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Time of India
5 days ago
- Time of India
Hiranwar Gang's Arms Supplier Nabbed in MCOCA Murder Case
Nagpur: In a significant breakthrough, the Nagpur crime branch apprehended Himanshu alias Jordan Vaidya, a member of the Hiranwar gang, from Wathoda on Tuesday. Vaidya, a key accused in the murder of café owner Avinash Bhusari, was wanted under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA). On April 14, Bhusari was fatally shot in Gokulpeth, allegedly by Hiranwar gang members who mistook him for a member of the rival Sheikhu gang. Investigations revealed that Vaidya, 30, an alleged arms supplier, had procured three firearms and cartridges from Madhya Pradesh, which were used in the crime. Acting on confidential intelligence, a team led by senior inspector Mahesh Sagade and DCP Rahul Maknikar picked up Vaidya from his residence. After the medical examination, he was presented before the ACP (Sitabuldi division) for further action. The arrest is being seen as a crucial step in dismantling the Hiranwar gang's organised crime network, which has been linked to multiple violent incidents in Nagpur, including Bhusari's murder. Stay updated with the latest local news from your city on Times of India (TOI). Check upcoming bank holidays , public holidays , and current gold rates and silver prices in your area.
Time of India
08-08-2025
- Time of India
Crime branch nabs Sheikhu gang member in extortion case
Nagpur: The city police crime branch, in an early dawn raid on Friday, arrested 32-year-old Parvesh Gupta, a key member of the notorious Sheikhu gang, for extorting money from a tea stall operator in Bajaj Nagar. The arrest comes as part of the city police's intensified crackdown on gang activities ahead of the festive season and upcoming civic elections. The case was registered on Thursday at Bajaj Nagar police station for Gupta's alleged threats to kill the complainant if extortion demands were not met. Gupta, a resident of Pandhrabodi, reportedly received the extortion money, prompting the victim to alert authorities. Acting swiftly, the crime branch, under senior inspector Mahesh Sagade, assistant PI Gajanan Chambhare, and their team, apprehended Gupta and handed him over to Bajaj Nagar police for further investigation. Gupta, a known offender with a criminal history, was also a prime target of the rival Hiranwar gang during the fatal shooting of cafe owner Avinash Bhusari. Stay updated with the latest local news from your city on Times of India (TOI). Check upcoming bank holidays , public holidays , and current gold rates and silver prices in your area. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Raksha Bandhan wishes , messages and quotes !
Time of India
08-05-2025
- Time of India
MCOCA invoked on Hiranwars, ACP to probe Bhusari murder
Nagpur: City police on Thursday invoked stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) on Hiranwar gang in connection with Avinash Bhusari murder case . The police have already invoked stringent Section 111 of Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) against the gang members for organised crime. Meanwhile, Bhusari murder case probe has been tansferred to assistant commissioner of police, a café owner, was shot dead by Bunty Hiranwar , Shakti Yadav , and other gang members on April 15 to avenge murder of Pawan Hiranwar in January this year. Pawan was cousin of Bunty, who had survived attack by arch-rival Sheikhu gang. Avinash's cousin, Aviraj, allegedly played a key role in Pawan's 15 members of Hiranwar gang are already behind bars, the gang's arms supplier Shaheed Shaikh is still absconding. It was Shaheed who procured the firearms for the gang from Rewa in Madhya Pradesh.
Time of India
30-04-2025
- Time of India
Gangs in Central Jail create challenges for prison officials
Nagpur: The prison authorities, like the police department, are forced to be on their toes due to the rivalry among various gangs lodged in Nagpur Central Prison. Sources stated there are around 25 different gangs lodged in Nagpur Central Jail, including 18 from Nagpur. With raging rivalries between most of them, the prison authorities have a huge task at hand to keep them apart. Following guidelines in the prison manual and various past court orders, the prison department deals with the task of keeping the rivals away. The Nagpur prison has witnessed several gang clashes within the barracks and also attacks on officials trying to intervene in their fights. Sources said the prison department is mostly left on its own to find each gang's profile and gather information about their rivalries, as there is no existing system in the police department to provide them with such information. Following the arrests of Hiranwar gang members, the prison department recently approached the court seeking permission to shift the goons elsewhere, as their arch-rival Sheikhu gang members are also lodged in the Nagpur Central Prison. Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Free Lasik Consultation @ The Eye Foundation Bangalore The Eye Foundation Book Now Undo With the court allowing them to take the measure, the prison authorities are now brainstorming among themselves to decide on shifting the Hiranwar gang members to other district jails. Three accused and a woman of the Hiranwar gang are currently lodged in Nagpur Jail. Sources said the prison authorities have an uphill task every day to avoid a possible gang war or group clash in the jail. "On the basis of the information shared by the gang members, the officials decide how to keep the rivals separated in different barracks," said an official. The official also stated that the prison department prepares a conduct report and sends it to their higher officials with a proposal to transfer convicts from one prison to another if there is a genuine threat to their lives. "In the case of the under-trials, the court is approached with an application seeking a nod for their transfer to other prisons for security and safety," said the official. The jail authorities are also compelled to guard against clashes at some common meeting points like the interview or mulaquat room, hospital OPD, videoconferencing room, and also sometimes during events or programmes. Intra-gang rivalries too The dreaded gangster Pravesh Gupta, who is part of the Sheikhu gang, is learnt to be facing a life threat from a minor of his own group. The minor, rounded up by the cops for his role in cafe owner Avinash Bhusari's murder, is learnt to have vowed to eliminate Gupta. The Hiranwar gang's first target was Gupta, whom they wanted to bump off on April 14 during Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti rally. He escaped by a whisker. The Hiranwars later found Bhusari an easier target to bump off. Gupta is now the target of his own gang members. An insider said the minor, accused of Bhusari's murder, wanted to eliminate Gupta to avenge his humiliation of his father. MSID:: 120768907 413 |
Time of India
28-04-2025
- Time of India
Hiranwar gang sharpshooter held at Bhandara bus stop
Nagpur: Forty-eight hours after gang war kingpin Bunty Hiranwar was arrested after a dramatic chase on railway tracks, his sharpshooter, Shakti Yadav , was nabbed near a bus stop in Bhandara with two mausers and six cartridges late Monday, said police sources. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Shakti's two aides, Rahul Bawane and Monu Kalsarpe, were busy enjoying a party after a fishing expedition at Deori lake in Gondia, 80km away. The crime branch also netted Roshan Shaikh, who was named in several offences, for pumping cash into Bunty's accounts to buy weapons from a Rewa gunrunner, Shaikh Shaheed, who is yet to be nabbed. Shaikh allegedly had relationships with several women, including two who registered offences of rape against him, said police. With the four arrests, more than 12 members of the Hiranwar gang are behind bars. One minor was also rounded up. The Bhandara operation to nab Shakti Yadav was conducted by Ambazari and Bajaj Nagar police. Shakti, Bawane, and Kalsarpe were handed over to the crime branch, which is now handling the gang war probe. Bunty and his gang had shot cafe owner Avinash Bhusari at Gokulpeth in the early hours of April 15 to avenge the killing of Pawan Hiranwar by the Sheikhu gang in January this year. Sources stated Bawane and Kalsarpe took shelter at the residence of the former's relative after key gang members were trapped by police. Bawane procured around 20 cartridges for the gang and handed them over to Bunty and Shakti, who opened fire at the cafe owner from close quarters. Sources stated cops are now zeroing in on Shaheed to track the source of firearms in Rewa. Shaheed and a few Hiranwar gang members, including Babu alias Ankit's father Dheeraj and his son Ritik Hiranwar, are still on the run. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Sheikhu gang members, including Dheeraj Bamburde and Pravesh Gupta remain key targets of the Hiranwars. Sheikhu's gang is also learnt to be tracking down the rest of the Hiranwar gang. Police stated Dheeraj was one of the key financiers of the gang. He extorted huge amounts of money from local residents of Chamdiya Basti and Kachipura by illegally lending money. MCOCA ON HIRANWARS SOON Sources stated the city police under orders of CP Ravinder Singal has already begun collating and analysing crime records of Hiranwar gang members before invoking the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against them. The case would also be transferred to the ACP, crime, after MCOCA is slapped and the gang would once again be taken into for fresh remand.
