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Nagpur ED arrests 3 gangsters linked to Rs 177 crore PDS scam

February 18, 2021, 9:12 PM

Sneha Shah | Nagpur

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Nagpur Directorate of Enforcement (ED), on Wednesday, arrested three accused, identified as Sampat Namdeo Ghorpade, Arun Namdeo Ghorpade and Vishwas Namdeo Ghorpade under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA).

All the three accused had gained illicit pecuniary advantage from Public Distribution System (PDS) by forming an organized crime syndicate and thereby started black marketing of government quota ration grain at Nashik.

Earlier, a case was registered by Nashik Police under Sections 465 (Punishment for forgery), 468 (Forgery for purpose of cheating), 471 (Using as genuine a forged document) and 120 (B) (Punishment of criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) against the three accused.

On the basis of the above FIR and charge-sheet filed by the Maharashtra State Police authorities in Nashik, the Enforcement Directorate had initiated the probe in March 2020 , under the provisions of Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act (MCOCA), 1999.

It was revealed during investigation that the accused trio had indulged into unlawful activities as an individual and jointly as a gang.

The total crime money generated by these illegal activities was of around Rs 177 crores.

All the three accused used to black market the government quota ration grain by gathering information in respect of the Public Distribution System (PDS).

Some unknown agents, traders, businessmen and government officials were also involved in the alleged scam.

Sampat Ghorpade was the head of the alleged mafia gang and the organized crime syndicate was also involved in stealing of government quota food grain, also known as ‘ration’ foods, which was kept reserved for poor strata of the society to be used under schemes like Antoydaya Yozna, Anganwadi, PDS, etc.

All the three accused had systematically executed the criminal activity with the help of other unknown accomplices and there by generated around Rs 177 Crores.

On Thursday, the accused were produced before the court and have been remanded to ED custody for eight days.

Further probe on the matter is underway.

Crime

Miscreants vandalise property at Nagpur’s Bishop Cotton School, throw liquor bottles in classrooms

Published

3 years ago

April 4, 2022

Radhika Dhawad | Nagpur

Some unknown miscreants in Nagpur vandalised Bishop Cotton School situated on VIP in Dharampeth during the weekend. Apart from the broken plant pots and damaged earthing wires, empty alcohol bottles could also be seen thrown on the floor of the classrooms.

Prima facie it seems some drunkards might have used the school as their hang out place to consume alcohol as it was a weekend and the school was closed. However, nothing could be ascertained as of now; the investigation on the same is on.

When Nation Next spoke to Sonia Singh, Principal at Bishop Cotton School, she told us, What kind of a mentality is this Such people should at least spare kids. It’s so disheartening to see something like this. Class 10 students had their board exams today; unfortunately, we couldn’t indulge them much.”

Singh added, “All the pots have been broken, the earthing wires for the newly installed water cooler for kids has also been damaged.”

However, Singh, who filed an FIR at Sitabuld Police Station today, said, this wasn’t the first such incident; even during lockdown, some miscreants had stolen printers and other property of the school.

Crime

ED arrests Nagpur advocate Satish Ukey who filed petition against Fadnavis

Published

3 years ago

March 31, 2022

Radhika Dhawad | Nagpur

Satish Ukey

Satish Ukey

Enforcement Directorate (ED) took the custody of RTI activist advocate Satish Ukey and his brother Pradeep Ukey after raiding the former’s residence at Parvati Nagar in Nagpur on Thursday morning at 7 am. Satish, who is also the lawyer of MPCC President Nana Patole, had filed an election petition against former Chief Minister and Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Devendra Fadnavis.

Ukey had alleged that Fadnavis hadn’t disclosed pending criminal cases against him while filing his nomination papers for the 2009 and 2014 Assembly elections, and thus violated the Representation of People’s Act, 1951. For the past few years, Ukey had also been filing petitions in court against several BJP leaders.

During the raid, an army of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel was also deployed under his house. The crime branch had issued a notice to Ukey regarding a land transaction in Nagpur.

Crime

ED raids house of Nagpur advocate Satish Ukey, who had filed RTI petition against Devendra Fadnavis

Published

3 years ago

March 31, 2022

Radhika Dhawad | Nagpur

L to R: Devendra Fadnavis, Satish Ukey

L to R: Devendra Fadnavis, Satish Ukey

Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided the house of Congress President for Maharashtra Nana Patole’s lawyer and RTI activist advocate Satish Ukey’s since Thursday early morning. An army of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel has also been deployed under his house as the raids are underway.

Ukey grabbed headlines after he filed an election petition against former Chief Minister and Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Devendra Fadnavis. Ukey had alleged that Fadnavis did not disclose pending criminal cases against him while filing his nomination papers for the 2009 and 2014 Assembly elections, and thus violated the Representation of People’s Act, 1951. For the past few years, Ukey had also been filing petitions in court against several BJP leaders.

The reason behind the ED raid against the remains unclear as of now. However, the crime branch had issued a notice to Ukey regarding a land transaction in Nagpur. There are likely to be raids related to this case.

At around 7 am on Thursday, ED’s Mumbai squad including women officers reached Ukey’s residence at Parvati Nagar. For the past two hours, ED has been searching Ukey’s house and interrogating him.