Karkala resident opens fraudulent APK file, loses Rs 1.74 lakh
Karkala: A 49-year-old resident of Yerlapadi village in Karkala was reportedly duped of Rs 1.74 lakh after clicking on a fraudulent APK file link sent to his mobile phone under the guise of the “PM KISAN” scheme.
According to a complaint filed by G. Rajesh Acharya, he received a link claiming to be associated with the government’s PM Kisan scheme while he was at home. Trusting the message, he downloaded and opened the APK file. Shortly after, small deductions of Rs 1.30 and Rs 1.03 were made from his bank account, as reported by Deccan Herald.
Later, on October 31, three major withdrawals of Rs 24,990, Rs 50,000, and Rs 25,000 were made from the same account, amounting to a total of Rs 99,992. Subsequently, on November 2, another sum of Rs 75,000 was debited from a separate bank account held by Acharya.
In all, Acharya lost Rs 1,74,992 due to the fraudulent link. The unidentified person who sent the fake “PM KISAN” APK link is believed to have gained unauthorised access to his banking credentials through the malicious application.
The police registered his complaint about the loss of Rs 1.74 lakh for offence punishable under Section 66 (D) of Information Technology Act.
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Screenwriter Salim Khan on ventilator support and stable, say doctors
Mumbai (PTI): Veteran screenwriter Salim Khan suffered a brain haemorrhage which has been tackled, is on ventilator support as a safeguard and stable, doctors treating him said on Wednesday, a day after he was admitted to the Lilavati Hospital here.
The 90-year-old, one half of the celebrated Salim-Javed duo which scripted films such as "Sholay", "Deewar" and "Don" with Javed Akhtar, is in the ICU and recovery might take some time given his age.
"His blood pressure was high for which we treated him and we had to put him on a ventilator because we wanted to do certain investigations. Now the ventilator was put as a safeguard so that his situation doesn't get worse. So it is not that he is critical," Dr Jalil Parkar told reporters.
"We did the investigations that were required and today we have done a small procedure on him, I will not go into the details. The procedure done is called DSA (digital subtraction angiography). The procedure has been accomplished, he is fine and stable and shifted back to ICU. By tomorrow, we hope to get him off the ventilator. All in all, he is doing quite well," he added.
Asked whether he suffered a brain haemorrhage, the doctor said, "Unko thoda haemorrhage hua tha, which we’ve tackled. No surgery is required.
As concern over Khan's health mounted, his children, including superstar Salman Khan and Arbaaz Khan, daughter Alvira, and sons-in-law Atul Agnihotri and Aayush Sharma, have been seen outside the hospital along with other well-wishers. His long-time partner Akhtar was also seen coming out of the hospital.
Khan, a household name in the 70s and 80s, turned 90 on November 24 last year. It was the day Dharmendra, the star of many of his films, including "Sholay", "Seeta aur Geeta" and "Yaadon Ki Baraat", passed away.
Hailing from an affluent family in Indore, Khan arrived in Mumbai in his 20s with dreams of stardom. He was good looking and confident he would make a mark in the industry as an actor. But that did not happen. And then, after struggling for close to a decade and getting confined to small roles in films, he changed lanes.
He worked as an assistant to Abrar Alvi and soon met Akhtar to form one of Hindi cinema's most formidable writing partnerships. They worked together on two dozen movies with most of them achieving blockbuster status.
Other than "Sholay", "Deewar" and "Don", Khan and Akhtar also penned "Trishul", "Zanjeer", "Seeta Aur Geeta", "Haathi Mere Saathi", "Yaadon Ki Baarat" and "Mr India".
