Udupi: Former minister Pramod Madhwaraj absent from PM Modi’s program
Udupi: Former minister and BJP leader Pramod Madhwaraj remained absent from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s programme in Udupi on Thursday after his name was reportedly dropped from the official guest list.
Madhwaraj had donated a gold covering worth several lakhs of rupees to the Kanaka Kindi of Sri Krishna Math as a service offering. The plan originally included his participation in the event along with Prime Minister Modi during the inauguration of the gold covering.
The math administration had sent the proposed list of participants to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). However, the final list approved by the PMO did not include the name of Pramod Madhwaraj. Following this, he chose not to attend any of the Prime Minister’s programmes in Udupi.
Responding to queries, Madhwaraj confirmed the development, stating that since his name did not appear in the PMO-approved list, he opted out of the event. He added that no one contacted him afterward regarding the issue.
He expressed satisfaction that the gold covering he donated as a service was inaugurated by the Prime Minister, saying that alone gave him happiness.
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Three arrested in Gurugram for aiding Chinese cyber fraud syndicate
Gurugram (PTI): The Gurugram Cyber Police has arrested three men for allegedly providing calling support to a Chinese fraud syndicate, officials said on Wednesday.
According to the officials, a 20-port physical SIM box and a laptop were seized from them. These arrests come after a woman from Nagaland was held in connection with the same case.
The arrested accused have been identified as Karma (32) from Nagaland, and Lobsang Tsultim (33) and Ngawang Gyaltsen (35), both from Himachal Pradesh. Karma and Tsultim were arrested on February 14. Gyaltsen was intercepted on February 16 near Majnu Ka Tila in Delhi while attempting to flee to Nepal.
Police said the accused, during questioning, revealed that they were using SIM boxes to facilitate fraudulent calls targeting Indian citizens.
Karma and Lobsang Tsultim admitted to installing virtual SIM boxes in Gurugram on the instructions of a Chinese national named Tsega, they said.
These setups, which included 20 mobile phones, were capable of making over 20,000 calls a day. Tsega, allegedly used an application to contact Indian citizens for various crimes, including gaming and investment fraud, they said.
Tsultim and Gyaltsen were born in China and have lived in India as refugees for 15 years. Fluent in Chinese and Taiwanese, they communicated with Tsega via WeChat, a platform banned in India since 2020, they added.
ACP Cyber Priyanshu Dewan said the three accused were produced in court on Wednesday and have been sent to judicial custody.
"We are working to identify others involved in the network," he added.
