The law is being enforced in a few instances of violent crimes, car theft, cyber fraud and illegal activities in Chhattisgarh. Ramashankar Sidar, 45, was arrested by police in Bilaspur for allegedly stabbing Hrishikesh Kashyap with a knife in Mudpar village on September 1. Police said the accused had fear that his wife had an illicit affair with Hrithik. Police picked him up, on a tip-off, from the Ghantaghar area of Korba and retrieved the knife he had used in the attack. Judicial remand to jail.
In the meantime, respectively, the wildlife and crafts village of Gharghoda Nagar is announcing ban on the usage, sale and distribution of polythene carry bags and water pouches from November first from 2026 onwards. Retailers, wholesalers, the weekly market vendors, restaurants and hotels are requested to move the existing stocks out before the deadline. Confiscation of banned materials and/or further action will be taken for any player that violates the rules.
In another incident, police of the Sakri police in Saeidabad arrested five motor bike thieves, including one minor accused, who were caught with their stolen motorbikes at police station. One thing investigators said the suspects did was scout out other places to steal motorbikes in populated, urban areas.
Also, the district administration has enhanced preparations in Bilaspur ahead of the price support procurement for paddy. Seven check stations six at forest departments and one at the mineral department will be run to curb illegal conveyance of paddy from other states.
In Pendra, police received a complaints regarding cyber fraud in which a woman had allegedly lost Rs 1.67 lakh, after supposedly earning a Rs 5 lakh profit on an investment of Rs 1 lakh. The alleged fraud is from 2022 and was considered after a grievance was raised via the helpline of the Chief Minister.
A Mungeli court, on its own yesterday directed the imprisonment for three years of Sanjeev Khande with rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 10,000 in the alleged use of bank accounts as mule accounts case. The investigators have uncovered transactions worth Rs 4.53 crore, related to cyber fraud. Others were found not guilty and some of those are believed to be on the run.