Nagpur: In the early hours of Monday, November 11, 2024, between 3:30 a.m. and 4:45 a.m., Kalamna Police conducted raids following a tip-off and seized six illegal swords from the homes of three suspects and two juveniles after their videos flashing dangerous weapons went viral on Social Media.

Acting on reliable information, police officers apprehended Prashant Ramesh Chatte, 19, of Devi Nagar, Deepak Harikisan Nimkar, 19, of Ma Bamblewshwari Nagar, Kalmeshwar and Piyush Atul Sakhare, 19, of Kali Mata Temple area.

During the raid, police seized two swords from Prashant Chatte, one sword each from Deepak Nimkar and Piyush Sakhare, and one sword each from two juveniles, bringing the total to six swords valued at approximately ₹15,500.

All three accused and the juveniles were found in violation of Nagpur City Assistant Commissioner’s weapons prohibition order. Consequently, a case was registered at Kalamna Police Station under Section 4/25 of the Arms Act and Section 135 of the Maharashtra Police Act. Further investigation into the source and intent behind the possession of these weapons is underway.

This operation was conducted under the supervision of senior Nagpur Police officials, including Police Commissioner Ravindra Kumar Singhal, Joint Commissioner Nisar Tamboli, Additional Commissioner Pramod Shevale (North Zone), Deputy Commissioner Niketan Kadam, and Assistant Commissioner Vishal Kshirsagar (Kamptee Division).

The team was led by Inspector Pravin Kale, Crime Inspector Satish Ade, Sub-Inspector Santoshkumar Ramlod, along with officers Deepak Dhanorkar, Chandrashekhar Yadav, Ravikumar Shahu, Sandeep Dhale, Magesh Lohi, and Santosh Pandey.