First kidney recipient found as Chandrapur police uncover shocking kidney sale racket; authorities suspect crores of rupees were sent abroad through hawala channels. Investigators report the donor received only ₹8 lakh while wealthy recipients paid up to ₹1 crore. The case has wide-reaching implications as legal battles over bail and international laundering routes unfold.

Gondia district has become the first in Maharashtra to implement a Rabies Vaccination Drive for forest employees. In the first phase, 36 forest staff members were vaccinated at Khamari Primary Health Centre, marking a significant step towards safeguarding frontline forest workers from deadly rabies infection.

Illegal minor mineral excavation was exposed in the Pavni Forest Range of Bhandara district, where forest officials seized a Pokland machine and three tippers involved in unauthorized murum mining inside protected forest land. A forest offense has been registered under the Indian Forest Act, and further investigation is underway.

Seven people have been detained in Gondia district for illegally hunting wild boars and selling their meat. Acting on secret information, the forest department conducted a coordinated operation in Deori and Amgaon areas, seizing meat and hunting equipment and exposing a serious wildlife crime network.