Protesters did not use police vehicle during Wakf Amendment protests: Mangaluru top cop clarifies
Mangaluru: Mangaluru City Police Commissioner Anupam Agrawal has clarified that a video circulating on social media claiming protesters used a police vehicle during the Waqf Amendment Act protest near Adyar’s Shah Garden is false and misleading.
The confusion arose after a government vehicle, belonging to an Assistant Commissioner of Police (Traffic Sub-Division), was seen being used shortly after the protest concluded on Friday. However, the vehicle was not misused by any protester, the Commissioner confirmed.
Explaining the incident, Agrawal said the officer was on duty managing the traffic flow heading towards Mangaluru once the protest dispersed. At that time, a tempo traveller struck a 16-year-old boy near the protest venue due to alleged reckless driving. The boy sustained a leg injury.
“A woman police constable present at the spot, along with locals, stopped the ACP’s vehicle that was nearby and shifted the injured teenager to a hospital. It was a matter of providing urgent first aid, and our personnel acted in good faith,” said Commissioner Agrawal.
The injured boy was admitted to a private hospital in Adyar and is undergoing treatment. Meanwhile, the tempo traveller that caused the accident has been seized, and the driver has been taken into custody. A case has been registered, and further investigation is underway.
Commissioner Agrawal emphasized that the priority in such moments is saving lives. “In accident situations, the police have a responsibility to ensure that the injured get immediate help. That’s exactly what our team did. It is unfortunate that some people are trying to twist this act of public service into something political.”
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DGGI, Hyderabad unearths Rs 13,000 cr syndicate involved in operating 'illegal' online gaming sites
Hyderabad (PTI): The DGGI, Hyderabad zonal unit, on Thursday said it has identified an alleged organised syndicate worth Rs 13,000 crore involved in operating "illegal" online gaming websites in the country with the assistance of associated fintech companies and arrested one of the masterminds.
It further said it has launched a massive crackdown on online gaming syndicates, including action against associated fintech companies, freezing bank accounts to the tune of Rs 100 crore and has begun arresting the masterminds.
As part of the online gaming investigation, GST Intelligence, Hyderabad arrested Pankaj Kumar, founder and director of Adsum Advisory Service Pvt Ltd, the city-based firm, which provides services for fraud detection and customer verification/digital KYC verification, a release from the Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI), Hyderabad zonal unit said.
"Evidence gathered during the investigation pointed to the identification of an organised syndicate worth Rs 13,000 crore involved in operating illegal online gaming websites with assistance of associated fintech companies, including payment aggregator, payment gateway and third-party technology service providers, wherein Pankaj Kumar is one of the masterminds responsible for fraudulent KYC verification of merchants and shell entities on behalf of RBI regulated entities like Payment Gateways and Banking as Payment Aggregator (BAPA)," it said.
Being director of a company responsible for KYC verification process, Kumar "failed" to develop risk profiling of customers based on ownership and control structure and helped in onboarding of shell entities for UPI integration required for flow of money from online gaming, it alleged.
The DGGI, Hyderabad unit, further alleged Kumar, is one of the beneficiaries who received "illegitimate" proceeds of crime generated by the online gaming syndicate.
Further investigation is under progress, the release added.
