Odisha varsity's VC loses Rs 14 lakh in 'digital arrest' fraud, 2 nabbed from Gujarat
Berhampur, Apr 13 (PTI): Two persons were arrested from Gujarat for allegedly defrauding the vice chancellor of Odisha's Berhampur University, Geetanjali Dash, of Rs 14 lakh, police said on Sunday.
Identifying themselves as Enforcement Directorate (ED) officers, the accused reached out to Dash, claiming that she was involved in a money laundering case, they said.
She was kept under "digital arrest" from February 14 to 22, and asked to deposit all her cash for a priority investigation. Accordingly, she transferred Rs 14 lakh to them, police said.
Eventually, they returned her Rs 80,000 with the assurance that the rest would be given after verification. However, she did not get back the rest of the money, they said
Dash filed a complaint with the police on February 24, following which the arrests were made from Bhavnagar in Gujarat earlier last week.
Those arrested were identified as Bhutaiya Jenil Jaysukhbhai (23) and Vishwajeetsinh Gohil (21), police said.
The accused were brought to Berhampur on a five-day transit remand on Saturday, they said.
Several incriminating items, including mobile phones and Aadhar cards, were seized from them, police said.
Superintendent of Police of Berhampur Saravana Vivek M said the duo was part of a gang involved in several cyber crimes in various parts of the country.
"Efforts are being made to arrest the other members of the gang. Investigation is underway to trace their pan-India network and map the complete money trail," he said.
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MI beat SRH by 4 wickets in IPL
Mumbai, Apr 17 (PTI): Mumbai Indians beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by four wickets in their Indian Premier League match here on Thursday.
MI chased down the target of 163 with 11 balls to spare with Will Jacks top-scoring with 36 off 26 balls. Ryan Rickelton chipped in with 31, while Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav made 26 each.
Captain Hardik Pandya played a cameo of 21 off just nine balls as MI reached 166 for 6 in 18.1 overs.
For SRH, captain Pat Cummins (3/26) was the most successful bowler while Eshan Malinga got two.
Earlier, Sunrisers Hyderabad scored a competitive 162 for five after being invited to bat.
SRH rode on useful contributions from Abhishek Sharma (40 off 28 balls), Heinrich Klaasen (37), Travis Head (28), Nitish Kumar Reddy (19) and some lusty hitting in the fag end from Aniket Verma (18 off 8 balls) to go past 160-run mark.
Brief Scores:
SRH: 162 for 5 in 20 overs (Abhishek Sharma 40; Will Jacks 2/14).
MI: 166 for 6 in 18.1 overs (Will Jacks 36, Ryan Rickelton 31; Pat Cummins 3/26).
