Basantpur Police arrested Mayur Meshram alias Rinku, 29, for allegedly pushing his wife Neelam into the deep waters of the Mohara River following a domestic dispute. He was booked under BNS Section 103(1) and sent to Rajnandgaon District Jail.
The body of 22-year-old Nisha Borkar was recovered from the Shivnath River near Mohara Ghat in Rajnandgaon. Police detained her husband for questioning after her family alleged she was pushed into the river.
Congress leader Shahid Bhai has condemned the alleged cow slaughter incident in Gauri Nagar, Rajnandgaon, and demanded a probe into the reported involvement of 15 people, possible organised crime under BNS Section 111(4), and the alleged interstate network.
The Jama Masjid Intazamiya Committee in Rajnandgaon has submitted a memorandum to the SP seeking strict legal action in the Gauri Nagar cattle slaughter case. President Rais Ahmed Shakeel and other representatives expressed strong displeasure and announced a social boycott of the accused.
Rajnandgaon Police took accused arrested in connection with a suspected cow slaughter case through the city and made them perform sit-ups after a severed cattle head was found in Gauri Nagar. Hindu organisations protested, while Muslim community representatives also submitted a memorandum to the SP.
A severed cow’s head was found in Rajnandgaon’s Gauri Nagar area, prompting a Bajrang Dal protest at Manav Mandir Chowk. The demonstration ended after police, led by DSP Satyaprakash Tiwari, assured protesters of appropriate action.
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.
A youth was seriously injured after allegedly being attacked with a stone and broken liquor bottle in Rajnandgaon after objecting to verbal abuse. Somni Police arrested the accused and sent him to jail on judicial remand.
Chikhli Police in Rajnandgaon have taken preventive action against four men accused of disturbing public peace. The accused were proceeded against under Sections 170, 126 and 135(3) of BNSS and produced before the SDM Court.
Rajnandgaon Police maintained tight security during the Ganesh immersion tableau, booking eight youths under the Arms Act and taking preventive action against 11 others.