Temple chariot overturns during Bappanadu Brahmarathotsava; Priest injured
Mulki: A chariot of the Sri Durgaparameshwari Temple in Bappanadu overturned in the early hours of Saturday during the annual Brahmarathotsava festival, injuring one priest and briefly halting the celebrations. Fortunately, no devotees were seriously hurt in the incident.
The accident occurred at around 2 am while the grand rathotsava procession was underway. Hundreds of devotees had gathered and were engaged in the ritual of pulling the large wooden chariot through the temple street when a structural pole of the chariot reportedly gave way, causing it to collapse.
According to eyewitnesses, a few priests were seated inside the chariot at the time of the mishap. One of the priests sustained minor injuries. Temple authorities confirmed that the devotees present on the road escaped unhurt.
The incident led to temporary panic and concern among those present, but the situation was brought under control. After safety checks and with the support of the devotees, the celebrations resumed using another chariot from the temple premises.
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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.
