Six men planning robbery arrested in Kapu; police find deadly weapons in car of arrested men
Kapu: Six people accused of planning to a robbery and also traveling in a car carrying deadly weapons were arrested by the Kapu Police on Saturday evening at Kothalakatte near here.
The accused men are identified as Amit Raj of Mulki, Prakash of Katipalla, Varun of Neermarga in Vamanjoor, Karthik Shetty of Surathkal, Abhishek of Katipalla, and Shrikanth Sripati of Farangipet. The Kapu Police have confiscated the weapons that the accused possessed as well as the men's car and chilli powder, among other things.
On Saturday evening, Circle Inspector Jayashri Mane ordered a car traveling on the stretch to stop at Udyavara, suspecting foul-play, but the men in the car accelerated rushing towards Kapu. Mane followed them in a police vehicle and also brought the matter to the notice of Kapu Police immediately, after which, Kapu Sub-inspector Abdul Khader followed the accused in another vehicle.
The men were intercepted in Kothalakatte and their vehicle checked at the point. On finding lethal weapons in the car, the Kapu Police arrested the six men in the car, said officers.
One of the arrested men has been identified as an accused in the murder of Faasil in Mangalapet of Surathkal two years ago.
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Senior citizen duped of Rs 23.5 lakh on threat of digital arrest in Thane district
Thane (PTI): A 68-year-old man was allegedly cheated of Rs 23.5 lakh by cyber fraudsters who threatened him with digital arrest in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Monday.
This is a second such incident reported in the district this week, an official said.
Based on a complaint, the Kalyan police have registered a case under relevant provisions of the Information Technology Act, Assistant Inspector Vinod Patil of Mahatma Phule police station said.
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"The complainant alleged that two unidentified persons cheated him of Rs 23.5 lakh by threatening to place him under digital arrest and forced him to transfer money through online transactions between December 8 and 12," Patil said.
'Digital arrest’ is a growing form of cybercrime in which fraudsters pose as law enforcement officials or personnel of government agencies and intimidate victims through audio/video calls. They hold the victims hostage and put pressure on them to pay money.
He said that the accused allegedly contacted the victim on WhatsApp video calls and claimed that his bank transactions were suspicious and linked to alleged irregularities.
"The fraudsters told him that he could be placed under digital arrest, but assured him that they would help him avoid legal action if he cooperated," the officer said.
He said that the accused repeatedly threatened the senior citizen and put pressure on him to make multiple online money transfers amounting to Rs 23.5 lakh.
The fraud came to light after the victim narrated the incident to acquaintances and approached the police on realising he had been duped.
"We are analysing bank transaction details, call records and digital evidence to track down the accused," Patil said.
