New Delhi, Jul 7 (PTI): Chief Minister Rekha Gupta wrote to her Uttar Pradesh counterpart Yogi Adityanath on Monday, urging him to stop illegal sand mining on the Yamuna floodplains on the Delhi-UP border while noting that it was weakening the river embankments and raising the danger of flood.
It was also becoming a cause of serious ecological damage, she wrote in the letter.
Gupta also shared with Adityanath the National Green Tribunal's concerns over the issue, saying it has also sought the stoppage of illegal sand mining through a regulatory enforcement involving inter-state coordination.
Sharing details of illegal sand mining in the Yamuna floodplains, the Delhi chief minister said that it can be a cause of a serious problem and impact the lives of people residing along the banks of the river.
Illegal sand mining is an inter-state issue, the Delhi chief minister said in the letter and emphasised framing a joint and coordinated enforcement system involving Uttar Pradesh and Delhi to check it.
She hoped that with the cooperation of her Uttar Pradesh counterpart, an effective solution to the problem could be found.
An official statement said, "The Delhi chief minister urged Yogi Adityanath to direct Uttar Pradesh officials to carry out a joint inter-state demarcation so that ecological balance could be effectively safeguarded through coordinated efforts of the two states."
Top officials of the Delhi government said they were in touch with their Uttar Pradesh counterparts and providing all required information, including on illegal sand mining on the Delhi-UP border, it said.
Illegal sand mining was also causing a diversion of the natural course of the river and changes in its riverbed, officials said, adding it was causing irreversible ecological damage and posing a threat to life and property of those settled along the Yamuna.
They also raised the situation of "confusion" between Delhi and Uttar Pradesh over jurisdictional matters, according to the statement.
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Bengaluru: As online shopping surges, particularly during festive seasons, cybercriminals are preying on unsuspecting customers with fake e-commerce websites that closely mimic legitimate platforms.
These fraudulent platforms lure users with flashy deals and deep discounts, aiming to steal money and sensitive personal information, as reported by The New Indian Express on Monday.
“Two main types of scams are currently being reported: one involves fraudsters creating counterfeit versions of popular brand websites, while the other features entirely new but fake e-commerce platforms—both heavily promoted on social media and messaging apps to attract buyers,” TNIE quoted a senior officer from a CEN (Cybercrime, Economic Offences and Narcotics) police station in Bengaluru as saying.
The officer added that in most cases, customers are tricked into paying in advance but never receive the products, as fraudsters either collect the money without delivering goods or steal users’ data through malicious links.
He warned that such fake sites often contain subtle spelling errors in brand names that typically go unnoticed, and added that clicking unknown links or trusting deals that seem too good to be true significantly increases the risk. “Always verify the URL, look out for misspellings in the domain, and double-check offers through official brand websites,” he said.
A senior officer from the North division further revealed that some companies have filed police complaints after receiving disputes over orders they never processed. “Victims who lose small amounts, between Rs 1,000 and Rs 2,000, often don’t report it, which allows these scams to continue unchecked,” TNIE quoted him as saying.
Authorities are advising online shoppers to stay vigilant and report any suspicious websites to help curb further fraudulent activity.