IMD forecasts heavy rains in Dakshina Kannada district, issues red alert for next two days
Mangaluru: As Monsoon rains intensify across Dakshina Kannada district , the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for the coastal district on June 10 and 11.
The met department has also forecasted heavy rains accompanied with thunder for the next two days.
In addition, an orange alert has been issued in the district on June 12, followed by yellow alert on June 13 and 14.
The district recorded a maximum temperature of 30.2 degrees Celsius and a minimum temperature of 23.1 degrees Celsius. Ullal recorded the maximum rainfall of 37.1 mm till Sunday morning, while the district's average rainfall stood at 38 mm.
Other recorded rainfall amounts include Belthangady with 23.4 mm, Bantwal with 24.8 mm, Mangaluru with 35.9 mm, Puttur with 31 mm, Sulya with 20.7 mm, Moodbidire with 29.9 mm, and Kadaba with 20.2 mm.
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Gujarat man held for impersonating govt official, duping people with forged letters
Ahmedabad (PTI): The Ahmedabad police have arrested a 29-year-old man who allegedly posed as a senior revenue official and used fake letters claiming to be from various government departments to cheat people, an official said on Sunday.
Mehul Shah, an engineer who manages two schools at Vankaner in Gujarat’s Morbi district, is accused of making lakhs of rupees with bogus documents and false claims, said inspector (crime branch) JK Makwana.
Shah had forged an appointment letter from the Ahmedabad district education officer (DEO) to offer a computer operator’s job in a government office to a complainant’s son. He also introduced himself as a trustee of a school and did not pay a man Rs 7 lakh due to him over the painting of a school building, the official said.
“Despite holding no official position in the state or central government, he used fake work permits and NOCs to cheat people of lakhs of rupees,” the police official said.
One complainant alleged that Shah identified himself as a top revenue department official and produced a fake letter from the chairman of the “department of science and research development” to make him install a siren and curtain in a hired vehicle but did not pay for the job, he said.
Bogus letters claiming to be from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ahmedabad DEO were used by the accused to cheat the complainants, the police official said.
Police have recovered from his possession fake identity cards and letters with headings like “bharat gaurav ratna shri samman council”, “chairman of department of science and research development”, “health and family welfare department”, and “road and building department”.
“The FIR is based on complaints by three victims. We appeal to the people to come forward and submit their complaints if they have been cheated by Shah in any way,” Makwana said.
