Nagpur City Police finish second at state police duty meet in Pune with 12 medals, 4 of them gold

Nagpur City Police finished second in the state at the Maharashtra State Police Duty Meet 2026 held in Pune. Officers and personnel from Nagpur won a total of 12 medals: 4 gold, 4 silver and 4 bronze. Mumbai ATS took first place.

The 22nd Police Duty Meet was held in Pune from October 5 to 10. Twenty-two officers and personnel of Nagpur City Police took part. The Nagpur personnel showed their ability in various events related to crime investigation. Medals came in criminal law, forensic science, medico-legal, fingerprint, IT, inspection, portrait (sketch), police videography and the canine event.

Crime Branch Inspector Dilip Chandan led the team as coordination officer. Inspector Rakhi Gedam and her team planned the preparation of the contestants.

Inspector Prashant Thavare won gold in the criminal law examination. He won silver in the forensic science written test and the medico-legal event. Constables Kunal Hatewar and Palash Waghmare won gold in the information technology event and in software development capability. Assistant Inspector Ashwini Kale won silver in the practical and oral fingerprint events.

Constable Pratiksha Nagpure won gold in the inspection event. She also won silver in the portrait event. In the same event, Head Constable Rasika Ghayawat won bronze. In police videography, Constable Chandraprakash Patne won bronze.

In the canine event, Nagpur Police dog "Surya" showed its ability. The team of Surya with Head Constable Sukhdev Dhurve and Constable Abhay Dhandi won bronze.

The success highlighted the importance of scientific methods, technical knowledge and inspection skills in crime investigation. Commissioner of Police Vishwas Nangre Patil praised the team's skills and announced a special reward. He said the medals won in different disciplines show that Nagpur Police officers and personnel are not limited to maintaining law and order but are also proving their ability in technical investigation-related events.

The team secured second place in the state under the guidance of DCP Crime Deepak Agrawal and ACP Vaibhav Jadhav. Trainers Dr Ashish Badhiye, Dr Neeti Kapoor, forensic expert Shrikant Ardhapurkar, CID API Praveen Moon, Pooja Lagas, Sachin Panse, Amol Sahare and Bhandara Head Constable Deepak Bulbule also guided the team.