Former Cong MLA's nephew arrested for duping women's group of Rs 20 lakh

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December 9, 2019

Bengaluru, Dec 9: A fake government secretary fled with Rs 20 lakh after promising jobs and insurance payouts to seven members of a women’s self-help group, police said.

M C Nagaraj, the alleged conman, was introduced to the president of the self-help group by Jagadish, a nephew of Vadnal Rajanna, a two-time Congress MLA from Channagiri, Davangere district.

Police said Jagadish told the group’s 32-year-old president that Nagaraj would help them in “every possible way”.

Sometime later, Nagaraj called the group president and introduced himself as Gangadhar. Claiming to be a secretary in the Vidhana Soudha, Nagaraj allegedly promised each member of the group Rs 8 lakh.

There was a catch, however. The group was asked to pay Rs 20 lakh so that other officials could be bribed. Nagaraj was so persistent that he wanted the money within 24 hours.

The group accepted the offer, borrowed money from relatives and friends and deposited it in different bank accounts given by Nagaraj.

They didn’t hear from Nagaraj for the next 10 days, and his mobile phone was switched off. The group then filed a complaint with Hebbal police, naming both Nagaraj and Jagadish.

The Hebbal police inspector said an FIR had been registered as per a Supreme Court directive and that the case would be transferred to the jurisdictional police station in Davangere district. Police invoked IPC sections 420 (cheating), 406 (criminal breach of trust), 418 (cheating with the knowledge that wrongful loss may ensue to person whose interest offender is bound to protect) and 120B (criminal conspiracy).

Police said the duo had cheated many others by promising them jobs and plots of land.

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February 29,2020

Kochi, Feb 29: A 36-year-old man admitted to a government hospital here died early on Saturday due to high fever, health officials said.

The test results of blood samples of the man admitted to the isolation ward of the Coronavirus patients at Kalamassery Medical College hospital had confirmed that he was not infected with the deadly virus, doctors said.

He had been suffering from pneumonia for last five days, they said.

He was a diabetic too. His end came at 12.30 am due to multi organ failure, they said.

Medical authorities said his samples have been sent for detailed examination at the NiV lab at Alappuzha and awaiting the results.

The man from Kannur district had returned from Malaysia on Friday with high fever and breathing problem.

He was referred to the hospital after he was diagnosed with serious health issues during a thermal screening for Coronavirus at the international airport here upon his arrival from Malaysia, they said.

Doctors had said the health condition of the patient was not satisfactory.

Ernakulam District Collector S Suhas had visited the patient at the hospital on Friday, officials said.

Kerala had reported India's three Coronavirus cases but all three had been discharged from the hospitals marking their recovery of all three cases of infection in India reported from Kerala.

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April 29,2020

Udupi, Apr 29: Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) kit used by the doctors to treat COVID-19 patients was found in the river at Kodangala, Alevoor Gram Panchayat limits, sources said on Wednesday.

According to them, a Panchayat office staff who noticed the PPE thrown in the river informed the Health Department about it on Tuesday and following which a police complaint was filed.

As the PPE is used only for medical treatment, police officials need to investigate who used the kit and in which hospital, who threw it in the river and the purpose of throwing it.

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March 11,2020

Mangaluru, Mar 11: Nitte Education Trust is among the top 50 reputed institutions in the country selected by NITI Aayog for setting up Atal Incubation Centre under Union government's Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) scheme.

NITI Aayog has sanctioned Rs 9 Crore to Nitte Education Trust for setting up a full-fledged Incubation Centre at Nitte, of which Rs 2.5 crores has been received as first instalment according to a press release here on Wednesday.

Atal Incubation Centre- Nitte provides start-ups with valuable guidance, technological aid, access to investors, networking and facilitating a host of other services required for start-ups to survive and scale. Start-ups also receive direction through the robust chain of mentors who give sector-specific information and real-time practical guidance.

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