The police and the model code of conduct (MCC) implementation teams are on alert mode due to the upcoming assembly polls. Regular patrolling and raids are being conducted at all the check posts in the district. Similarly, the vehicles coming into the district are also being checked. On Tuesday night, the police and MCC team searched a suspected vehicle and found ₹1.05 crore in cash on the border of the jurisdiction of the Bhagyanagar police station. The investigation in this regard is ongoing, said SP Abhinash Kumar.
Earlier, the police had seized ₹12 lakh in cash in the Bhokar assembly constituency in the district. Now, the police have seized cash worth ₹1.05 crore in a vehicle. The information about the cash was given to the IT and other concerned departments. In the preliminary findings, it was discovered that the cash belonged to a bank.
Demand to Take Action Against Contractor, Company
The New Panther Kamgar Sena demanded action against those contractors and companies for not giving bonuses to the contractual workers along with the permanent employees. A memorandum of demand was submitted to the deputy commissioner (labour), Chandrakant Raut.
According to the memorandum, the contractors and companies hire contractual workers for working in the establishments. However, the Diwali bonus is given only to the permanent employees and not to them. The contractual workers work similarly to the permanent employees. During Diwali, they do not receive the bonus, and hence they cannot celebrate the festival. Therefore, they should receive the bonus like the permanent employees. Strict action should be taken against those contractors and companies who do not give bonuses to the contractual workers, demanded Kamgar Sena president Anil Jamdhade and others through the memorandum.
Gram Panchayat employees get salary, bonus
Pandharpur Grampanchayat distributed salaries and Diwali bonuses to the grampanchayat employees on Tuesday. The employees were happy after receiving the salary and bonus before the Diwali festival.
In total, 20 employees are working in the Pandharpur Grampanchayat and look after the work of cleaning, water supply, and official duties. They had requested to receive their salaries and bonuses in advance for celebrating the Diwali festival. Accordingly, they were given the salary of one month and the same amount as a bonus in a function organized at the Grampanchayat.
The employees were given salaries, bonuses, uniforms, and sweets. Sarpanch Vaishali Raut, Deputy Sarpanch Reshma Akhtar, former Sarpanch Shaikh Akhtar, Akram Patel, KV Gaikwad, Kakaji Bhole, and others were present.
Waluj MIDC Police Arrest 24-Year-Old for Possessing Country-Made Pistol and Live Cartridges
The Waluj MIDC police arrested a 24-year-old man for possessing a country-made pistol and five live cartridges with the intention to create terror among the people in the Waluj area on Monday night.
Police said that PSI Praveen Patharkar received information that a man was carrying a pistol with the intention to create terror among the people near Nayara Petrol Pump in Wadgaon Kolhati in the Waluj area. Under the guidance of PI Krishna Shinde, PSI Patharkar and his team laid a trap and arrested the accused named Suraj Kisan Paikrao (24, Wadgaon Dhanora, Pusad, Yavatmal). During the search, a country-made pistol worth Rs 30,000, five live cartridges worth Rs 500, and a mobile phone worth Rs 5,000, all amounting to Rs 35,500, were found with him. The police seized all the articles. Based on the complaint lodged by constable Vishal Patil, a case has been registered against Suraj at Waluj MIDC police station while PSI Raosaheb Kakad is further investigating the case.
The police action was executed by PSI Patharkar, PSI Dinesh Ban, Balasaheb Andhale, Rajabhau Kolhe, Vinod Nitnavare, Jalindhar Randhe, Suresh Kache, Manmohan Kolimi, Yashwant Gobade, Vishal Patil, and others.