Main accused of multi-crore Global Index fraud nabbed

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July 12, 2011

Mangalore, July 12: Mangalore city police arrested the prime accused in a multi-crore fraud case on Monday night and recovered cash and other valuables worth Rs 65 lakh from his procession.

Police on reliable information, nabbed the accused Praveen Shetty (24), near Hotel Grand Meridian, Sheshadripuram, in Bangalore and brought to the city.

Praveen Shetty son of Sadashiva Shetty, a resident of Perdoor in Udupi district, was absconding in Chandighar, Dargiling and Vishakpatna.

City Police Commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh addressing the media persons here on Tuesday said, with the arrest of Praveen, the total number of arrested in this case increased to five. Four persons Vasantha KD of Sullia, Shekhar Bhat of Belthangady, Ashok Kumar of BC Road and T Koragappa Poojary of Puttur were already arrested.

The fraud had come to light on March 4, when two people, who had invested a huge amount of money with one Global Index Investment Company (GIIC) operating in Mahendra Arcade Complex, Karangalpady here, lodged separate complaints against it at Kadri Police station after realising that they were utterly deceived by the company.

It is said that the company has duped Rs 11 to 12 crore to nearly 2500 people in Mangalore city alone.

Warning

Mr Singh asked the public to be alert when such companies advertise offering highest interest rate for investment. Companies such as Global Index, Nano Forex, Uni Pay to You, SPM Infotech, La-Green Ma, Guru Teak Investment Pvt Ltd duped the public several crores of rupees in Mangalore alone.

He said any such companies cannot offer highest interest rate more than what Reserve Bank of India has fixed. 11 cases in Mangalore East police station, six cases each in Urwa and Surathkal police stations, four in Ullal, one case each in Mangalore North, Mangalore South and Urwa Police Stations have been registered. 11 accused have been arrested in all the cases.

He also requested the public to inform police department if such companies or any firm comes up luring huge profit.

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January 12,2020

Hubballi, Jan 11: Karnataka Industries Minister Jagadeesh Shatter's mother Basvennamma Shivappa Shetter passed away here on Friday evening.

She was 86. She is survived by three sons and a daughter.

The final rituals was held on Saturday, family sources said.

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February 22,2020

Belagavi, Feb 22: A madrasa in Karnataka’s Belagavi district hosted a Hindu-Muslim mass marriage on its premises on Friday, sending a strong message of communal amity. As many as 76 Muslim couples and 25 Hindu couples entered marital life on the occasion.

Madarsa Al Arabia Anwarul Ulooma, an Islamic religious institute in Bailhongal, 50km from Belagavi district headquarters, played host to the event that was organised by Jamia Faizan-ul-Quran and Issa Foundation, which has conducted mass marriages on a bigger scale in Gujarat.

The mass marriage comes a month after the 100-year-old Cheravally Jamaat Masjid in Kerala’s Kayamkulam in Alappuzha hosted a Hindu wedding, complete with a vegetarian feast for 4,000 people. A Hindu priest led the rituals, and the couple sought the blessings of chief imam Riyasudeen Faizy of the mosque.

At Bailhongal, moulvis and pontiffs led the marriage proceedings and asked the couples to read passages from Quran and Bhagvad Gita.

The Hindu couples were gifted a copy of the Gita, and newly-married Muslim couples received a copy of Quran. The organisers provided each Hindu bride a mangalsutra. Bailhongal MLA Mahantesh Koujalagi blessed the couples at the event, which was attended by more than 4,000 people.

Mohammad Rafique A Naik, a member of Jamia Faizan-ul-Quran, said they have gifted each couple a refrigerator, an almirah and a tailoring machine. Ranjita Kalala, a bride who married a daily-wage labourer, said her family couldn’t afford the cost of a wedding, adding, “When we learnt about the Bailhongal madrassa’s plan, we agreed to sign up because it also sends out a message of communal harmony.”

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April 1,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 1: The state government has identified five districts, including Dakshina Kannada, as 'cluster zones' or 'Red zones,' to prevent the spread of Novel Coronavirus.

The other four districts include Mysuru, Uttara Kannada, Bengaluru and Chikkaballapur.

Mangaluru has been under strict lockdown, as it is close to Kasargod in Kerala, which reported many positive cases and is also one of the 'hotspots' in the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) list.

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