37-year-old man drowns while swimming in temple pond in Kundapur
Kundapur, Karnataka: A 37-year-old man drowned in a temple pond in Kalavara, Kundapur taluk on Sunday night when he went there for fishing along with his friends.
The victim has been identified as Harish Poojary, a resident of Kalavara Narikodlu.
Despite the rain, Poojary and three of his friends decided to indulge in some fishing near the temple pond in Kalavara. However, Poojary ventured into the water for a swim, but soon found himself unable to stay afloat and tragically drowned.
Upon realizing what had happened, Poojary's friends promptly alerted local residents and sought assistance from the Kundapur Rural Police and the fire brigade. Despite their combined efforts and a search that lasted until midnight, the darkness hindered their progress, yielding no results.
The following morning, an emergency response team led by Ishwar Malpe arrived at the scene and resumed the search for Poojary's body. Ultimately, they discovered his lifeless body near one of the banks of the pond.
Kundapur Rural Police have registered a case in this regard and are investigating the matter.
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Homebuyers 'fraud' case: ED seizes over Rs 6 crore cash during raids against Delhi realty company
New Delhi (PTI): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has seized Rs 6.3 crore in cash and jewellery worth Rs 7.5 crore following searches against a Delhi-based real estate company accused of defrauding homebuyers and currently undergoing insolvency proceedings, officials said on Saturday.
The action under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) was launched on Friday and 10 premises of former directors, promoters and associated entities of the company -- Earth Infrastructures Ltd. (EIL) -- in Delhi and Gurugram were covered.
The company, according to official records, has been undergoing a corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) since June 2018.
According to the ED officials, the money laundering case against the former directors and promoters of the company was initiated after taking cognisance of five Delhi Police (Economic Offences Wing) FIRs, apart from a complaint filed by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO), the investigation arm of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
The ED seized Rs 6.3 crore in cash and jewellery valued at Rs 7.5 crore, besides some silver bullion and luxury watches during the searches, the officials said.
The group and its associated companies launched multiple real estate projects under the 'Earth' brand across Delhi-NCR and Lucknow. Their major projects include Earth Towne, Earth Sapphire Court, Earth Copia, Earth Techone, Earth Iconic, Earth Titanium, Earth Elacasa, Earth Gracia and Earth Skygate.
The accused entities collected Rs 2,024.45 crore from more than 19,425 homebuyers and investors by promising "timely" delivery of residential and commercial units along with assured returns, the ED said.
However, despite collecting "huge" advances, projects were either not completed or buyers were not given possession. The funds were diverted for the acquisition of land in Gurugram, Delhi and Rajasthan or routed to shell companies, the agency claimed.
