was preventing people from meeting him and behaving rudely with visitors. Dipke sought the removal of the officer from security duty at his residence in the Waluj MIDC area of the central Maharashtra city. He alleged that the PSI was trying to restrict and monitor people entering his home. Dipke objects to police officer restricting visitors Dipke, who was provided security following threats and to manage the crowd at his residence, confronted the PSI in one of two videos that went viral on social media platforms on Friday. In the video, Dipke is seen questioning the officer, who was dressed in civilian clothes, over his alleged attempts to prevent people from entering the house. “What is the problem in allowing people to come into my home when I am asking them to come in? Why are you behaving like the Delhi police? No problem has occurred …

Gadchiroli Police recover 14 firearms, IED and explosives buried by Maoists

Gadchiroli Police recover 14 firearms, IED and explosives buried by Maoists

Gadchiroli Police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) have recovered a cache of 14 firearms and explosive materials allegedly hidden by Maoists in a forest along the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border during a major anti-Naxal operation, officials said on Tuesday Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

NEET aspirant dies by suicide after lower than expected score

NEET aspirant dies by suicide after lower than expected score

A NEET aspirant from Maharashtra’s Ahilyanagar district allegedly died by suicide after receiving lower-than-expected marks in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET), police said, reported IANS. The deceased has been identified as Ankita Sangale, a resident of Jalalpur village in Karjat taluka of Ahilyanagar district, reported IANS. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link