Goons released due to Covid outbreak leading to spike in crime

Nagpur: The release of around 850 prisoners, who were either given bail or released on parole citing corona risk inside Nagpur central jail, has led to a spike in crime raising concern of city police.
After 17 murders in the city in little more than a month, the hassled police officials are learnt to have met a senior judicial official to share their predicament about release of large numbers of goons within a short time.The police have also prepared data on the crimes committed by the such goons in the past few days and also in the cases where ciminals themselves were targeted by their rivals.
Addl CP, crime, Nilesh Bharne, also in charge of Joint CP, said 10 out of 17 murders in the city in the last few days have connections to the released goons either as victims, perpetrators or conspirators. “We had to present the current crime data before the judges underlining the fact that the goons were misleading the court to get bail and then targeting each other after stepping out,” he said.
In the latest murder at Imambada, Nilesh Ambadarera was allegedly involved in the murder of Girish Wasnik. Ambadarera was released from jail just a day ago. He was slapped with the charges of attempting to kidnap a businessman.
Sunny Jagir was also released from jail after getting bail in March but went on to get booked in a rape case. Navin Gormate, after being released from jail in March, went on to commit a murder at Nandanvan.
Shaikh Jaleel Sabir was released from jail on June 3 but went committed a murder within a few days following his rivalry with Annu Thakur.
Addl CP Bharne said 759 released goons have been checked during ‘Operation Crackdown Phase II’ but still many of them got involved in serious offences after consuming liquor.