12-Hour Blackout Turns Night Into Ordeal For Zingabai Takli Residents Hundreds of residents in Shiv Nagar and Zingabai Takli endured a sleepless night after a prolonged power outage left the area in darkness during a sweltering heatwave. The disruption, which lasted nearly 12 hours, rendered fans, coolers, and air conditioners useless, forcing children, elderly individuals, and patients to cope with the oppressive conditions. The power supply was cut around 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday and remained unavailable until the morning, with a second outage occurring at 8 a.m., extending the total disruption. An official from the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) explained that the blackout was caused by a damaged circuit and cable. "A temporary repair was carried out during the night to restore supply, and the damaged cable was fully replaced in the morning," the official stated. However, residents expressed frustration over the lack of timely resolution and the repeated nature of such outages. In a separate incident, residents of Borgaon Basti on Gorewada Road also reported a lengthy power cut on Wednesday evening. Monisha Mukherjee, a resident of Shiv Nagar, described her attempts to contact MSEDCL’s toll-free helpline, which failed to respond despite multiple calls. "I finally managed to register a complaint, but power was restored only in the morning," she said. She added that similar disruptions had occurred frequently over the past two months, often due to cable faults and technical failures. Residents across Nagpur, including areas like Godhani, Gorewada, Katol Road, Mankapur, Besa, and Manewada, claimed that prolonged power outages have become increasingly common. They attributed this to the strain on the power infrastructure, which struggles to meet rising summer demand.#masedcl #zingabai_takli #shiv_nagar #borgaon_basti #gorewada_road
Nagpur NGO Boss Accused of Sexual Abuse and Religious Coercion; Office Raided, Investigation Into 16-Year History Unfolds NAGPUR: A 48-year-old man accused of sexually abusing and coercing three employees through religious practices was arrested on Saturday night and remains in police custody until April 23. The individual, Riyaz Fazil Qazi, ran an NGO at Zingabai Takli, which focused on underprivileged children. Following his arrest, police conducted searches at his office in northwest Nagpur to investigate the NGO’s 16-year history, seizing documents, bank records, electronic devices, and other materials. Intelligence agencies and the Maharashtra anti-terrorist squad (ATS) are also conducting a parallel probe. Mankapur police senior inspector Haresh Kalsekar has been instructed to contact the charity commissioner to obtain details about the NGO’s registration, funding sources, and activities over the years. The investigation team is now reviewing the staff list, including former employees who left the organization. A senior official stated, “The probe will encompass women employees who left the organization in 16 years, why they quit, and whether they were harassed. We are trying to unearth what was happening inside the NGO.” CCTV footage from the NGO’s premises and seized electronic gadgets have been sent to a forensic laboratory to check for sexually explicit content or religiously sensitive material. The main complainant, a 23-year-old woman who served as the NGO’s HR and admin head, alleged that Qazi hugged and kissed her against her will, made her uncomfortable by insisting she adopt certain religious practices, unplugged CCTV cameras before embracing her, and created a fake Instagram account using parts of their names to stalk women employees.#nagpur #riyaz_fazil_qazi #zingabai_takli #mankapur_police_senior_inspector_haresh_kalsekar #maharashtra_anti_terrorist_squad_ats
