Cyber fraud case in Shivamogga: Man held for providing bank account information to online criminals
Shivamogga: In a cyber crime case reported from Shivamogga, a man in the city has been held for providing information related to bank accounts of people to online fraudsters.
Sharath Kumar, also called Gunda and a resident of Tunga Nagar, is learned to be a driver by profession. He allegedly asked his friend Amit for details related to his bank account, along with passbook, ATM card and mobile phone numbers. As he was assured a payment of commission once a fortnight, Amit, who runs a tea stall, agreed and provided Sharath the details.
Sometime later, however, Sharath is said to have told Amit that his bank account was frozen. Amit, however, turned suspicious and paid a visit to the bank branch to inquire, only to learn that 51 cyber crime cases had been filed against his bank account.
Shocked by the news, Amit filed a police complaint. The officers, who registered a case, probed the matter and arrested Sharath, who has been sent to judicial custody.
Eighteen passbooks, 25 ATM cards, seven cheque books, two mobile phones and two QR codes have been seized from the arrested man. It has been found that more than 96 cases of fraud have been filed across the country against 19 fake bank accounts owned by Sharath. He reportedly used the accounts to dupe citizens of about Rs 55,43,56,248. Also, a sum of Rs 11,48,42,898 was found to have been transferred from the 19 accounts.
Additional Superintendents of Police Kariappa and Ramesh, Cyber Crime DySP Krishnamurthy and Inspector Manjunath led the investigation, under guidance from Shivamogga Superintendent of Police B Nikhil.
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Bihar: Over 150 children fall ill after consuming 'mid-day meal' in Saharsa
Saharsa (PTI): More than 150 children were taken ill after allegedly consuming food that was part of the mid-day meal in a school in Bihar’s Saharsa district, a senior official said on Thursday.
The incident occurred at a middle school in Baluaha village of the district.
The official said that 115 children were undergoing treatment at the Sadar Hospital, while around 50 students were admitted to Mahishi Public Health Centre.
“We received information that several children fell ill after consuming the mid-day meal in Baluaha. The children were initially treated at the primary health centre, but later, many were referred to the Sadar Hospital,” Saharsa District Magistrate Deepesh Kumar told reporters.
“According to doctors, the health condition of the children has improved, but they will be kept under observation for some time. There is no need to panic. Some kids are having mild fever. They are being treated accordingly,” Kumar said.
Meanwhile, family members of some children claimed that a snake was found in the container in which cooked pulses was stored at the school.
Of the 545 students present in the school, 200 had already eaten their meals by the time the snake was spotted, and later complained of stomach ache and vomiting, they said.
Regarding the claims, the DM said food samples have been collected from the school.
“We will be able to comment on this only after the results of the tested samples arrive,” he said.
