Posing as 'descendant' of Prophet Mohammad, man dupes 2 women of Rs 11 lakh in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): A 31-year-old man allegedly duped two women of around Rs 11 lakh in Mumbai by claiming to be a "descendant" of Prophet Mohammad and promising to double their gold jewellery and increasing cash flow in home, police said on Monday.
The man, Mohsin Ali Abdul Sattar Qadari, has been booked for cheating and criminal breach of trust, an official said.
According to the Mahim police station official, an FIR was registered against Qadari on a complaint by one Ansar Ahmed Abdul Gani, a local resident.
In 2022, the complainant and his brother Israr Farooqui met Qadari at a 'dargah' (tomb of a Muslim saint) in south Mumbai. During their conversation, Qadari claimed he was a descendant of Prophet Mohammad and possessed his hair, the official said.
Later, both brothers invited Qadari to their residence in Mahim, where he came with a glass box with a hair inside which he claimed was of the Prophet, he said.
After performing some rituals at their house, the man kept the glass box in their cupboard and locked it. Qadari asked the brothers not to open the cupboard till he told them to do so, police said.
After some days, he came back when the brothers were not at home. This time, he met the wives of the two brothers and asked them to keep all their jewellery near the box, saying it will double in a few days, and more money will come into their house, said the official.
As instructed by Qadari, the two women kept all their jewellery near the box. Later, he asked them to go out as he wanted to perform some rituals. As the two women stepped out of their home, the man took out the jewellery worth around Rs 11 lakh from the cupboard and fled, he said.
The cheating came to light after some days when the women narrated the incident to their husbands, according to the official.
When contacted, Qadari told the brothers he has sold the stolen jewellery as he was facing financial problems. One of them, Gani, then lodged a complaint, on the basis of which an FIR under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) sections related to cheating and criminal breach of trust was registered against the accused, he added.
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Power tariffs under BESCOM to rise from May 1
Bengaluru (PTI): Power bills for consumers under the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) will go up from May 1, following an order issued by the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) on Friday.
The hike comes after KERC allowed the BESCOM to recover a revenue deficit of Rs 2,068 crore incurred in 2024-25, from the consumers.
As a result, for every unit of electricity consumed in 2024-25, the customers will be charged an additional 56 paise, it said.
"BESCOM shall calculate, for each of the active consumers of FY2024-25 the amount to be recovered based on their actual energy consumption during FY2024-25. Such amount shall be recovered during FY 2026-27 in equal monthly instalments, to be called as 'FY25 True up Charges', commencing from the first meter reading date falling on or after 1 May 2026 and concluding with the reading date ending on 30 April 2027," the order said.
"It is further ordered that BESCOM shall maintain a separate head of account, allocated for the purpose, to record the adjustment of the said amount to ensure full recovery of the deficit," it added.
Similarly Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Limited (CESC) has also recorded a revenue deficit of Rs 121.71 crore and can collect an additional 15 paisa per unit for consumption in 2024-25, official sources said.
