Poovamma who bagged gold in Asiad reaches Mangaluru
Mangaluru, Sept 06: M.R. Poovamma, the leading Indian athlete who won the gold medal at the recently concluded 18th Asian Games in Jakarta in Indonesia, and the silver medal in the mixed relay; received a grand welcome at Mangaluru airport today.
At the welcome ceremony, organized by DK district administration, DK district panchayat, Municipal Corporation, Youth Empowerment, and Sports Department; MLA Vedavyas Kamath, Councillors, Chairman of Alva's Education Foundation Dr. M Mohan Alva, Chairman of Sahyadri Education Foundation Manjunath Bhandary, Poovamma’s parents, Sports coaches and others greeted her.
Medal dedicated to parents - Kodagu: M.R. Poovamma
Achieve this success was possible only through the encouragement and support of my parents. Therefore, I will dedicate these medals to parents and flood-hit victims of Kodagu," she said.
I am delighted by this welcome. I had received the same reception in 2014 as well. Now I have to prepare for the next year’s Asian Championship and World Championship. The decision about the preparation camps will be taken in October. I am looking forward to participate in the Olympics in 2020. That training will begin from next year, "Poovamma said.
"Yesterday I met Prime Minister and sports minister, they encouraged and promised assistance to me," she added.
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Two African nationals linked to 12 cyber fraud complaints nationwide held in Delhi
New Delhi (PTI): Two African nationals have been arrested over suspected involvement in an international cyber fraud racket that allegedly duped victims across multiple states of more than Rs 50 lakh, police said on Thursday.
The accused allegedly impersonated women on online platforms to befriend Indian victims and build emotional relationships. They would later claim to be travelling to India and fabricate stories about being detained at airports or facing immigration issues, seeking money for clearance and other expenses.
Police said the arrests were made following sustained surveillance, technical analysis and verification of suspicious mule bank accounts linked to multiple complaints registered on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP).
According to the police, at least 12 complaints from across states involving defrauded funds exceeding Rs 50 lakh were traced to several bank accounts used by the accused.
"These accounts were opened in different names across various banks and were used to receive money fraudulently obtained from victims," a senior police officer said.
During investigation, six mobile phones and two passports were seized from the accused. Police said the devices contained incriminating chats, details of mule bank accounts and conversations with victims, along with fabricated images related to airports apparently used to mislead targets.
Both accused are also suspected to have links with drug trafficking activities in the Delhi-NCR region and are being probed further, police said, adding that efforts are underway to identify and apprehend other members.
