Assam: BJP MLA calls Cong leader Gaurav Gogoi's victory 'amazing, significant'
Guwahati, Jun 4: Hailing Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi's win from Assam's Jorhat as "amazing and significant", BJP MLA Mrinal Saikia on Tuesday said the political strategy adopted by his opponent, which is his party, did succeed in the elections.
Taking a dig at his party, Saikia said that money, huge publicity, presence of many leaders in the constituency and arrogant speeches by leaders campaigning for the candidate contesting against Gogoi did not yield any positive result.
Gaurav Gogoi snatched the Jorhat seat from the ruling BJP by defeating Topon Kumar Gogoi with a margin of 1,44,393 votes, according to the Election Commission.
"Special congratulations to @GauravGogoiAsm for your amazing win. This result is very significant in Jorhat in many ways.
"The outcome proved that - Money, Big Publicity, Over Doses of Leaders and Arrogant Speeches does not always help to win elections," Saikia, the MLA from Khumtai Assembly constituency, said in a post on X.
Gogoi, in return, acknowledged the BJP leader's message and appreciated his "commitment" to the people.
"Thank you @Mrinal_MLA dangoriya. We may be on opposite sides of the political spectrum, but I respect your commitment to the people of Khumtai, especially during the times of floods, and your interest in agro-tourism," he said.
Till 9:30 pm, the Election Commission website showed that the Congress leader was leading by 1,44,393 votes against BJP's sitting MP Topon Kumar Gogoi.
For the BJP candidate's campaign in Jorhat, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma spent several nights there, and many of his ministers, MLAs and other leaders camped for weeks at the constituency.
The entire campaign for Topon Kumar Gogoi was led by Sarma, who addressed multiple meetings and held several roadshows covering all the 10 assembly constituencies under the Jorhat Lok Sabha seat.
#8pm : #ElectionResult2024
— Mrinal Saikia (@Mrinal_MLA) June 4, 2024
Special congratulations to @GauravGogoiAsm for your amazing win. This result is very significant in Jorhatmany ways.The outcome proved that- Money,Big Publicity, Over Doses of Leaders and Arrogant Speeches does not always help to win elections. pic.twitter.com/a7J3WeIpzs
Thank you @Mrinal_MLA dangoriya. We may be on opposite sides of the political spectrum but I respect your commitment to the people of Khumtai esp during time of floods and your interest in agro-tourism. https://t.co/WCAbkmE9zW
— Gaurav Gogoi (@GauravGogoiAsm) June 4, 2024
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Bank account in Ramgarh tracked for fraudulent fund transactions across 24 states, 4 arrested
Ramgarh (Jharkhand) (PTI): Jharkhand police on Thursday said it has unearthed a network of interstate cyber frauds and arrested four miscreants for fraudulent transactions through a bank account in Ramgarh district after complaints of 274 suspected transactions in 24 states.
The states where complaints for fraudulent transactions were registered included Maharashtra, Karnataka, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh.
The action followed inputs received through 'Samanvaya portal', a centralised, web-based platform launched by the Union Home Ministry to curb cybercrime.
"We arrested four cyber miscreants after a current account with Kuju (Ramgarh) branch of the State Bank of India was found to have registered suspected financial transactions in 24 states with the help of the Pratibimba portal of the Home Ministry through the Samanvaya portal," Ramgarh Superintendent of Police Mukesh Kumar Lunayat said.
During the probe, police found that the account was opened under the MSME Udyam Registration scheme in the name of Shree Ganesh Enterprises, he said.
The account had been linked to as many as 274 complaints from different states related to cyber fraud and illegal fund transfers.
The registered proprietors of the enterprise were identified as Rahul Gupta (37), Ravi Kumar Verma (34), and Ajay Sharma (33), all residents of Ramgarh district, a statement from the Ramgarh police said.
During interrogation, Rahul Gupta and Ravi Kumar Verma revealed that they had opened multiple current accounts at the behest of Ritesh Agrawal alias Munna (40) and Sonu Kumar Jha (34).
They admitted receiving Rs 1.2 lakh in exchange for facilitating the opening of these accounts.
"The accused further confessed to sharing OTPs, activating mobile banking services, and handing over control of the accounts to the main operators through WhatsApp and Telegram groups. These accounts were then allegedly used to route fraudulent transactions.
Police said mobile data analysis of the accused led to the recovery of crucial digital evidence, including details of SIM cards, bank accounts, passbooks, ATM cards, QR code scanners, Aadhaar cards, and PAN cards shared through messaging platforms.
A total of four accused have been arrested so far and sent to judicial custody.
A case has been registered at the Cyber Crime Police Station under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023 and Sections 66C and 66D of the Information Technology Act, 2000.
Further investigation is underway, the police said.
