Mangaluru: Caller posed as banker dupes man of Rs. 1.61 lakhs
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Mangaluru: A man fell victim to a fraudster who impersonated a banker over the phone and tricked him into divulging his OTP (One-Time Password). The fraudster successfully used the OTP to transfer funds from the man's bank account without his knowledge or consent.
On April 13, a person holding a bank account in Haleyangadi received a call from an unknown individual from the mobile number 8895427884. The caller claimed to be a representative of the complainant's bank and informed him that his account was blocked due to the lack of updated KYC information. The caller then sent a message requesting the complainant to call 09046400347 for further details regarding his bank account.
Upon calling the number, the complainant spoke with another unidentified person who asked for the bank details of the complainant's paternal uncle. Subsequently, the person found out the nominee for the uncle's account, to which the complainant stated the name of his aunt as the nominee.
After obtaining the nominee details of the complainant's uncle's bank account, the unknown individual proceeded to extract information about the complainant's aunt and her bank account. Using this information, the individual contacted the aunt and requested her to provide the OTP that she had received.
Upon receiving the OTP, the unidentified individual managed to transfer a sum of Rs. 1,61,353 in multiple transactions to their own account, thereby deceiving both the complainant and his aunt. The incident was reported to the CEN police and is currently under investigation.
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Karnataka School Edu Dept prohibits children from being made to dance to obscene songs
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka School Education Department has issued a circular strictly prohibiting children from being made to dance to obscene songs in educational and cultural programmes.
It stated that such dances would negatively impact students' mental health and moral values. It will create indiscipline and harm the sanctity of education.
"All the Deputy Directors (Administration) of the state's School Education Department have been asked to take strict measures to prevent children or students from dancing to obscene songs in all government, aided and unaided schools in the state," the office of the commissioner of the School Education Department said in a recent circular.
"If it is found that children are being made to dance to obscene songs, appropriate action will be taken against the headmaster or management of such school," it added.
The department also listed certain measures in this regard, which include: strictly prohibiting children from being made to dance to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes; selecting songs that are inspiring, positive, instilling national pride in children and reflecting the greatness, dignity, values, culture, and morality of the state.
Stating that the school headmaster and management are responsible for selecting songs and dances for cultural programmes, it said, they should also ensure that students wear decent clothes in dance or cultural programmes.
