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Father-son duo arrested for cheating bank

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December 24, 2011

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Bangalore, December 24: Kiran used fake papers to gain money in order to clear heavy debts


Basavanagudi police have arrested K V Kiran Kumar (29), an MNC bank employee, and his father K Vijay Kumar (54), for cheating bank customers to the tune of Rs 1.33 crore.

According to police, Kiran misused his position as a relations manager to clear his father’s heavy debts. Police have recovered Rs 45 lakh in cash, a site document and a vehicle worth Rs two lakh, all valued at Rs 87 lakh.

Vijay Kumar, a native of Mysore, was a reputed contractor and had bagged many projects, thanks to his proximity to a few top political leaders in the district. However, he was not paid for the projects he worked on, and this landed him neck deep in debt. Unable to repay the loans he had borrowed from various sources and, he shifted to Bangalore.

“Kiran is an honest employee. But moved by his father’s plight, he wanted to help him. He misused his power, made fast money to repay his father’s debts,” Jayanagar sub-division ACP Manjunath told Deccan Herald.

As a relations manager at the Basavanagudi branch of the bank, Kiran was assigned the task of creating awareness about Wealth Management Portfolio Transaction. But, according to the police, he asked customers to invest their money in mutual funds, which would yield high returns, than having simple deposits. A few agreed to his proposal and he collected signed withdrawal forms from them. Later, he used the forms to withdraw money, and repaid his father’s debts.

A few customers grew suspicious and lodged a complaint with the police. Following a preliminary investigation by the bank officials, it was revealed that Kiran Kumar had used fake documents to collect money.

Following a complaint lodged by the bank branch manager and vice-president V Ramakrishna, the police arrested Kumar and his father. The duo had bought a site and were constructing a house. They had also purchased a car.

Two held for assault

JP Nagar police arrested Manjunath, 29, and Vinay, 26, for allegedly assaulting and robbing film producer Subramanya Naidu. According to police, Manjunath was working with Naidu some time ago. Recently, he asked Naidu to meet him at a specific place so that he could introduce him to some artistes. When Naidu went there, the duo assaulted him, snatched his jewellery and an expensive watch, and fled, police said.

Property recovered

South Division police claimed to have recovered stolen properties worth Rs 2.27 crore by arresting 65 suspects allegedly involved in 119 cases in the last one month. The cases were related to murder for gain, extortions, house thefts, vehicle thefts, robberies and others. The recovered properties include cash, jewellery, electronic gadgets and vehicles.

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January 9,2020

Bareilly, Jan 9: In a bizarre development, a woman has been arrested for inflicting 101 cuts on her sister-in-law in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district, the police said on Thursday.

The woman was practicing exorcism to cure her father who had been ailing for some time.

The woman, Moni, was helped by her husband Mooli and brother Raju in the act, which happened on Tuesday.

The sister-in-law Renu who suffered the cuts, was given 300 stitches on her face and other parts of the body by the doctors.

Renu has been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) where her condition is said to be serious.

Moni, 30, has been sent to jail while Mooli and Raju are absconding.

Baradari police station officer inspector Naresh Tyagi said that a complaint had been filed by Renu's brother under section 307 (attempt to murder) of IPC.

"We will record Renu's statements in a day or two once she is stable and in a condition to talk to us. We have sent Moni to jail," the inspector said.

Renu, a resident of Ganghora village in Bareilly, was married to Sanjeev around eight years ago.

Her father-in-law, Jagdish, fell ill a few months ago.

"Accused Moni, who practices exorcism, decided to cure her father by initiating the act. Going by superstitious beliefs, they inflicted as many as 101 cuts on Renu's face and body. It cannot be ruled out that they wanted to sacrifice her to complete the act," police inspector said.

On Tuesday night, the accused had locked Renu's husband and mother-in-law in another room when they tried to stop them from making her a scapegoat.

When the accused trio started inflicting cuts on Renu, she struggled to get out of their clutches and somehow managed to escape from the house.

She had run a short distance when she collapsed and became unconscious. A police constable on patrol reportedly spotted her and she was taken to a district hospital. Once regaining her consciousness, she narrated her ordeal to the police who then informed her parents.

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July 28,2020

Noida, Jul 28: A doctor admitted at a private hospital in Noida has been accused of sexually harassing a patient in his isolation ward, where both were undergoing treatment for COVID-19, the police said.

The 20-year-old woman, in her complaint to the police, alleged that the incident took place on Monday and based on that a case was filed at the local expressway police station, they said.

A senior police official said an investigation is underway and there might be lapses on part of the hospital which allegedly admitted a man and a woman in the same isolation ward, in violation of the norms.

The woman and the doctor had tested positive for coronavirus last week, according to officials.

"The woman was in the isolation ward of the private hospital. There was a man, a medical practitioner, who too was infected with coronavirus and was sharing the ward with her," Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police, Noida, Ranvijay Singh said.

He said the woman alleged molestation and upon being informed, the police immediately lodged a case and initiated a probe into the matter.

"There appears to be some irresponsibility on part of the hospital too. We are communication with the medical departments to check whether the patients were being kept in accordance with the guidelines," Mr Singh said.

He said the accused is still in isolation but the police will reach out for his statement following due protocols of COVID-19.

"All necessary action will be taken as per the truth that will emerge after a thorough investigation," Mr Singh said.

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January 17,2020

Jan 17: Police have busted a "high- profile" sex racket operating in a three-star hotel in suburban Andheri and arrested a 29-year-old woman and rescued three female artists, including a minor, an official said on Thursday.

The Social Service (SS) branch of the city police conducted the raid at the hotel at Andheri East on Thursday, the official said.

"During the raid, three females, including a minor, were found to have been forced into prostitution. They were rescued and a woman, identified as Priya Sharma, who was operating the racket, was arrested," he said.

"Sharma was running tours and travel agency in Kandivali East. However, she was involved in immoral activities," senior inspector of SS branch, Sandesh Revale, said.

While one of the rescued is a woman actor and singer, who has worked in 'Savdhaan India' TV crime show, he said, another one has worked in a Marathi movie and serials.

The minor has worked in a web series, Revale added.

The offence was being registered against Sharma, he said.

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