Rajnandgaon police arrested Naveen Sahu in an alleged ₹5 lakh extortion case involving a threat to implicate a man in a false ganja case. Police also seized a mobile phone and are searching for three other suspects.
Dongargaon Police arrested a motorcycle theft accused within 12 hours using CCTV footage and recovered the stolen HF Deluxe motorcycle from his residence.
Rajnandgaon Police have reshuffled eight Inspectors and Sub-Inspectors, appointing new station heads at Dongargarh, Chhuria, Boritalav, Lalbagh and Bagnadi, along with changes at Job and Ghumka.
Rajnandgaon Police maintained tight security during the Ganesh immersion tableau, booking eight youths under the Arms Act and taking preventive action against 11 others.
Rajnandgaon Police arrested two more accused and seized 9,600 bottles of Royal Goa Spirit liquor in an ongoing investigation into an illegal liquor network, taking total arrests to 14.
Rajnandgaon Police took 199 actions between September 13 and 24 during a special Ganesh festival drive, including 160 under BNSS, 30 under the Arms Act and nine under Excise and NDPS laws.
Rajnandgaon Police have arrested six more accused in a case involving alleged illegal liquor packaging using fake labels and holograms, taking total arrests to 12. Material worth around ₹1.50 lakh has been seized.
Rajnandgaon Police cracked a robbery case in the Ghumka police station area within 24 hours and arrested four accused. The looted DI Yodha vehicle, two mobiles and ₹3,200 cash were recovered, along with the Thar allegedly used in the crime.
Dongargarh Police arrested a 45-year-old man with 5.174 kg of ganja and seized a motorcycle, taking the total value of the seized material to ₹3.03 lakh. Action was taken under Section 20(B) of the NDPS Act.
Rajnandgaon Police reviewed 395 acquittal cases from May and June 2026, finding investigation errors in 11 cases and identifying 28 cases as fit for appeal. IG Ajay Kumar Yadav stressed quality investigation and effective prosecution.
Rajnandgaon Police has intensified security preparations for Ganesh Utsav. SP Ankita Sharma held a meeting with representatives of more than 70 committees and announced the “One Cop – One Pandal” initiative.
Dongargarh’s traditional Govinda Utsav and Krishna Janmashtami celebrations concluded peacefully with more than 50,000 devotees. Over 300 police personnel ensured security, crowd control and smooth traffic management with zero major incidents.