Cyber crime in Mangaluru: Kavoor Police arrest three men from Kerala in two separate cases
Mangaluru: Three men from Kerala, Nisar, Sahil KP and Muhammad Nashath, were arrested by Kavoor Police for alleged involvement in two separate cases of cyber crime with money extortion reported in the city.
City Police Commissioner Anupam Agrawal has said that Nisar, who is from Ernakulam district of Kerala, had extorted Rs 68 lakh from the complainant after introducing himself as a CBI officer and threatening the complainant during the call.
He added that, in the second case, the arrested Sahil, who is from Thiruvannur in Kozhikode, and Nashath, a native of Mappila Koilandy in Kerala, duped the complainant of up to Rs 90 lakh by assuring high profits in share market investment. The accused duo was held in Koilandy and produced before the court.
The investigation was carried out under the guidance of the Police Commissioner, led by ACP (Mangaluru North Sub-division) Srikanth K and police personnel of the Kavoor Police Station, including Inspector Raghavendra Byndoor, Sub-inspector Mallikarjuna Biradara and constables Ramanna Shetty, Bhuvaneshwari, Rajappa Kashibai, Praveen N and Malatesh.
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Man booked for duping 7 persons of Rs 91 lakh on promise of awarding govt works
Mumbai (PTI): The Mumbai police have registered a case against a man for allegedly duping seven persons of Rs 91 lakhs on the promise of awarding them works of different government departments, an official said on Tuesday.
The accused was identified as Satish Kadam, a resident of Nanded in Marathwada region, an official said.
A complaint was filed by Hanumant Vadje, who alleged that the accused cheated him and six others of around Rs 91 lakh by promising to give them various works of Urban Development and Social Justice Department, he said.
The fraud occurred between 2024 and 2026, with Kadam collecting money in cash and into his accounts, police said, adding he had returned some amount to them partially.
Multiple cheques issued by the accused bounced, prompting the victim to lodge a complaint at the Marine Drive police station. Based on the complaint, a case of cheating and criminal breach of trust was registered against him.
The case is under further investigation, the official said.
