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Kannada actor Sanchari Vijay meets with a road accident condition critical

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Pramesh Jain

Kannada actor ‘Sanchari’ Vijay suffered severe head injuries in a bike accident in the city on Saturday night and is critical.

He is presently in the ICU at Apollo Hospital, Bannerghatta Road,where he underwent a brain surgery on Sunday.

He has suffered haemorrhage in the right part of the brain for which he was operated on.He is yet to regain consciousness.Doctors have said he will be under observation for 48 hours.

Senior officer said,On Saturday,Vijay and some of his friends went to Vaishnavi Apartment in Jayanagar from where they were distributing food packets to the needy,as part of relief work they were doing.

On Saturday late night at around 11:45 PM,Vijay and his friend Naveen started on a bike towards Vijay’s residence.

Both were not wearing helmets.Barely a 100 metres away from the apartment,the bike got skid due to rains and both suffered severe head injuries.

While Vijay has suffered head injury,the bike rider Naveen has suffered a spinal injury and both are in critical condition, police sources said.

A neurosurgeon Arun Nayak,told media persons,The health condition of Sanchari Vijay is very critical.As he had a blood clot in the brain, we have performed a surgery, the next 48 hours is going to be critical he said.

Vijay made his acting debut with 2011 film Rangappa Hogbitna and went on to star in other movies such as Harivu and Oggarane.

He won the National Award for his performance as a transgender in the critically-acclaimed film Naanu Avanalla Avalu.He was last seen in last year’s film ACT 1978.

During the lockdown period,he was associated with the Usire team,to provide oxygen for the Covid-19 victims. He also amplified information about Covid-19 resources through his social media pages.

CD gang attended SIT interrogation in Ramesh Jarkiholi Blackmail case

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Pramesh Jain

Four days after Naresha Gowda and Sharavan Kumar were granted conditional bail,the duo on Saturday appeared before the Special Investigation Team for questioning.

The officials questioned the duo for hours to ascertain their alleged role in the CD row and also alleged extortion.

The duo reportedly told the officials that the victim was introduced to them through a common friend seeking help.

The duo reportedly told the SIT officials that the victim told them that she had been cheated and needed help from us.

The duo denied having knowledge about the CD or the alleged extortion made to Ramesh Jarkiholi.

The police have recorded their statement and also taken their mobile phones for analysis to ascertain their locations and people whom they have contacted while they were on the run.

The SIT officials let off the duo asking them to appear before them whenever they are summoned .

Rs 290 Crore Major hawala and Money laundering racket busted by Cyber Crime division of CID in Bengaluru,10 accused held

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Pramesh Jain

Rs 290 Crore Major hawala and Money laundering racket busted by Cyber Crime division of CID in Bengaluru,10 accused held

The cyber crime officials of Criminal Investigation Department on Saturday busted Money Laundering Racket linked to Hawala racket involving a turnout of over Rs 290 crore.

The officials have arrested 10 persons including two Chinese nationals,two Tibetans while efforts are on to track down the kingpin who is yet to be arrested.

MD Sharath,Superintendent of Police (cyber crime),who led the probe,told media persons,that based on a complaint a special team tracked the accused prime accused in the case identified as Anas Ahmed,who offered Several financial schemes online and mobile apps,promising higher returns for the investment made.

The accused used social media platform to lure gullible people offering quick and higher returns.

 Initially the investors were paid by the accused  promptly,but this is to lure more and more people,Mr.Sharath,Said.

The accused wind up the business after collecting huge amount from the investors.They even open shell companies for routing the funds collected fraudulently and these are being managed by Chinese nationals as handlers,The CID investigation,revealed.

The accused even lured many people to open bank accounts in their names which the accused use for their fraudulent financial dealings.

 The scam came to light following a complaint from a city based  company (Razor pay Software Private Limited)alleging the accused availing payment solutions from Razor pay by representing that they are running business in the categories gaming,social & e-commerce.

But,they have defrauded the company by deviating from their original category of business in which they had registered and have started routing their transactions to collect payments from a different business named “Powerbank”, an app listed in Google Playstore.

Through customer complaints,the complainant company got to know that public invested certain amount in “Powerbank”app to earn some percentage of daily and weekly interest on the invested amount.

The accused after accepting the invested amount,neither gave the agreed interest,nor the principal amount thereby withholding the principal amount of their customers,which has resulted in cheating to such customers and deviating from normal course of business.

Based on the complaint the cyber crime police arrested 10 persons including 2 Chinese and 2 Tibetan nationals and six persons from various parts including Delhi,Surat and Bengaluru who were acting as directors of the companies.

During the course of investigation,it is found that Anas Ahmed,a Kerala based business man is the main person involved in this hawala and money laundering racket.

Further investigation revealed that Anas had opened shell companies in the name of Bull finch technologies,H&S ventures and Clifford ventures to route the fraud money.

Anas Ahamed completed his studies in Medicine in China and married to Chinese National.

An Online Rummy application hosted by him were later camouflaged and converted into different applications like Power Bank application,Sun Factory application seeking investment from the public promising good returns.

An unusual spike was seen in user investments on the day Anas Ahmed announced much higher returns.The apps from Google Playstore and other websites were removed soon after getting huge amount and he absconded with money.

During the investigation,it was found that a total of 290 crores INR inflow to his bank accounts.

Cyber Crime Division was successful in freezing significant portion of money from the account.

It is also noted during investigation that there is huge spike in opening of shell companies since November 2020.

We have also observed that the Chinese handlers are in possession of huge number of shell companies and bank accounts.

After going through the assets and bank accounts of the accused, it was also noted during investigation that there was a huge spike in the opening of shell companies since November 2020.

We have also observed that the Chinese handlers are in possession of a number of shell companies and bank accounts.The probe is ongoing, he said.

Appeal to the public by Cyber Crime Division,CID Karnataka:

1.Not to invest money through any App which is not verified and not get lured by the offers which seems more attractive than it appears.

2.Whoever have invested in Power bank application in Karnataka may approach Cyber Crime division of CID with appropriate details.

3.Not to believe the company related information on public domain,they might be forged documents or Indian shell companies setup by other countries nationals,Chinese (in this case).

4.Never download any APKs from unknown websites.

DGP,CID,PS Sandhu said,We are witnessing that Criminals are the perpetual early adopters of technology to defraud public.I urge the public to be wary about any investment that promises you more than 12 % annual returns.It could be fraudulent one he added.

I appeal to the public to exercise additional caution when downloading any mobile applications online especially related to finance . Umesh Kumar ADGP,CID said.

Finally DGP,CID,PS Sandhu,has appreciated, ADGP,Umesh Kumar,SP,CID,MD Sharath and team as,PIs,as,Krishna Kumar,Nayaz Ahmed,Mithun Shilpi,Santosh Ram,Tabrez,Shivakumar,CHC, Vinod,CPC,Munirathna,CHC,Shafiulla,CHC and Smt.Shobha has been successful in nabbing the accused from various parts of states and busted the major Hawala and Money laundering racket a suitable reward will be given to the team he added.

Liquor not allowed to be served in hotels, restaurants in Delhi due to pandamic

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NEW DELHI: Booze lovers will have to wait for some more days before they could enjoy drinks at their favourite spots, as serving liquor at bars in hotels, clubs and restaurants in the city is yet not allowed, clarified Excise department.

“Bars in the hotels, clubs and restaurants are not allowed to open till further orders,” stated a clarification issued by the Excise Department of Delhi government on Monday.

All liquor shops in markets, malls and market complexes (outside containment zones) are allowed to operate between 10 am to 8 pm, it said.

The liquor vends in the city reopened in Delhi on June 6.

The clarification was issued in view of queries about bars in hotels, clubs and restaurants after Delhi government allowed restaurants to reopen from Monday, an official said.

The restaurants permitted to serve takeaways have now been allowed to run with 50 per cent seating capacity on a trial basis till June 21.

The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) in its order on Sunday stated that markets and restaurants will be under close watch for strict implementation of Covid appropriate behaviour and other guidelines.

If cases of coronavirus start increasing in the city, the restrictions may be clamped again, it said.

The DDMA also directed that liquor, pan, gutkha, tobacco should not be consumed in shops, malls, markets, market complexes, restaurants and other such places.

A close watch and supervision will be maintained on the overall functioning of markets, market complexes, malls and restaurants by district magistrates, DCPs and other officers.

In case it is found that Covid appropriate behaviour is not being followed in the markets, market complexes, malls, restaurants and if the number of COVID-19 positive cases start increasing in Delhi, they will be closed without any loss of time, warned the DDMA.

‘Dasavatharam’ clocks 13 years, Kamal Haasan says film was ‘masterclass’ for him

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MUMBAI: As Kamal Haasan celebrated 13 years of his sci-fi action thriller “Dasavatharam” on Monday, the actor-filmmaker took a trip down memory lane to share what went behind making the film, which he said was nothing short of a “masterclass” for him.

Directed by K S Ravikumar, the film starred Haasan in ten distinct roles.

“Dasavatharam”, which was under production for nearly three years, became a massive hit upon its release in 2008.

Haasan, 66, who also wrote the screenplay, said “Dasavatharam” was a film that taught him the true meaning of “democracy”.

“‘Dasavatharam’ was a masterclass for me on every technical aspect. There were many masters to teach and learn from and cinema was the ultimate master and very forgiving when we failed in some parts, definitely more forgiving than the audience who made it a hit. I can say I learnt democracy during the making of this film,” he said in a statement.

The actor said “many directors” turned down the film’s script saying they didn’t “understand it,” except for Ravikumar, who was convinced the movie would be a winner.

Haasan recalled reaching out to producer Mukta Srinivasan for his opinion on his script and incorporated his suggestions.

The actor said he was also thankful to “Dasavatharam” producer V Ravichandran for not comprising on the film’s scale, ambition and grandeur.

“Towards the end of the filming, during the tsunami sequence, we realised we needed a crore more to achieve the visuals written by me for the climax. Now people nonchalantly talk about Rs 20 to 30 crores, but back then it was huge. I offered to rewrite the script without the tsunami and end it with the train sequence.”

“However, Mr Ravikumar had fully understood the script and fought tooth and nail to get the climax done as scripted originally and we spent the additional Rs one crore,” the actor said.

The action sequences were one of the biggest highlights of “Dasavatharam”, with each character of Haasan getting a distinct action style.

“We wanted to make a masterpiece and we didn’t look at money or fame, just our contribution to the art of cinema. We had various stunt directors supporting us which can be seen in various styles portrayed through the film as Fletcher’s (one of his characters) stunts had to be different from the Samurai and that from the first and all this within a shoe string budget,” he said.

Haasan believes in some sequences of the film, the CGI wasn’t up to the mark but it was the best the team could do with all the constraints back then.

The actor acknowledged the efforts of his technicians, stunt directors for giving their best to achieve his cinematic vision, but said he would not “forgive or forget” those who had abandoned the project.

“All of my technicians helped me complete the project through all the insults, quarrels, stressful environment and I am grateful to the. On the other hand, I would never forget or forgive those technicians who gave up. If you believe in something, it can always be achieved.”

Haasan also mentioned the enormous contribution of Academy Award-winning make-up artist Michael Westmore, who helped him design the film’s ten distinct characters.

Calling him a “master of his craft”, Haasan said Westmore’s contribution to the film was “equivalent” to his.

“Westmore was the 11th avatar of the film, without him the other 10 would not have been possible,” he added.

The film also starred Asin, in a double role, and Mallika Sherawat.

The film’s soundtrack was composed by Himesh Reshammiya, with composer Devi Sri Prasad giving its background score.

New Israel government vows change, but not for Palestinians

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BEITA (West Bank): Israel’s fragile new government has shown little interest in addressing the decades-old conflict with the Palestinians, but it may not have a choice.

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s best hope for maintaining his ruling coalition — which consists of eight parties from across the political spectrum — will be to manage the conflict, the same approach favored by his predecessor, Benjamin Netanyahu, for most of his 12-year rule. But that method failed to prevent three Gaza wars and countless smaller eruptions.

That’s because the status quo for Palestinians involves expanding settlements in the occupied West Bank, looming evictions in Jerusalem, home demolitions, deadly shootings and an array of discriminatory measures that two well-known human rights groups say amount to apartheid. In Gaza, which has been under a crippling blockade since the Hamas militant group seized power in 2007, it’s even worse.

“They talk about it being a government of change, but it’s just going to entrench the status quo,” said Waleed Assaf, a Palestinian official who coordinates protests against West Bank settlements. “Bennett is a copy of Netanyahu, and he might even be more radical.”

Bennett said little about the Palestinians in a speech before being sworn in on Sunday. “Violence will be met with a firm response,” he warned, adding that “security calm will lead to economic moves, which will lead to reducing friction and the conflict.”

Environment Minister Tamar Zandberg, a member of the dovish Meretz party, told Israeli television’s Channel 12 that she believes the peace process is important, but that the new government has agreed, “at least at this stage, not to deal with it.”

The government faces an early challenge on Jabal Sabeeh, a hilltop in the northern West Bank where dozens of Jewish settlers rapidly established an outpost last month, paving roads and setting up living quarters that they say are now home to dozens of families.

The settlement, named Eviatar after an Israeli who was killed in an attack in 2013, was built without the permission of Israeli authorities on land the Palestinians say is privately owned. Israeli troops have evacuated settlers from the site three times before, but they returned after an Israeli was killed in a shooting attack nearby early last month.

Clearing them out again would embarrass Bennett and other right-wing members of the coalition, who already face fierce criticism — and even death threats — for allying with centrist and left-wing factions to oust Netanyahu.

The government faces a similar dilemma over a parade through east Jerusalem organized by ultranationalists that is due to be held Tuesday. The march risks setting off the kind of protests and clashes that helped ignite last month’s Gaza war.

Meanwhile, Palestinians from the adjacent village of Beita have held regular protests against the settlement outpost. Demonstrators have thrown stones, and Israeli troops have fired tear gas and live ammunition. Three protesters have been killed, including 17-year-old Mohammed Hamayel, who was shot dead Friday. Initial reports said he was 15.

“I always taught him you should stand up for your rights without infringing on the rights of others,” his father, Said, said at a mourning event attended by dozens of villagers. He described his son as a popular teenager who got good grades and was a natural leader.

“Thank God, I’m very proud of my son,” he said. “Even in martyrdom he distinguished himself.”

The villagers fear that if the outpost remains, it will eventually swallow up even more of their land, growing and merging with some of the more than 130 authorized settlements across the occupied West Bank, where nearly 500,000 settlers live.

“We’re not a political game in the hands of Bennett or Netanyahu,” said Mohammed Khabeesa, a resident who says he owns land near the settler outpost that he can no longer access without a military permit.

“The settlements are like a cancer,” he said. “Everyone knows they begin small, and then they take root and expand at people’s expense until they reach our homes.”

A spokeswoman for the settler organization behind the outpost did not respond to a request for comment.

Israel captured the West Bank, east Jerusalem and Gaza in the 1967 Mideast war, territories the Palestinians want for a future state. The settlements are seen by the Palestinians and much of the international community as a major obstacle to peace because they make it nearly impossible to create a contiguous, viable state of Palestine alongside Israel.

Every Israeli government since 1967 has expanded the settlements, and this one is unlikely to be an exception. Bennett briefly served as head of a major settler organization, and his party is one of three in the coalition that strongly support settlements.

Hagit Ofran, an expert on settlements with the Israeli rights group Peace Now, says the settlers have always used illegal outposts to challenge Israeli authorities, a trend she expects to accelerate under the new government.

“Because the settlers feel this government is not their government, challenging it, psychologically, will be much, much easier,” she said.

She hopes the new government will at least put the brakes on larger settlement projects, including massive infrastructure that will pave the way for future growth.

“I think it’s more easy politically to stop big budgets and big projects rather than evicting an outpost,” she said. “I would rather see that the government is stopping the big projects rather than fighting over every hilltop. The settlers have the opposite interest.”

Muslim community marred by vaccine hesitancy: Uttarakhand ex CM Trivendra Singh Rawat

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Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat
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DEHRADUN: Former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Trivendra Singh Rawat on Monday said that the Muslim community is marred by vaccine hesitancy.

“I am saying this without hesitation and in open. The Muslim community is marred by (Covid 19) vaccine hesitancy. They sill have hesitancy, illusions and fears. In such a situation, social organizations and media should cover this that there is no harm in vaccination,” said Rawat. 

He further added, “If you do not get vaccinated, then this disease (coronavirus) will stay and anyone can get affected by it and become a ‘superspreader’. Urge through the media that people should come forward and get vaccinated.”

The ousted CM further added that he has seen many doctors with vaccine hesitancy too.

“I said this in open because this issue plagued other communities too including the medical fraternity. I know many doctors who were very hesitant and took the jab later only. I know of many such doctors and medical staff. They must also get rid of this illusion that is why I said so,” added Rawat. 

Rawat was removed from the CM post in March this year, days before the BJP government in Uttarakhand was due completing four years of tenure. 

Earlier last month the ex-CM ade headlines after he referred to Covid 19 virus as a ‘Being’ which is just trying to live and has a right to live. 

LJP getting rid of Chirag Paswan works in favour of Nitish Kumar

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Paras, younger brother of the LJP founder and former Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan, is seen within political circles as being close to the Bihar chief minister.

LJP president Chirag Paswan (L) with Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

NEW DELHI: With the BJP seemingly caught unawares, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar appears to have cut his challenger Chirag Paswan to the size, after five MPs of the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) in a dramatic turn of events, elected Pashupati Paras, who’s known for his close ties with the JD (U), as its new leader on Monday in the nation`al capital. 

Paras, younger brother of the LJP founder and former Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan, is seen within political circles as being close to the Bihar chief minister. While the Bihar verdict last year had left JD (U) at the third spot, the NDA allies, Vikassheel Insan Party (VIP) and Hindustan Awami Mocrcha (HAM), have been keeping the chief minister edgy with their statements. Though the LJP makes no numerical changes in the Bihar Assembly equations, the five MPs block of the LJP expressing their full support to Kumar may make the chief minister fancy weaning away legislators from the opposition camps in the coming days. 

After Chirag Paswan ran a bitter campaign against the Bihar chief minister during the 2020 Assembly elections, the BJP was forced to publicly denounce the LJP. The JD (U) had been assertively stating that LJP wasn’t part of the NDA even while BJP had been avoiding clarifying the position. 

Unlike 2019, when the then BJP chief Amit Shah had offered one Cabinet berth to the JD (U), the LJP removing Chirag Paswan and expressing full support to Kumar may help him negotiate hard during the expansion of the Union Council of ministers. Also, the turn of events in the LJP is likely to change the social chemistry in Bihar, with the OBC-Muslim-Dalit combination boosting the confidence of the chief minister. With the Bihar unit of the BJP lacking a credible local face and the party banking on the Prime Minister’s appeal, political observers note that Kumar may gain the upper hand in his equations with the saffron outfit in the coming months.

Afghanistan peace process is shared obligation of all stakeholders: Pakistan FM Shah Mahmood Qureshi

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Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi

ISLAMABAD: The Afghanistan peace process is the shared obligation of all stakeholders and one country alone cannot take responsibility for any negative outcome, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Monday, as he rejected the country’s closeness with the Taliban militants.

A similar troop-pullout was announced by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, giving way to speculation that the Taliban and other armed factions could fill the power vacuum in the region.

Speaking at the inaugural Pakistan-Afghanistan Bilateral Dialogue in Islamabad on Monday, Qureshi said Afghan officials often resorted to blaming Pakistan for their own failures.

He hoped the same would not happen during the upcoming visit of Afghan leaders to the US, led by President Ashraf Ghani.

“I wish them luck and a good visit but let me spell it down in advance. If the objective of going to Washington is starting a new blame game and holding Pakistan responsible for all the ills and the lack of progress in the peace process in Afghanistan, then it will not help,” he said.

Qureshi said Pakistan has suffered because of terrorism.

“I, as the elected representative of Pakistan, do not want to see ‘Talibanisation’ of Pakistan. How can I be more clear than that?” said Qureshi.

“There is a general buzz that we are advocates of the Taliban. I am not and I don’t represent them, I represent Pakistan. Taliban are Afghans,” said.

Qureshi said there was no military solution to the Afghan conflict and the most advanced armies and weapons could not bring peace by force.

lockdown extended in Kathmandu by one more week

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KATHMANDU: The authorities in Kathmandu on Monday extended the lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus by another one week, as 2,918 new cases were reported across Nepal.

However, the restrictions imposed on various activities have been eased to some extent during the period.

Nepal’s Health Ministry detected 2,918 new cases of COVID-19, while 53 people died in the past 24 hours.

A total of 5,147 recovered from the disease during the period.

According to the latest data from the Ministry, 9,438 PCR tests and 5,381 antigen tests were conducted on Monday.

The total number of COVID-19 cases in the country has reached 631,860, while 8,465 people have died of the disease.

A total of 536,252 people have recovered across Nepal till now.

There are currently 65,804 active cases of COVID-19 across the country.

The Kathmandu Valley alone has recorded 626 new cases on Monday.

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