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  • Barn owl entangled in kite-flying string rescued in Raipur

    Express News Service
    RAIPUR: City police rescued a barn own that got itself entangled in the sharp kite-flying string (popularly known as manja) at the height of around 60 feet at station road in Narmadapara area.

    The string was coiled around one of its feathers in the evening hours of Wednesday leaving the bird suspended in air at the edge of a tree branch for nearly 12 hours in a helpless situation.

    Some passer-bys noticed the bird struggling to get detangled and called the emergency helpline number. Personnel from Ganj Thana police station reached the spot to rescue to the bird.

    “With the support of the locals, one of our men brought down the bird using a ladder to reach that height. The string was coiled quite a lot and it took us a long time to remove it,” said Vijay Kumar, police station in-charge.

    The barn owl had suffered a minor wound on its wing which was immediately cleaner. On offering the bird water, it was taken to the police station for further medical care.

    Wildlife experts believe that human interaction with the wild has limited in urban spaces. “Owing to such limitations, there is a decline in empathy and compassion towards wildlife. The benevolent acts of the police will set an example. The human beings have lived in harmony with the wildlife,” said Anupam Singh, a wildlife activist.

    Several youngsters took to flying kites during the lockdown in Raipur. The environmentalists have cautioned against the use of manja string as these pose a potential threat to birds.

  • In the Tukkit case, Raipur Police took the statement of Congress leader Rajeev Gowda,

    The team of Raipur Police, which reached Bengaluru to investigate the toolkit case, took a written statement of Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Rajeev Gowda. Along with this, important documents related to the toolkit were obtained. The police team will record the statements of Congress IT Cell President Rohan Gupta and Soumya Verma today.

    After registering the FIR in the Toolkit case, the Raipur Police is actively involved in the investigation. On Thursday, under the leadership of Additional Superintendent of Police Raipur (Rural) Tarakeswar Patel, the team of CSP Kotwali Anjaneya Varshney, Civil Line Police Station in-charge RK Mishra and Sub-Inspector Manish Vajpai had left for Bengaluru to interrogate Congress leader Rajeev Gowda and others in the case.

    The team recorded Rajeev Gowda’s statement after reaching Bengaluru without losing time. Along with recording the statement for two and a half hours, documents related to the case have also been obtained. The team will take the statements of Congress IT Cell President Rohan Gupta and Soumya Verma today. According to sources, Raipur Police can also go to Ahmedabad to investigate the whole matter.

    The Raipur Police has taken the statement of former Chief Minister Dr. Raman Singh in the toolkit case, while the BJP’s national spokesperson Sambit Patra is in the process of issuing a notice for recording the statement. On the notice issued for the last two times, Sambit Patra had sought time through his lawyer.

  • Police launch ‘Mask Up Raipur’ campaign, distribute free face masks among locals

    By Express News Service
    RAIPUR: The city police have launched an awareness campaign with the aim of ensuring that all the residents wear the face mask properly. As part of ‘#Mask Up Raipur’ launched by senior superintendent of police Ajay Yadav, the cops are also distributing face masks to those who are found without one. 

    “We have to win the battle against Covid-19. Wearing the mask is a proven simple step to prevent the spread of coronavirus infection. Mask wearing also shows that you care. We are providing people with free masks and telling them to use it in the right way,” Yadav said. 

    In just three days, the Raipur Police have covered the jurisdiction of 32 police stations and distributed 1.32 lakh face masks among the locals. 

    The campaign launched by the city police has gained wide popularity on social media and has created an actual impact as Raipur begins to unlock after reporting a dip in fresh Covid cases. On Sunday, the city reported only 59 cases. 

    Various businesses and voluntary organisations have extended their support to the Raipur Police in their mission to fight Covid-19.

  • Raipur Police release annual report for 2020

    The Raipur Police on Thursday released its annual report for the year 2020 claiming achievements amidst the opposition making hue and cry over deteriorating Law and Order situation claiming to be good only on paper. While addressing the mediapersons, the Raipur SSP Ajay Kumar Yadav claimed that due to the promptness and professional work execution of the Raipur Police, the crime rate in the capital has seen a dip. The Raipur police claimed that substantial dip has been registered in cases of culpable homicide, loot, thefts, cheating, arson, sexual harassment, etc. Similarly, there has been dip in cases of murder, rape and crime against women (Cases under Section 354 IPC) and burglary.

    According to the figures made available by the Raipur Police for 2019 and 2020, there has been a dip in murder cases by 1.25%; by 50% in cases of culpable homicide; by 14% in cases of rape; by 36% in cases of loot; by 17% in cases of burglary; by 27% in cases of thefts; by 29% in cases of cheating; by 41% in cases of arson; by 16% in cases of crime against women (Section 354 IPC) and by 30% in cases of sexual harassment. The Raipur Police in its list of achievements claimed that almost all accused indulged in murder cases have been apprehended. All dacoity cases have been solved with 74% recovery of goods. In cases of loot in 2020, in 49 cases out of total 55 cases, accused have been arrested and 75% goods recovered. Whereas, in 2019, 64% goods were recovered and accused were arrested in 72 out of 86 cases. In cases of burglary in 2020, accused have been arrested in all major cases and goods recovered.

    The recovery was 42% in 2019, in comparison to 55% in 2020. In cases of theft during 2020 all major cases solved, culprits arrested and goods recovered. In 2019, the recovery was 35% while in 2020 it was 52%. In cases of Crime against women, efforts were made towards fast arresting of accused and with an intention of fast justice challans were put up in designated courts within 15 days. In 17 cases of rape, accused were arrested from different parts of the country (cases include 2016 to 2020). Altogether 241 crimes committed through sharp weapons were registered in 2020 in comparison to 310 in 2019. In comparison to year 2019, action has been taken on 100% cases of illicit liquor trade in 2020 and 10,203 litres of illicit liquor were seized in comparison to 5467 liters in 2019. In 2020, a campaign was launched against drug trafficking and good success was achieved.

    Apart from solving other petty crimes successfully, the Capital police performed exemplarily in the enforcement of lockdown followed by unlock keeping strict vigil on offenders. It also distributed food among needy and arranged transportation. While fighting with COVID-19 pandemic, more than 352 officers/staff were infected and three police officials died. Among the major crimes which gained much spotlight and were solved by Raipur police, including cracking of industrialist Praveen Somani abduction case with safe recovery of the victim and arrest of main accused. Cracking Pankaj Bothra murder case and four other cases of loot/murder of jewellers; solving the case of Rs 50 lakh loot on gunpoint from timber merchant; solving theft of Rs 28 lakh from liquor shop in Mana; cracking Rs 10 crore fraud case and fake loan gang; solving inter-state truck loot case; fraud worth crores in the name of Mudra loan, etc; solving Rs 10 crore fraud through Max Life Insurance; cracking international network of drug supply; ATM break-in cases; as well as many other major burglary and loot cases.