Telecom fraud: 3 more Mangaluru expats likely to walk free from Saudi jail soon

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January 31, 2016

Jeddah, Jan 31: At least three of the four hapless Indian expatriates from Mangaluru, who have been languishing in Saudi jail after being trapped in an illegal call routing (Hundi) case, are likely to be released within a month.

jailAfter paying negotiated fine amount to Saudi Telecom company, judge Saad Al Garni who is chairing the probe into the case has reportedly ordered the release of three prisoners. If everything goes as expected, Riyaz Bajpe, Fairooz Ullal and Nasir Bundar will walk free soon as the formalities for their release is underway.

As per the complaint registered by Saudi Telecom Company in March 2003, as many as eight expatriate workers, all of them from Mangaluru and surrounding areas, had been implicated for allegedly passing and routing of illegal telephone calls and were sentenced to eight years of imprisonment by a Saudi Court. The accused were also asked by the Court to pay a fine of 6.7 million Saudi Riyals to the company.

However, even after serving more than a decade in jail most of them could not walk free from Jeddah jail as they were not able to pay the fine.

According to their family members these unfortunate expats have been made scapegoats for others’ wrongdoings while they were unable to communicate in Arabic or English language. Apparently they were quite new to the Kingdom and they were exploited of their ignorance and were trapped as they are unaware of the situation in the gulf country.

A few philanthropic Indian businessmen in Saudi Arabia had paid a huge amount of money as fine through Indian consulate for the cause the release of these prisoners. NRI organisations such as India Fraternity Forum had also had taken up the issue with Indian Consulate in Jeddah several times.

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Well Wisher
 - 
Tuesday, 2 Feb 2016

IFF getting credit by the main person from Ullal struggled a lot behind this issue. nobody remember him. Finally the credit goes to IFF

imran
 - 
Tuesday, 2 Feb 2016

Mashaallah great job done by iff

imran
 - 
Tuesday, 2 Feb 2016

Masha allah great job done by. IFF.

IMRAN
 - 
Monday, 1 Feb 2016

ALHAMDULILLAH...

Tremended work done by INDIA FRATERNITY FORUM.

financially support from donors is highly appreciated.

may ALLAH accept all good deeds from all.

Abdul
 - 
Monday, 1 Feb 2016

One of the noble act by India Fraternity Forum. And we must appreciate the NRI business personalities who responded positively to IFF call. Thank you CDi for the news..!!

Ahmed
 - 
Monday, 1 Feb 2016

From the bottom of my heart I really thank and pray with Almighty Allah to bless each of them whoever helped these fellow brothers to get release from the jail.

May Allah accept all our good deeds- Ameen.

Sonu moosa
 - 
Monday, 1 Feb 2016

Well done IFF and team! Following up a case for last 7 years is not an easy task. It is victory for team work, determination and patience.

Financial support from donors and victims family is highly appreciated.

May Allah accept the good deed from all.

Rasheed ahmed
 - 
Monday, 1 Feb 2016

Masha Allah. Great job

Rasheed ahmed
 - 
Monday, 1 Feb 2016

Masha Allah .great job

Iqbal
 - 
Monday, 1 Feb 2016

Al Hamdulillah after so many years of relentless efforts from IFF finally Allah has helped us in getting positive result. Hats off to IFF, we are with you.

yousef
 - 
Monday, 1 Feb 2016

Really great work May Allah accept our good deeds

Sharief
 - 
Monday, 1 Feb 2016

Dear CD
Why did u edited the report. It seems that u dont want to highlight the efforts of Iff brothers in the report

Asimangalore
 - 
Monday, 1 Feb 2016

My special thanks to India fraternity forum and business man for this great noble cause. Keep it up.

Iqbal
 - 
Monday, 1 Feb 2016

Great work by India Fraternity Forum (IFF), Jeddah, May Allah reward for your humanitarian Service. We have to appreciate IFF efforts because they are following this case since more than 7 years for this particular case. IFF team achieved this goal by the grace of Allah and well wishers as well as Indian Consulate service.

Asimangalore
 - 
Monday, 1 Feb 2016

My special thanks to IFF and business man who supported for this great noble cause. Allah will bless you for this great job. Keep it up.

Azhar
 - 
Monday, 1 Feb 2016

IFF doing a great work in GCC , ..

naseeruddin
 - 
Monday, 1 Feb 2016

Alhamdulilha may Allah reward all the people who worked for it and even the donors who supported well specially Indian Faternity Forum.

naseeruddin
 - 
Monday, 1 Feb 2016

Great Work by I.F.F

yakoob milan
 - 
Monday, 1 Feb 2016

Great job done IFF jeddah Team..
Keep it up...

Ismail
 - 
Monday, 1 Feb 2016

Great work by iff because struggling behind the case from 7 year is not so easy. This case finalized by iff without any political support . And one who donated for this will be appreciated and will get reward in sha Allah

Monu Jeddah
 - 
Sunday, 31 Jan 2016

Al hamdulillah
Tremended work done by IFF from last 7 years they are following case in filed work documentation every thing great...without IFF efforts it was not possible to release this case..they have done major case like Nelaydi Sulaiman 3 years back got released and Kakkepadau Tahaliah Case they fought with insurance company 5 years back.. finally insurance payed Orphans family SR 1.25 lakh. may almighty allah accept good deeds...special thanks to welwisher team

Bilal rahman
 - 
Sunday, 31 Jan 2016

Iff is doing great work throughout gulf countries. As I closely watched social work which doing by iff for Indian expatriates is really good and appreciable. In above case Aslo iff have done wonderful job and get great success to release them from jail. Congratulation to iff to get great success. Keep on serve Indian community. Good luck

Ahmed
 - 
Sunday, 31 Jan 2016

Masha Allah Good job IFF
Keep it up IFF. Your effort is really appreciable.

sadik kinya
 - 
Sunday, 31 Jan 2016

Thanks IFF, Hats off for your efforts, several tried but you guys succeed. some times need extra power than money, hats off again.

Vinod
 - 
Sunday, 31 Jan 2016

Congrats.. Thanks to the authority

George
 - 
Sunday, 31 Jan 2016

Should thank to the authority or the people who tried for the release made that possible

Ahmed
 - 
Sunday, 31 Jan 2016

Allah's grace. Those who are believing in Allah, will not get suffered.

HAMID
 - 
Sunday, 31 Jan 2016

THANKS FOR IFF AND BUSINESS MAN

Sulaiman
 - 
Sunday, 31 Jan 2016

Congrats. Al Hamdulillah. May almighty reward all the donors including CD boss. the efforts of IFF is also appreciable.

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Mangaluru, June 1: The private bus services resumed services in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts today with 15 per cent hike in the fares. For 70 days these buses were stayed off the roads as lockdown was imposed in the region on March 22 in the wake of covid-19 outbreak.

Buses were sanitised in the morning. The bus operators have decided to operate only a few of the buses initially.

Of the about 2,000 service buses (inter-district buses and long-route buses within the district) of private operators in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi, only 25% resumed services. Only 135 out of 320 city buses in Mangaluru resumed services.

The number of passengers on board the buses were also very less in the morning. A few buses had arranged sanitisers for passengers, drivers and conductors.

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February 10,2020

Bengaluru, Feb 10: After many twists and turns, veteran Congress leader Mallikarjuna Kharge is emerging as the frontrunner for the KPCC president’s post, party sources revealed.

Though the names of DK Shivakumar and MB Patil did the rounds sometime ago, the party high command could not decide on an apt candidate, and had to widen its horizon looking for a leader who can take all factions along, and they seem to have zeroed in on Kharge.

But the senior Dalit leader is also in the reckoning for the more important All-India Congress Committee president’s post after he successfully stitched up an alliance, despite all odds, between the Congress and Shiv Sena in Maharashtra. He is understandably reluctant to take up the KPCC post. “The central leadership has given him some time to consider the KPCC offer,” the sources said.

The high command would rather go with Kharge as he is politically a far bigger force than Shivakumar and M B Patil and the party central leadership wants a safe pair of hands to handle the affairs of the state, the sources said. Also, senior leaders Siddaramaiah, Shivakumar and M B Patil cannot raise a voice against Kharge if he is elected to the post, they said.

Kharge was the Pradesh Congress chief in 2008 when the BJP was in power under B S Yediyurappa. An old warhorse, Kharge is seen as an able administrator and taskmaster. He had won a record 11 elections on the trot before he was defeated in the Kalaburgi Parliamentary Constituency by his former protege Dr Umesh Jadhav in the last election.

Sources said that the high command will not consider Shivakumar for the top slot till he comes out clean in all the legal cases against him.

It is exactly two months since Dinesh Gundurao resigned as KPCC president after the party managed to win just two out of the 15 Assembly constituencies that went for by-elections. Siddarmaiah too resigned on the same day owning moral responsibility for the loss, but the party has decided to continue with him as the assembly opposition leader, while looking for a replacement for Gundurao. 

The high command sent senior central leaders  Madhusudhan Mistry and Bhakta Charan Das on December 20 to sort out the issue of KPCC president. Though they met the state leaders and held high-level meetings in Delhi, they could not decide on a candidate. Meanwhile, the central leadership has asked Gundurao to continue in the post, till a replacement is found.

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Bengaluru, Apr 7: Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Siddaramaiah on Monday urged Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa to announce a special package to help farmers, agriculture labourers and also working class in various sectors who are affected by the lockdown.

Mr Siddaramaiah put forth his demands during a telephonic conversation and the Chief Minister positively responding to it informed that he will formulate a programme keeping in mind the suggestions made by the Opposition, a statement from the LoP's office said.

It said, the Chief Minister also spoke to Mr Siddaramaiah regarding the government's decision to stop supply of free food for poor and needy through Indira Canteens.

Mr Siddaramaiah on Saturday had written to Yediyurappa urging him to utilise Indira Canteens efficiently and provide food for poor and needy until the coronavirus crisis and lockdown is over.

The former Chief Minister's letter had come a day after the state government had decided not to provide free food at Indira Canteens as concerns were raised about the quality and misuse that was happening.

It had, however, decided to continue to provide subsidised food- breakfast at Rs 5 and lunch and dinner at Rs 10, as usual.

Mr Yediyurappa during the phone conversation on Monday appraised Siddaramaiah that the decision to supply food by fixing a price was taken to stop misuse that was happening.

Mr Siddaramaiah, however, insisted the government should provide food free of cost to the poor and needy, by taking care that misuse doesn't happen.

The senior Congress leader asked the Chief Minister to take action against errant officials who allowed misuse to happen, the statement said, adding that Yediyurappa has promised to look into it.

Initially, the government last month had decided that the state subsidised Indira Canteens would provide food packets free of cost to the poor and needy in the wake of the lockdown.

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