Marathi film director gets stuck in lift, rescued
Thane: Marathi film director Viju Mane got stuck in an elevator of a theatre in Maharashtra's Thane city after it malfunctioned, an official said on Tuesday.
The incident took place on Monday when Mane took the lift meant for VIPs to reach an auditorium in the civic-run 'Dr Kashinath Ghanekar Natyagruha' here, he said.
The lift got stuck between the first and second floors due to some technical fault, the official said, adding that Mane was rescued after around 10 minutes.
Later, Mane took to social media platforms Facebook and Twitter to express his concern over the bad condition of facilities at the theatre.
Taking serious note of the incident, Thane Mayor Naresh Mhaske asked the civic officials to ensure that facilities at the theatre were properly maintained.
He said strict action would be taken against any dereliction of duty. Urging citizens to keep Thane clean, the mayor said, "Our city is our home and people should realise this."
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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.
