Man tears passport pages to hide Bangkok visit from family; held at Mumbai airport
Mumbai, Apr 16 (PTI): A 51-year-old Pune resident was arrested at Mumbai International Airport for allegedly tearing pages from his passport to conceal his trips to Bangkok from his family, a police official said on Wednesday.
The accused, Vijay Bhalerao, was intercepted by immigration officials at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) early Monday during checking when it was found that some pages in his passport were torn.
A police official said Bhalerao had visited Bangkok four times last year. Earlier this month, he travelled to Indonesia from the Mumbai airport.
His interrogation revealed that he tore pages of his passport to hide his visits to Bangkok from his family, the official said.
Bhalerao was taken to Sahar police station and booked under relevant sections under the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) and the Passport Act. Further investigation is underway, the official added.
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Himachal resident cheated by woman posing as social worker
Bilaspur (HP) (PTI): A resident of Himachal Pradesh's Bilaspur district was duped of Rs 20,000 by a woman posing as a social worker on the pretext of supporting marriage of underprivileged women, police said on Wednesday.
Vinay Kumar, a resident of Galore area, filed a complaint at Barmana police station alleging that on January 28 he met a woman who introduced herself as a social worker, they said.
The woman told Kumar that she helps poor families in getting their daughters married and took Rs 20,000 cash from Kumar as donation to support the cause, the police said.
The complainant alleged that after giving the money, the woman stopped picking up his calls. Following this, he moved to the police and filed a complaint, they said.
A large number of people who were victims of such fraud had come to Barmana police station and also met the Bilaspur SP.
DSP Bilaspur Madan Dhiman on Wednesday confirmed that the complaint has been lodged and further investigation into the case is being conducted by the police.
