41-year-old man from Udupi loses nearly Rs 30 lakh in online investment scam
Udupi: In yet another alarming case of cyber fraud, a 41-year-old man from Udupi has reportedly fallen prey to an online investment scam and lost Rs 29,68,973.
According to a complaint filed at the Cyber Economic and Narcotics (CEN) Crime Police Station, the victim, identified as Chandrakant, was contacted on September 11 via Telegram by a user operating under the handle @Anjana_198_off. The sender claimed to represent Royal Mint, described as an official UK government organisation, and promised high returns through investments in gold, silver coins, and bars, as reported by Deccan Herald on Thursday.
The message lured the victim with the offer of becoming a “gold bidder,” promising daily earnings ranging between Rs 1,500 and Rs 5,000 by simply using a mobile phone or laptop.
Convinced by the promise of quick profits, Chandrakant agreed to join and was provided with a link to a platform supposedly run by Royal Mint.
Between September 18 and October 10, he transferred a total of Rs 29,68,973 to multiple bank accounts shared by the fraudsters. However, he neither received any profits nor got his money back.
Realising he had been cheated, Chandrakant approached the CEN police, who have registered a case under Sections 66(c) and 66(d) of the Information Technology Act and Section 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
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Pak police registers case against unidentified gunmen for opening fire on LeT co-founder
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Lahore (PTI): Pakistan's Punjab Police on Friday registered a case against unidentified gunmen for opening fire on Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) co-founder Amir Hamza, who suffered bullet injuries in the attack in Lahore.
On Thursday, two unidentified gunmen riding on a bike opened fire on the vehicle of the private TV channel 24NewsHD TV, owned by Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, on Peco Road in Lahore near the TV channel's office.
In the attack, Hamza suffered bullet injuries.
"The FIR has been registered against unidentified gunmen, but it is sealed forthwith," a senior police officer told PTI.
He said the intelligence agencies have taken over this case from the police, and they are currently investigating the matter.
The channel's religious programme host Justice (retd.) Nazir Ahmed Ghazi and Hamza were in the vehicle when it was attacked. Hamza was shifted to a hospital for treatment.
Punjab police on Friday said that "upon receiving information about the incident, the SSP Operations immediately reached the scene and a high alert was imposed in the area. SSP Operations Tauqeer Naeem also met the affected individuals. Thankfully, all present in the vehicle remained safe during the firing."
It further said senior police officers of the Township and Chung, along with a heavy police contingent, were present at the scene.
"Police collected evidence from the site and initiated an investigation. Efforts to arrest the suspects are underway using CCTV footage and geo-fencing techniques. Search and sweep operations are being conducted at various locations, with scrutiny of suspicious individuals ongoing," police said.
It added that those involved in the incident will be traced and arrested soon.
The police sources said that Hamza has been shifted to his residence in Jauhar Town, Lahore, where police and agency personnel met him.
The leadership of the Pakistan Markazi Muslim League (PMML), a political front of Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed's banned Jamat-ud-Dawah (JuD), including Hafiz Saeed's son Hafiz Talha Saeed, also called on him.
TV host retired Justice Ghazi, who remained unhurt in the attack, remained a legal counsel for Hafiz Saeed, they said.
The PMML has strongly condemned the attack on Hamza and demanded that those involved in the incident be arrested immediately.
Hamza is regarded as LeT's second most important leader after its chief Hafiz Saeed, who has been in Lahore's Kot Lakhpat Jail since 2019 after getting convicted for several years in terror financing cases.
Hamza has been designated as a terrorist by the US. In the past, he served as the head of LeT's "special campaigns" department.
In 2018, Hamza formed a fundraising group for the LeT following a ban on the JuD and Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation by the Pakistani government.
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