New Delhi: Customs officials have seized gold worth Rs 2.95 crore, concealed inside body shapers being carried by three passengers, at Delhi airport, an official statement issued on Tuesday said.
The accused were intercepted after they arrived from Sharjah on October 28.
The detailed examination of the baggage and personal search of the passengers resulted in the recovery of seven rectangular-shaped pouches containing chemical paste, appearing to be gold and weighing 7.76 kg in total, which was concealed in the pockets of the body shapers belt kept in the handbag, it said.
Around 6.67 kg gold was extracted from this paste which was moulded into 19 uneven rectangular-shaped bars of gold having a value of Rs 2.95 crore, said the statement issued by the customs.
The gold has been seized and the passengers have been arrested, it said, without sharing further details of the accused.
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Crackdown on Chinese loan apps:ED raids Paytm, Razorpay, Cashfree offices in Bengaluru
Parmesh S Jain
Directorate of Enforcement (ED) conducted raids on six loan app firms owned by chinese nationals across the city and seized cash worth Rs 17 crores.
The raids were conducted based on series of complaints received by the Central Crime Branch in the recent past.
Directorate of Enforcement,(ED)has been carrying out search operations under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 on Friday.
The case is based on 18 Nos of FIRs registered by Cyber Crime Police Station,Bengaluru City against numerous entities and persons in connection with their involvement in extortion and harassment of the public who had availed small amount of loans through the mobile apps .
Inquiries revealed that these entities controlled by Chinese nationals .
The modus operandi of these entities is by using forged documents of Indians and making them as dummy directors of those entities,they are generating proceeds of crime.
It has come to notice that the said entities were doing their illegal business through various Merchant IDs and accounts held with Payment
Gateways and banks.
The premises of Razorpay Pvt Ltd,Cashfree Payments,Paytm Payment Services Ltd and entities controlled and operated by Chinese Persons are covered in the search operation.
During the search operation, it is noticed that the said entities were generating proceeds of crime through various Merchant IDs and accounts held with Payment Gateways and banks and they are also not operating from the addresses given on the website and registered address and having fake addresses.
An amount of Rs 17 Crore have been seized in merchant IDs and bank accounts of these Chinese persons-controlled entities.
The search operation is in progress,the official release,said.
Two injured in explosion in house in Bengaluru
Parmesh S Jain
Two persons sustained severe burn injuries in explosion due to LPG cylinder leakage at their house in Kashi Nagar of Yelachenahall in KS Layout on Saturday.
The duo identified as Goutham and Mondal , were admitted to victoria hospital .
The duo was from Assam and working as seurity guards and living in a rented house for few months.
The door and the window panes were damaged due to the impact of the explosion.
The KS Layout police who rushed to the site and conducted investigations suspected that the explosion was due to leak from the cylinder last night and the duo failed to notice.
Police suspect one of them woke up and tried to switch on light and the spark led to the explosion.
The residents woke up to the huge sound at around 7.30 am the owner of the house Venkataswamy Reddy rushed to the spot and alerted the police.
The cylinder and the regulator were found intact and we suspect that the explosion was due to gas formed inside the compact house.
The KS layout police are analyzing the items inside the house to ascertain any other reason for the explosion.
A case has been registered in KS Layout police station and further investigation is on.
Most Wanted Bike lifter a mechanic and associate arrested by Jayanagar police recovered 20 stolen bikes worth Rs.20 Lakhs
Parmesh S Jain
The South Division police of Jayanagar police arrested a machanic and his associate and recovered 20 stolen bikes from them.
The accused has been identified as Afroz Pasha and his associate Hussain Saud.
Senior officer told reporters as their were series of bike thefts took place recently in and around Jayanagar area.
DCP South,P Krishnakant while conducting a crime review meeting instructed the Jayanagar Sub Division officers and crime staff to nab the bike lifter who has been a headache for many innocent residents who wake up to see a shock of their bike missing.
Based on instructions a special team was formed under the leadership of ACP,KV Srinivas,PI,UR Manjunath,and his crime staff swung into action.
The team analysed the CCTV footage from the scene of crime and with the help of technical inputs and police investigation skills the team identified the accused and apprehended from his house in Shivajinagar.
During investigation the accused confessed the crime and it was found the accused used to work as mechanic from his house and a full time bike lifter who was most wanted.
A detailed investigation by the team it has found that he used duplicate keys to steal bikes parked outside the house .
The accused started stealing bikes for the last sx months in and around south division and sell the parts of the bikes with his arrest the team recovered 20 stolen bikes of different companies worth around Rs.20 lakhs.
Finally Bengaluru Police Commissioner,CH Pratap Reddy has appreciated Addl CP West,Sandeep Patil,DCP,South,P Krishnakant,ACP,KV Srinivas, PI,UR Manjunath,PSIs,as,Chandan Kale, Ravikumar MH and other crime staff who has done a excellent work in nabbing the most wanted bike lifter a suitable reward will be given to whole team he added.
paying cancellation charges for cab ride,proves costly for Bengaluru woman loses Rs.94,367
Parmesh S Jain
Trying to pay cancellation charges proves costly for a 34-year-old home maker as she lost Rs 94,367 to cyber fraudster.
Senior officer told reporters,The victim,Naziya G Naik,from Agrahara Dasarahalli,had booked a cab online to visit her relatives and later cancelled the trip .
The driver asked her to pay the cancellation charges for which she checked the customer care online and called the executive on the number mentioned.
The customer care executive offered to help her send a link to download Anydesk app and scan her debit card .
Ms.Naik followed the instructions and as soon as she scanned her debit card a total of Rs.94,367 has been deducted.
Shocked victim tried to call the number but there was no response .
Realizing that she has been cheated,the victim approached the West division cyber crime police and filed a complaint.
The police are now on trying to track down the accused through online transaction he said.
Centre approves New Coastal Zone Management Plan: CM thanks PM
Parmesh S Jain
Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said the Government of India has given aproval for the New Coastal Zone Management plan as per the 2019 CRZ Notification and it was a victory for the 30 years of long struggle.
Speaking at a function organised in connection with launching and foundation laying for various works worth Rs.3800 crore at Goldfinch City by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday,he said this management plan will help in economy and tourism development in coastal region.
I thank the PM as the new Coastal Zone Management Plan as per the 2019 CRZ notification has been approved by Ministry of Forest,Environment and Climate Change.
Karnataka is the first State in the Southern India and only the second State in the country to get the Plan prepared and approved as per the new CRZ notification.
This Plan would give boost to the economy and tourism in the coastal region of the State”.
Bommai said the double engine governments are in Karnataka and in the Centre.Today, under Sagar Mala project,18 projects have been completed and 14 schemes worth Rs.950 crore are approved by Union Ministry of Inland Transport and Ports.
By doing this, the Modi Government is playing an important role in the development of the coastal region.
It is happening mainly due to the blessings of the PM Modi.I thank Modi for giving approval for projects which are helpful in the development of Karnataka.
The Modi Government has given approval for the development of Maajali Port in Karwar at a cost of Rs.350 crore.
This is the achievement of the double engine governments”.
The CM said under Pradhan Mantri Mathsya Sampada scheme,the Central Government has given approval to supply 100 high speech boats to help deep sea fishing.
The coastal areas will witness overall development from all these schemes.
Development of Navabharath through Navakarnataka.
He said the government along with development of two ports has also taken up the expansion of Mangaluru and Karwar ports.
These two ports will help in the realisation of prime minister’s dream of Atmanirbhar to infuse strength to India.
The government has implemented Vidyanidhi scheme for the children of fishermen and it will benefit 2 lakh children.
Five thousand houses are constructed at a cost of Rs 65 crore.The Inland and Fishery Institute will be established in Karwar.
The double engine governments are not only leading Karnataka but also India.
It would help in development of ‘Navabharath’ from ‘Navakarnataka’.
Bommai said today is a golden day in the development of the coastal areas and it happened due to vision of PM Modi.
The handling capacity of the ports have to improve to increase export and import which will help in fetching more foreign exchange.
The project which was pending for many years is now now yielding fruits. In the wake of this, a big facility is provided in New Mangalore Port at a cost of Rs.3800 crore and the eight year old dream became reality today.
The New Mangalore Trust is developing fast and it’s cargo handling has increased by four times.
A LPG terminal is coming up so as the oil processing unit.
In the coming days, the entire Karnataka will witness an overall development through the progress of coastal areas, he added.
DRI officials arrested duo,seized 924 grams of Smuggled gold worth Rs.46.4 lakhs concealed in private parts
Parmesh S Jain
Officials of the Directorate of Revenue intelligence on Monday arrested two passengers landed at Kempegowda International Airport from Imphal concealing 924 grams of gold paste in their private parts.
Based on specific inputs the officials intercepted the duo as soon as they landed at the airport and caught them soon after they landed .
The accused had concealed the paste in their rectum.
The total value of the seized items worth Rs.46.4 lakh.The accused suspected to be part of the international smuggling racket .
In another case,the officials recovered 583 grams of gold in the form of wires .
The accused had landed from Dubai and concealed the gold wires concealed in the trolley bag he was carrying .
The value of the seized gold wires worth Rs.30 lakh,officials,said.
POCSO Case against Murgha Mutt Chief,NCPCR seeks report in 7 days issues notice to SP Chitradurga
Parmesh S Jain
The National Commissioner for Protection of Child Rights taking cognizance,issued notice to the Superintendent of Police Chitradurga district seeking progress of the investigation into POCCO case registered against Seer of the Mutt .
A case of sexual assault has been registered against the seer of the mutt at Nazarbad police station,Mysuru and the case was transferred to Chitradurga police for further investigations.
The police have counselled the two minor victims and produced before the magistrate to recorded their statements.
The NCPCR in its notice sought a detailed report of the case along with other documents within seven days.
The Police have questioned hostel warden accused of abetting to the crime.
The accused as per the complaint,along with others staff of the mutt helped the Seer to commit the crime .
The police recorded the statement of the warden and others for further investigations.
Meanwhile security has been stepped up in and around the mutt to monitor law and order as state wide protest by members of general public have been witnessed to vent ire on the seer .
Woman a home maker found dead under mysterious circumstances in her house family members allege dowry death probe on
Parmesh S Jain
A 32-year-old home maker was found dead under mysterious circumstances at her house in Bapuijinagar area under Byatarayanapura police station limits while her sister filed a dowry death case against husband and in-laws.
The deceased has been identified as Shilpa B,
Senior officer told reporters after inspecting the spot he said,the deceased was married to Chandrashekhar,six years ago and the couple had five year old daughter .
In her complaint Nagarathna,sister of Shilpa, accused Chandrashekar and her family torturing shilpa for more dowry.
At the time of marriage the parents of Shilpa had paid 200 grams of gold valuables and got the marriage in grand manner.
Despite this,Chandrashekhar and family used to harass Shilpa to get more money and torture her physically and mentally.
On Thursday, Chandrashkhar called Nagarathna to inform that Shilpa ended her life by hanging .
When Nagarathna and family rushed to the house,they found Shilpa lying on the bed with a rope lying next to her.
The Family alleged that it was not suicide but a murder and they found strangulation mark on her neck .
Based on the complaint,the police have registered a case against Chandrashekhar,his mother and two sisters and brother-in-law charging them under murder,dowry harassment , dowry death and also under Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace,of the IPC, for further investigations.
Gola by-poll: BJP goes all out, mourning Akhilesh gives campaigning a miss
LUCKNOW: The by-poll to Gola Gokarannath Assembly constituency in Lakhimpur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh is set for a straight encounter between the ruling BJP and the main opposition Samajwadi Party as the Congress and the BSP have opted out of the electoral battle.
The by-poll to the constituency has been necessitated by the death of sitting BJP MLA Arvind Giri on September 6. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded Arvind Giri’s son Aman Giri, 26, for the by-poll while the Samajwadi Party (SP) has given a ticket to the former MLA from the seat Vinay Tiwari.
Treating even a low-key and insignificant by-poll with utmost sincerity, the ruling BJP had pitched almost eight ministers of the Yogi cabinet 2.0 to campaign in favour of their candidate Aman Giri.
While CM Yogi Aditynath himself campaigned for Giri on Monday, others who camped in Gola to campaign for Giri included Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak, state finance minister Suresh Khanna and PWD minister Jitin Prasada, both from adjoining Shajahanpur, and social welfare minister and ex-IPS officer Asim Arun.
Moreover, ministers like Baldev Singh Aulakh, Suresh Rahi and Union Minister Kaushal Kishore also put their weight behind Aman Giri in Gola.
SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, meanwhile, kept away from the active campaign in Gola. The main opposition party, equipped with a vote appeal issued by Akhilesh, kept its focus on door-to-door campaign for its candidate.
However, Akhilesh Yadav was expected to visit Gola, at least, once to campaign for party candidate after returning from Saifai following the end of mourning period after demise of party patriarch Mulayam Sigh Yadav, but the SP chief decided to keep away from campaigning. Tiwari was the runner-up in the 2022 Assembly polls.
The SP campaign was largely headed by SP state unit chief Naresh Uttam stressing on the local issues like inadequate relief to farmers who lost their crops to untimely floods in October.
The SP chief in his vote appeal urged the people of Gola to choose between ‘Lok Tantra’ (democracy) and ‘Jhoota Tantra’ (administration riddled with lies) claiming that the people were fed up with the BJP government under which both the corruption and inflation were rising, making the life of a common man difficult.
However, the highlight of the entire BJP by-poll campaign was that the party kept Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra Teni out of the scheme mindfully. The opposition has been belligerent and demanding resignation of Teni for the last one year as his son Ashish Mishra’s complicity emerged in the killing of four farmers crushed under his SUV during a protest under Tikuniya police station on October 3, 2021.
In all, eight persons had lost their lives in that incident as after the crushing of four farmers, the protestors had turned violent and lynched three BJP workers. A journalist was also killed in the melee.
As per political experts, if the BJP wins the Gola bypoll, it would come as a boost to party cadre ahead of two more crucial bypolls in SP strongholds.
The Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat was vacated due to the demise of Mulayam Singh Yadav and the Rampur (Sadar) assembly segment seat was vacated due to the disqualification of sitting MLA Mohammad Azam Khan.
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