Mangaluru: 35-year-old man loses Rs 32 lakh in online investment fraud
Mangaluru: A 35-year-old man from Mangaluru has reported losing a total of Rs 32,06,880 to a cyber fraudster who posed as an online trading agent after befriending him on Facebook. The victim filed a police complaint, detailing how he was deceived over a span of several weeks.
According to the complaint, the man received a friend request on Facebook from a woman named Kavya Shetty on September 10. After accepting the request, the two began chatting, and Shetty introduced herself as a professional involved in trading operations in Mumbai. She convinced the complainant that he could earn significant profits by participating in online trading, as reported by Deccan Herald on Tuesday.
Subsequently, Shetty sent the victim a WhatsApp message with a link to a website, h5.capdynglobal.org, urging him to register. Upon clicking the link, the complainant was redirected to a trading platform called Capdyn Global, where he created an account by providing his personal details, including his name and email address.
Encouraged by an initial profit of Rs 9,504 from a Rs 40,000 investment, the victim continued to invest larger amounts. He made another deposit of Rs 2 lakh, which yielded a return of Rs 23,760, the report added.
Confident that the platform was legitimate, he proceeded to transfer substantial sums of money between September 13 and October 24. These transactions were made using UPI, IMPS, and RTGS methods, and were directed to various bank accounts provided by Shetty.
However, after transferring a total of Rs 32,06,880, the victim became suspicious and eventually realised that he had been duped.
A case has been registered at CEN police station.
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RSS man's defamation case against Rahul: Key witness unavailable, hearing adjourned to Dec 20
Thane (PTI): A court in Bhiwandi in Thane district on Saturday adjourned the hearing in the criminal defamation case filed against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi by a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worker to December 20 due to non-availability of a crucial prosecution witness.
Advocate Narayan Iyer, counsel for Rahul Gandhi, confirmed the adjournment, stating that the witness, Ashok Saykar, currently Deputy Superintendent of Police in Barshi in Solapur, could not remain present due to personal reasons.
Saykar's evidence is now likely to be recorded on December 29.
His testimony is considered key because he, as police sub inspector in 2014, conducted the preliminary inquiry into the private defamation matter under Section 202 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC).
It was on the basis of Saykar's submitted report that the court subsequently issued process (summons) against Rahul Gandhi under Section 500 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
The criminal defamation case was filed by local RSS worker Rajesh Kunte following a speech given by Rahul Gandhi at an election rally near Bhiwandi on March 6, 2014.
The case stems from the Congress leader's alleged statement that "the RSS people killed (Mahatma) Gandhi."
The matter is being heard by Bhiwandi Joint Civil Judge, Junior Division, P M Kolse.
The hearing had previously been adjourned on November 15 after the complainant's counsel, Advocate Prabodh Jaywant, moved an application seeking permission to examine Saykar, who had submitted the probe report to the court.
The matter was originally scheduled for November 29 but was deferred to December 6 after Rahul Gandhi's legal team sought an adjournment citing their non-availability. The proceedings will now resume on December 20.
