Nagpur police chief commends three police station teams for murder conviction, robbery and theft detections

Nagpur Police Commissioner Vishwas Nangre Patil on November 12 honoured officers, staff and prosecution coordination officers of the Nandanvan, Khaparkheda and Yashodhara Nagar police stations with commendation certificates at Police Bhavan. The honour was given for exemplary investigation, detection of crimes and dedication to duty.

The officers were commended for securing a life sentence in a murder case, solving a robbery and recovering stolen property worth about Rs 3 lakh, and solving six separate cases of house break-ins and vehicle thefts. Stolen property worth Rs 2.40 lakh was recovered in these six cases.

The Nandanvan police team was honoured for its careful investigation of a murder case. The team gathered key evidence, completed the investigation and filed a chargesheet against the accused. The court then convicted the accused and sentenced them to life imprisonment and a fine.

Those honoured for this investigation were Senior Police Inspector Kailas Deshmane, Assistant Police Inspector Sandipan Pawar, Woman Police Head Constables Alka Thengre and Sheela Bisen, Police Head Constables Pankaj Nagose and Yogesh Daf, and Police Constables Amol Kothiya and Roshan Varkhade.

The Khaparkheda police team was commended for solving a robbery case, arresting the accused and recovering stolen property worth Rs 2,96,800.

The team comprised Senior Police Inspector Sandeep Buwa, Assistant Police Inspector Sachin Yadav, Sub-Inspectors Amol Patil and Manohar Raut, Police Head Constables Mukesh Mahalgave, Shekhar Wankhede, Ashish Kapse and Amit Khobragade, and Police Constable Vishal Nakhale.

The Yashodhara Nagar police team was honoured for arresting, on a tip-off, the accused wanted in house break-in and vehicle theft cases. During the operation, the team solved six separate crimes and seized stolen property worth a total of Rs 2.40 lakh. This was described as a major local success in detecting crimes.

Sub-Inspector Neelkanth Nannaware and Police Head Constables Ganesh Gupta, Ravi Aher and Amol Atturkar were also honoured for their hard work.

Commissioner Nangre Patil handed over the certificates to the officers and staff and praised their dedication, investigative skill and contribution to effective policing. He asked them to maintain the same commitment and strive for even better results.

Joint Commissioner of Police Navinchandra Reddy, Additional Commissioners of Police Vasant Pardeshi (South Division) and Vinita Sahu (North Division), and other police officers and staff were present at the event.

The ceremony underlined the importance of effective investigation, intelligence-based policing and sustained efforts to get criminals convicted.