DESPITE repeated directions from Commissioner of Police (CP) Vishwas Nangre Patil for foot patrolling and visible police presence, the instructions do not appear to be reaching the streets. The gap came to the fore when CP Patil took a walk of nearly four kilometres through Civil Lines and Sadar. He report- edly did not find a single police personnel on the streets during the walk. Taking note of this, CP Patil took to the wireless on Wednesday evening and pulled up the police staff. He told the personnel that they must remain present on the streets and their presence should be vis- ible to the public.

 

The CP’s orders comes at a time when vio- lent street crime has become a major concern in the city. It may be mentioned here that Nagpur recorded 70 mur- ders between January and August 2026. There were 147 cases of attempt to murder during the same period, against 104 in January-August 2025. This is a sharp rise in vio- lent attacks. More than 20 murders were reported in July and August alone. The number has contin- ued to rise in September. So far, more than 76 murders have been reported in the city this year, according to police sources. The recent cases also show the nature of the violence. A woman was allegedly beaten to death by her husband in Mankapur on September 3. rated her daily schedule.

 

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Thenextday,ManishMohite was killed following a brawl in Itwari. On September 14, a property dealer was assaulted and threatened at gunpoint in Sadar.Thebiggerconcernis the sudden rise in violent crime, firing incidents and attacks in public places. Police sources said the force is also facing a manpower shortage.There are vacancies at severalpolice sta- tions even as new police sta- tionsarebeingopened.Apolice official, requesting anonymi- ty, said beat policing has also not been fully activated in the city. “Police stations are large- ly working through a cen- tralised pattern. This has reduced regular interaction betweenbeatstaffandlocalres- idents,” the official said. According to theofficial, this is also affecting intelligence gathering. When beat staff do notregularlyinteractwithpeo- ple in their areas, information aboutsuspiciouspersons,local disputes and possible trouble may not reach police in time. The issue, therefore, is not only about putting more cops on the roads. It is also about changing the policing pattern. The CP wants visible policing topreventcrime.Butunless the manpowershortage,weakbeat system and lack of local intel- ligenceareaddressed, theorder may remain largely on paper. Fornow,thegapbetweenwhat the CP proposes and what the cops dispose remains a chal- lenge for Nagpur police