India launches global diplomatic offensive against Pakistan; Sanjay Jha-led delegation departs today
New Delhi: India has launched a full-scale diplomatic campaign to expose Pakistan’s alleged role in international terrorism, with an all-party parliamentary delegation, led by JD(U) leader Sanjay Kumar Jha, set to depart for Japan tonight. This marks the beginning of a coordinated global outreach under India’s recent military and diplomatic response, following the terror attack in Pahalgam and the subsequent Operation Sindoor.
The delegation, comprising leaders from across the political spectrum—including BJP MPs Aparajita Sarangi and Brij Lal, TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee and John Barla, and Congress leader Salman Khurshid—will visit five strategic nations in East and Southeast Asia: Japan (May 22), South Korea (May 24), Singapore (May 27), Indonesia (May 28), and Malaysia (May 31). Their mission is to present concrete evidence of Pakistan-sponsored terrorism and articulate the rationale behind India’s recent military action.
India's diplomatic push will extend to all members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), including permanent members like the US, UK, France, and Russia, as well as nine non-permanent members completing their terms in 2024 or 2025. However, no delegations will be sent to Pakistan or China.
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri has briefed three of the seven delegations departing between Wednesday and Thursday. In addition to Jha’s team, another delegation led by Shrikant Shinde will visit the UAE, Congo, Sierra Leone, and Liberia. A third group, headed by DMK leader Kanimozhi, is scheduled to leave on Thursday for Russia, Slovenia, Greece, Latvia, and Spain.
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7 held for running fake call centre in South Kolkata
Kolkata (PTI): Seven people were arrested from the Parnashree area in the southern part of the city for allegedly running a fake call centre, a police officer said on Saturday.
Acting on a tip-off, police raided a house on Netaji Subhas Road on Friday night and found the fake call centre operating from the ground floor, he said.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the accused had set up a bogus company using forged documents and posed as employees of an antivirus firm to call citizens in the US, the officer said.
"The callers would gain the trust of victims and then use remote access to take control of their phones or other digital devices. The accused allegedly siphoned off large sums of money, running into millions of dollars, from victims' accounts," he said.
Five laptops, two WiFi routers, six mobile phones and four headsets were seized from the accused, he said, adding that the seven are being questioned to ascertain the full extent of the racket and to identify others involved.
