Pune

Spurious liquor racket busted

The Pune rural police on Monday afternoon busted a racket involving processing and packing of spurious liquor in Narayangaon. The police recovered a vehicle and spurious liquor worth Rs6 lakh.

2 mall employees held for theft

The Yerawada police on Tuesday arrested two employees of House Full International shopping mall located in Kharadi for allegedly stealing cash and valuables worth Rs8.50 lakh on Sunday night.

A police team headed by assistant police commissioner Rambhau Thorat and senior police inspector Prasad Hasabnis made the arrest under the guidance of deputy commissioner of police (Zone IV) Jallindar Supekar. The suspects have been identified as Sandeep Rokade (25) of Keshavnagar in Mundhwa and Rajan Pote (28) of Satavwadi in Hadapsar.

Alcoholic kills younger brother in Hadapsar

A 22-year-old youth was beaten to death by his elder brother following a heated argument between them at their Malwadi residence in Hadapsar on Tuesday.

Senior police inspector Vasant Sonawane of Hadapsar police station told DNA that Ashok Genuba Ubhe (22) was killed by his alcoholic brother Prashant alias Parshuram (27).

Acting on a complaint lodged by the victim's eldest brother Somnath, police arrested the suspect.

Sonawane said that Ashok was the youngest of the four siblings. Prashant was arrested by the police in a theft case and was released from the Yerawada central prison some six months ago.

"Ashok and Somnath used to urge him to work and earn money instead of drinking alcohol," Sonawane said.

Security in city court slackens

An unidentified thief entered the premises and broke open three locks last saturday

A month-and-a-half ago the city police had assured chief justice of the Bombay high court Swatanter Kumar to provide round-the-clock security on the district and sessions court premises.

But a recent incident where an unidentified thief entered the court premises and broke open three locks has revealed that the assurances have fallen flat.

The court authorities on Monday have written a letter to police commissioner Satyapal Singh reminding him about the unfulfilled promises, and demanding 24X7 security on the court premises.

UoP’s asst registrar sent to police custody

UoP’s asst registrar sent to police custodyJudicial magistrate (first class) AK Mandavgade on Tuesday remanded University of Pune’s (UoP) assistant registrar MS Gaikwad (53) of Sus Road in police custody till Saturday.

The Chatuhshrungi police had arrested Gaikwad and produced him in the court on Tuesday. They also arrested section officer of the administration department RH Attar of Sangamner.

The university had registered a First Information Report (FIR) with the Chatuhshrungi police on Monday in connection with the recruitment examination for class III and class IV non-teaching posts on February 14.

Kolhapur foundry's efforts paid off with an award

Menon and Menon Ltd gets the Laxmanrao Kirloskar Best Foundry of the Year Award

Menon and Menon Ltd, a city-based company, has won the Laxmanrao Kirloskar Best Foundry of the Year Award from the Institute of Indian Foundrymen for 2008.

Company general manager (foundry) Ramesh Sabnis received the award at a function in Kolkata on February 13.

The company had won the award in 1998 also. Various criteria were considered for the award including the best practices and excellence in production, productivity, energy saving, quality systems, HRD promotion, export promotion and innovative techniques used on the shop floor.

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