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Banker loses Rs 3.4 lakh, woman loses Rs 1.5 lakh to online fraudsters

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January 25, 2018

A 35-year-old bank employee left poorer by Rs 3.4 lakh after he befriended a “woman” on a matrimonial website. Dhananjay Bhat Chitte, a resident of Bengaluru, told the police that he trusted a person, who called herself Shilpa, and paid her money.

After several online interactions and telephone conversations, Mr Chitte asked the woman to marry him. She agreed to take the relationship forward, but later turned to him for financial help citing a medical emergency, said the police.

According to the complaint filed by Mr Chitte, ‘Shilpa’ told him that her brother had been hospitalised for a surgical procedure and the family needed Rs. 3.4 lakh to pay the hospital bill. He agreed to help and transferred the amount to her bank account. A few days later, however, when he tried to reach out to her, he found the mobile switched off. And thus, ‘Shilpa’ was unreachable.

Realising that he had been duped, Mr. Chitte filed a complaint with the Girinagar police, who are now trying to track down the culprit.

Rs 1.45 lakh gift!

In another online scam, a 49-year-old woman was recently duped by a person who befriended her on social media and ‘borrowed’ Rs. 1.45 lakh from her, promising her to send her a New Year’s gift.

The victim, Veena V.C., a resident of HAL II Stage, told the police that the person had introduced himself as Gerald Louis from the United States. In December last, he told her that he would be sending her a New Year’s gift as a token of their friendship.

A few days later, a person contacted her on her mobile phone saying a parcel had arrived for her from the U.S., but to claim it from customs she would have to pay Rs. 1.25 lakh. In a separate transaction, she was made to transfer another Rs. 20,000.

Afterwards, when she did not receive the gift, she contacted Louis, who allegedly threatened to upload some private photos that she had sent him. The cybercrime police are investigating the matter.

Comments

Vinod
 - 
Thursday, 25 Jan 2018

Ads wont help to avoid such fraudsters. Because they are acting as intimate one. In relationship, people wont think about such frauds. Only after happening, they will realise that it happen to her/him

Kumar
 - 
Thursday, 25 Jan 2018

Police and govt  should give advt regarding such fraud cases.

Ganesh
 - 
Thursday, 25 Jan 2018

Fraudster using new methods. They people are the most knowledge updating people i guess

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February 3,2020

Feb 3: The Karnataka government is probably the only state to have so many nodal agencies to deal with investment proposals. There is the KIADB, Karnataka Udyoga Mitra, State High Level Clearance Committee (SHLCC), State Level Single Window Clearance Committee (SLSWCC) and District Level Single Window Clearance Committee.

While the government claims these have been created to speed up the process of setting up industries, they’re only delaying it. “A four-to-five year delay in acquiring land has become the norm,’’ say industry sources.

“These entities are only adding layers of obstacles to investors and is not really helping industries,” said a senior IAS officer.

While DLSWCCs are headed by deputy commissioners are empowered to clear investment proposals up to Rs 15 crore, SLSWCC, headed by the industries minister, clears proposals more than Rs 15 crore and up to Rs 500 crore. Proposals worth more than Rs 500 crore have to be cleared by SHLCC chaired by the CM. These entities have to meet regularly and clear proposals. But often, these meetings don’t happen as scheduled. “The delay starts from here,” said Vasant Ladava, industrialist and member of Karnataka Industries and Commerce, Bengaluru.

The single-window agencies involving representatives of departments like industries, revenue, pollution control board and forest are supposed to collectively give necessary clearances required for industries. “But, of late, they have become only project approvers without other responsibilities, leaving investors in the lurch,” said Ladava.

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May 18,2020

Udupi, May 18: G Jagadeesh, Deputy Commissioner of Udupi today warned that criminal cases would be filed, if people under quarantine roam around, as they put the lives of others in risk, by coming out.

He said: "There are more than 6,000 people under quarantine in hotels, hostels, schools etc in different parts of the district. They include those who returned from other countries and other states.”

“We have allowed them to return to the district. Now I am receiving complaints that many of them are violating quarantine guidelines and venturing out. This is unacceptable.”

“As it is a risk to the whole society, severe action will be taken against the neglect and apathy of the persons under quarantine,” he said.

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August 4,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 4 : Without mentioning any party leader's name, Karnataka Congress President DK Shivakumar on Monday appealed to Congress workers not to make any "defamatory statement" against any political leader on social media platforms.

Taking to Twitter, Shivakumar wrote, "I appeal to Congress workers not to make defamatory statements against any political leader, on matters of health and other issues on social media platforms. It is not in our culture to wish bad for others. Congress is a party that exemplifies brotherhood and humanity."

His statement comes days after Rajya Sabha MP and AICC in-charge for Gujarat, Rajiv Satav comment where he suggested that introspection in the party should begin from the time of the United Progressive Alliance -II government.

Later, Satav took to Twitter to clarify his remarks at Thursday's meeting of the party's Upper House MPs. Satav, through a series of tweets on Saturday, said he was not comfortable discussing what goes on inside party meetings in forums outside.

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