Hassan: 35 year-old farmer arrested after extorting Rs 22.40 lakh for 'digitally' arresting teacher
Hassan: A young farmer from Hassan district has been arrested by the Economic, Cyber and Narcotics Crime police for allegedly impersonating authorities online, digitally arresting a teacher, and extorting Rs 22.40 lakh from her.
The arrested has been identified as Arun Kumar (35) of Koratikere village in Belur taluk, as reported by Deccan Herald on Thursday.
The arrested person was produced before a judge and his bank account containing Rs 1.90 lakh was frozen. Meanwhile, two other accused remain absconding.
The accused, who contacted the teacher on February 5, posed as employees of Blue Dot Courier based in Mumbai. They claimed that drugs along with medicines were found in a parcel being sent to Dubai and used this allegation to threaten her with a police case. During the interaction, they had also obtained her Aadhaar card and email address, according to the police.
"A woman who made a WhatsApp call and introduced herself as a DCP and digitally arrested a teacher. She threatened that the teacher’s bank account details and ATM card were found with the accused, who was arrested in a hawala money transfer case. To resolve the legal complications of the bank account, she transferred Rs 22.40 lakhs to two bank accounts," DH quoted the police as saying.
The teacher had lodged a complaint at the police station on March 12. The investigation, led by DySP Bankali Nagappa, resulted in the arrest of one accused.
Efforts are underway to apprehend the two remaining suspects.
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Couple, son 'hacked' to death over witchcraft suspicion in Jharkhand's Palamu
Medininagar (PTI): A couple and their 18-year-old son were allegedly hacked to death over suspicion of practising witchcraft in Jharkhand's Palamu, police said on Sunday.
Their minor daughter was also injured in the attack late on Saturday, a police officer said.
The bodies were recovered from their house on Sunday in Panki police station area, he said.
“Initial investigation suggests that the case is related to witchcraft suspicion,” Manoj Kumar Jha, Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) of Lesliganj told PTI.
A manhunt is on to nab the culprits, Jha said.
The girl suffered severe injuries and has been admitted to a government hospital, he said.
The deceased have been identified as Vijay Bhuiyan (45), his wife Kalia Devi (40), and their son Chotu Bhuiyan.
The bodies have been sent to Medinirai Medical College and Hospital (MMCH) for post-mortem examination.
