Congress leaders detained while protesting against state and central govt in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: Congress leaders who staged protest outside Rajbhavan on Wednesday against the policies of central government and failure of state government in dealing with flood relief and rehabilitation, were detained by police and were taken on police vehicle.
On Wednesday, Congress leaders and activists gathered in front of the Gandhi statue at Maurya Circle in the city and staged massive protest alleging that the central government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, had failed to protect the interests of Karnataka.
Speaking on the protest, KPCC president Ishwar Khandre said that despite repeated appeals for flood relief aid, the Central and State governments have failed to live up to the expectations of the people of Karnataka.
Speaking on the occasion, BV Srinivas, President of the Indian Youth Congress, said the BJP was playing vendetta politics by intimidating Congress leaders through IT, ED and CBI.
Several senior Congress leaders attended the protest and expressed their anguish over the governance of BJP both in the state and at the Centre.
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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.
