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Power Bank app case: Main accused in mobile app cheating scam arrested Sent to six days ED custody by court

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Parmesh S Jain

Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials,on Thursday,taken kingpin of mobile app investment scam,Anas Ahmed, into six days custody after booking him under sections of the Prevention of Money laundering Act (PMLA).

Anas Ahmed,a kerala based businessman has been accused in a money laundering case in connection with a fraud committed through Powerbank and other such fraudulent mobile applications.

In June 2021, the cyber crime police of CID arrested 11 persons including Anas Ahmed , involves collection of hundreds of crores of rupees from people through an app called ‘Powerbank’.

Sources said that it has been found that the accused were conducting transaction through the Hawala route.

The ED officials had initiated money laundering investigation into the operations of accused entities that induced the public to invest certain amount through Powerbank and other such fraudulent apps by assuring to remit interest on daily or weekly basis on the investments made.

The accused entities closed their purported business after collecting huge sums of money from gullible public and had gone incommunicado.

The accused entities neither paid interest nor returned the principal amount to the public and withheld the investment made by public which had resulted in the commission of cheating offences.

Anas Ahmed is a partner in two accused firms namely H&S Ventures Inc and Clifford Ventures.

These two partnership firms have been responsible for collection of approximately Rs.84 Crore from members of the general public.

It is also noted by the ED officials that Anas Ahmed has Chinese links and is suspected of being the mastermind of the whole racket.

Anas Ahmed indulged into corrupt and illegal activities through his partnership firms by deviating from the declared line of business and other activities of gaming and has collected money from public under the guise of investment schemes through fraudulent apps.

The proceeds generated through criminal activities have been layered through a number of shell entities to remit out of India and also invest into crypto currencies.

Anas Ahmed who was in judicial custody and lodged at the Puzhal Central Prison in Chennai, in the similar offence booked by CB, CID of Chennai.

The Principal City Civil and Sessions and Special Judge for PMLA Cases, Bengaluru has granted six days of custody of Anas Ahmed to the ED officials on Thursday for enquiring into the fraud committed,and further investigation is underway,” a release from Enforcement Directorate stated.

Northeast Cyber Crime police arrested Conman posing as journalist,blackmailing woman on Matrimonial sites demanding money

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Parmesh S Jain

The North east cyber crime police have arrested a 40-year-old unemployed man from Rajajinagar who befriended a woman on matrimonial site and blackmailed her with the private pics before escaping with Rs 50,000.

The accused identified as Vijay Kumar S,was unemployed used to claim that to be journalist , film artiste and IT employee depending upon the situation and lure women on kannada matrimonial sites and befriended them by his charm.

Senior officer told media persons,The accused would then meet the victims few times before proposed to marry them.

The accused would then gain their confidence and take private pictures and blackmail them to extort money.

Using a similar modus operandi the accused blackmailed and extorted Rs 50,000 from a private firm employee .

When he started harassing her for money money, the victim approached the police and filed a complaint.

Based on the complaint the police track down the accused and arrested him.The police are now probing further to ascertain his criminal background he added.

Fuel tankers stealing Scam busted by Mertriology Department

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Parmesh S Jain

Legal Metrology Inspection Squad on Tuesday busted a scam and caught fuel tankers stealing petrol in secret compartments while transporting to fuel stations .

The scam came to light when a team of Legal metrology Inspection Squad led by Mohammed Asif,based on a tip off intercepted a tanker near HPCL terminal,Devanagundi near Hoskote and inspected the tank to find a secret compartment inside the fuel tank.

The secret compartment having a capacity of 48 to 50 liters of petrol which was filled as soon along with the tank and the accused would empty the secret tank after delivery using allen key to open the chamber.

Using the modus operandi as many as 50 liters of petrol is stolen for every trip and sold it to their customers to make extra money.

Based on the confession the truck driver Praveen Kumar,25,along with his assistant Shivakumar have been handed over to the jurisdictional Anugondahalli police for further investigations.

Mohammed Asif has also filed a complaint against the accused charging truck owner Shruthi and the contractor Shivaraju under various sections of Petroleum and Essential Commodities act.

Further investigations revealed that there are over 20 fuel tankers operating across the state with the secret chambers and stealing fuel and a police along with the legal metrology team are tracking down the trucks.

The accused tanker driver Shivakumar confessed that he is operating the truck since January 2021 sometimes taking two trips per day, a police officer, said .

The police are also looking out for the fabricator who was making this secret chambers in the tankers.

Worn down Sania Mirza to retire after 2022 season

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CHENNAI: When Nandan Bal first saw Sania Mirza play, he knew straight away that the kid was going to be special. But not because of her service or her power from the baseline.

Since playing her first professional event, an ITF $10000 meet at New Delhi in September 2001, that attitude of hers has been front and centre. She’s used it to maximum effect.

Winning six Majors, becoming World No 1 and partnering Martina Hingis in what will go down as one of the most decorated women’s doubles partnerships in recent times… when she walks into the sunset, she can look back on a job well done.

On Wednesday, the 35-year-old announced that 2022 would be her final season on tour.

Forget the titles (43 of them), forget the Slam wins (six of those) and forget the world ranking (No 1 in doubles and a high of 27 in singles, a best for Indian tennis in the 21st century). Her legacy goes beyond numbers and rankings and titles.

Bal, who has known her for more than 20 years, says her legacy is just inspiring girls to pick tennis as a career option. “The number of kids who took to the sport after watching her play the sport… I don’t think that can be quantified. That, I will say, is going to be her legacy.”

When Bal talks about Sania’s attitude, what he means is the fight she shows, especially when matches got close. “She never had a big serve, she also had technical flaws but she more than made up for that mentally. Whenever matches got close, she would take her level up a notch. When it’s, say, 6-6 in the third set, you can find her hitting the chalk, she would be extremely clutch those times. That’s what kind of defined her.”

In the post-match press conference following their (Sania and Nadiia Kichenok) first-round loss to Kaja Juvan and Tamara Zidansek, Sania opened up on why she had taken the decision.

“There’s a bunch for reasons,” she said. “It’s not as simple as ‘okay, I’m not going to play’. I do feel my recovery is taking longer, I do feel, considering my son is three, I’m putting him at risk by travelling so much with him. My body is wearing down. My knee was really hurting today… I’m not saying that’s the reason we lost but I do think that it is taking time to recover as I’m getting older.”

She also mentioned that she wasn’t enjoying the grind anymore. “I am not sure I’m enjoying it anymore. I am enjoying it enough to play this season. I’ve worked very hard to come back, get fit, lose weight and try to set a good example for mothers, new mothers to follow their dreams as much as they can. Beyond this season, I don’t feel my body doing it. It’s beat.”

Can she find that magic touch that she was so blessed with when she became No 1? Whether she does or not, the next nine months or so will be a celebration of a career that saw the highest of highs.

Slogans raised against BJP MLA Vikram Saini in UP

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MUZAFFARNAGAR:  BJP MLA Vikram Saini faced the ire of people in Munwarpur village here who forced him to return to his car and leave the venue.

The villagers raised slogans against Saini, who had visited the village on Wednesday as part of election campaigning.

In a video of the incident which has gone viral on social media, the Khatauli MLA can be seen getting back to his car in anger after the protest.

He later told reporters that those who opposed his visit were under the influence of alcohol.

Uttar Pradesh goes to polls in seven phases beginning February 10.

Taliban economy conference in Kabul stresses need for funds

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KABUL: Five months into their rule of Afghanistan, the Taliban have increased revenue, cracked down on corruption and collected a surprising $1 billion in exports, the U.N. representative for the country said Wednesday.

At the same time, Deborah Lyons, head of the U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, stressed the need for the Taliban to be inclusive and guarantee the rights of minorities and women. “An economy thrives only when women and all segments of a society are equal participants,” she cautioned.

Lyons spoke at a one-day economic conference organized by the Taliban — their first such event, held at a time when Afghanistan teeters on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe and economic collapse.

Kabul’s assets abroad, mainly in the United States, have been frozen after the Taliban overran the country in mid-August. The international community has been hesitant to officially recognize a Taliban government, wary they could impose some of the same harsh measures as under their previous rule, 20 years ago.

The downward spiral has thrown more than half a million people out of work according to a report by the International Labor Organization released on Wednesday. Women have been the hardest hit by the rise in unemployment. Companies are struggling to stay afloat as thousands of Afghans flee the country each day, the report said, warning of more dire prospects in 2022 as work becomes even more scarce.

Women held about one in five jobs in Afghanistan in 2020, but are now being prevented from working in some areas. Education for girls has also been limited, though Taliban leaders have said they hope to be able to open all schools for girls across the country after late March.

Still, Lyons touted some of the bright spots while also warning that humanitarian needs are enormous — 1 million children at the risk of starvation, nearly 90% of the population below the poverty level and hunger threatening two-thirds of Afghanistan. The U.N. has warned that 8.7 million Afghans are on the brink of starvation.

“Exports have also reached the $1 billion mark for the first time ever, the payment of salaries to civil servants have been made,” Lyons said, and lauded the Taliban for their new budget, solely “financed by national revenues and not dependent on any donor grants.”

Representatives from humanitarian organizations and those from the diplomatic community still in Afghanistan also attended the conference as well as private business people, academics and Taliban Cabinet ministers. Taliban-appointed Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund chaired the meeting at the sprawling presidential palace in Kabul, a rare public appearance for him.

In his speech, Akhund called for the release of Afghanistan’s frozen assets, saying his administration is not asking for money. “The help that we are asking is not for the officials of the government, it is for the poor nation,” he said.

Also in attendance was his deputy, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the lead negotiator in the 2020 deal with the United States that paved the way for the withdrawal of the last U.S. and NATO troops from Afghanistan. Taliban Finance Minister Mullah Hidayatullah Badri told the gathering that Afghanistan’s economy needs the billions of dollars in assets frozen abroad.

Calls for the release of the money have grown in recent weeks. U.S. Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders on Tuesday tweeted an appeal to President Joe Biden.

“Afghanistan is facing a humanitarian catastrophe,” Sanders tweeted. “I urge the Biden administration to immediately release billions in frozen Afghan government funds to help avert this crisis, and prevent the death of millions of people.”

While saying that a reconciliation with the new Taliban rulers is critical to Afghanistan’s economic survival, Lyons said the international community has had some success in getting additional liquidity into Afghanistan and even finding ways to allow the Taliban to pay some import bills, including for electricity.

“Foremost among these advances is the adoption of a national budget that was for the first time totally financed by national revenues,” Lyons said. She attributed the increased revenues in large part to Taliban “efforts to curb corruption.”

Previous U.S.-backed Afghan governments were dogged by widespread corruption. In 2020, Transparency International ranked Afghanistan among the world’s most corrupt countries.

Lyons said the Taliban have much to do to build and gain the trust of those who had worked for the previous government or even the multitude of Afghans, including many professionals, who have fled fearing the new rulers.

The international community would remain committed to the Afghan people, Lyons added. “We are eager to continue to work with you to serve and support the people of Afghanistan,” she said.

Meanwhile, a former Taliban commander, Mohammad Amir, his son and two others were killed when gunmen opened fire on their car in northeastern Kunar province, according to Maulvi Najeebullah, provincial culture and information department chief. Seven people were also wounded in the attack, which he said was the result of a personal dispute.

Maharashtra: Thane police arrest Kalicharan Maharaj in Raipur for remarks against Mahatma Gandhi

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THANE: Police in Maharashtra’s Thane city have arrested Hindu religious leader Kalicharan Maharaj in Chhattisgarh in connection with a case registered against him here for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Mahatma Gandhi, an official said on Thursday.

He is being brought to Thane on a transit remand and would be presented in a local court by Thursday evening, the official of the Naupada police station here said.

Earlier, Kalicharan Maharaj had been arrested by the Raipur police for his alleged derogatory comments against Mahatma Gandhi at an event held in the Chhattisgarh capital city on December 26 last year.

On January 12, police in Maharashtra’s Wardha had arrested him in a similar case registered against him there.

The Naupada police station official said that Kalicharan Maharaj was arrested in Raipur in the case filed against him based a complaint by NCP leader and Maharashtra minister Jitendra Awhad over his remarks against the Father of the Nation.

Earlier, the Pune police had also arrested Kalicharan Maharaj for allegedly making inflammatory speeches during the ‘Shiv Pratap Din’ programme held there on December 19, 2021, which was organised to celebrate the killing of Adilshahi commander Afzal Khan by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in 1659.

India reports 3.17 lakh new Covid cases; daily rise in cases highest in 249 days

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NEW DELHI: India logged 3,17,532 new coronavirus infections, the highest in 249 days, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,82,18,773, which includes 9,287 cases of the Omicron variant, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday.

There has been a 3.63 per cent increase in Omicron cases since Wednesday, the ministry said.

Experts said it is not possible to undertake genome sequencing of each and every sample but stressed that the current wave is largely being driven by Omicron.

The active cases comprise 5.03 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has decreased to 93.09 per cent, the ministry said.

An increase of 93,051 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.

The country had reported 3,11,170 cases in a single day on May 15 last year.

India’s COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16.

It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19.

Karnataka: Four IPS officer transferred,Girish S to be new DCP of Whitefield

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Parmesh S Jain

The Karnataka state Government on Wednesday transferred four IPS officers.Santosh Babu,who was Deputy Commissioner of Police,Intelligence, Bengaluru,has been posted with immediate effect as Superintendent of Police, Ramanagaram.IPS officer S.Girish, who held that post, is now Deputy Commissioner of Police, Whitefield.

G.Radhika,who held the post of Superintendent of Police,Chitradurga,is the new Director, Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Security & Vigilance).The post in Chitradurga will be held by K.Parashurama,who was Superintendent of Police,Directorate of Civil Rights Enforcement.

RT Nagar Drug case : PI,PSI, suspended for dereliction of duty,Erring cops will be dismissed, says Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra

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Parmesh S Jain

In a major development to the drug peddling case involving two constables attached to Chief Minister Residence security,City police commissioner,Kamal Pant on Wednesday suspended RT Nagar Inspector and his junior for failing to probe the case in detail.

With this a total four police personnel have been suspended in this case including head constable Shivakumar and Constable,Santosh attached to Koramangala station who were caught red handed by the hoysala patrolling police red handed along with two peddlers .  

The RT Nagar Inspector,AShwath Gowda and PSI Veerabhadra who investigated the case has tried to safeguard the accused police personnel which led to their suspension.

Mr. Pant also issued show cause notice to DCP southeast Srinath Mahadev Joshi and DCP VVIP Security,Manjunath Babu,In charge of the CMs security .

Notice was served to Mr.Joshi seeking explanation on what procedure was followed while deploying the two accused policemen for CM security job .

While is there any negligence on part of the security arrangements from Mr.Babu.

The incident has embarrassed the Home department as even the Home Minister Araga Jnanendra on Wednesday reacted strongly stating that the department will not tolerate such incidents and action would be taken against the persons involved .

The department is also contemplating dismissing the accused personnel involved in the criminal activities who are blot to the entire force, he told the media.

He also said that the personnel who exposed the corrupt policemen and busted the racket would be suitable rewarded.

It may be recalled that the alert Hoysala patrolling police caught Shivakumar and Santosh along with peddlers identified as Akhilraj and Amjad khan on 80feet road near CM residence and recovered 400 grams of Marijuana from them. 

Probe revealed that the duo used to source the drugs from the peddlers regularly and even through online sometimes to peddler it to their customers.

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