Two African nationals linked to 12 cyber fraud complaints nationwide held in Delhi
New Delhi (PTI): Two African nationals have been arrested over suspected involvement in an international cyber fraud racket that allegedly duped victims across multiple states of more than Rs 50 lakh, police said on Thursday.
The accused allegedly impersonated women on online platforms to befriend Indian victims and build emotional relationships. They would later claim to be travelling to India and fabricate stories about being detained at airports or facing immigration issues, seeking money for clearance and other expenses.
Police said the arrests were made following sustained surveillance, technical analysis and verification of suspicious mule bank accounts linked to multiple complaints registered on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP).
According to the police, at least 12 complaints from across states involving defrauded funds exceeding Rs 50 lakh were traced to several bank accounts used by the accused.
"These accounts were opened in different names across various banks and were used to receive money fraudulently obtained from victims," a senior police officer said.
During investigation, six mobile phones and two passports were seized from the accused. Police said the devices contained incriminating chats, details of mule bank accounts and conversations with victims, along with fabricated images related to airports apparently used to mislead targets.
Both accused are also suspected to have links with drug trafficking activities in the Delhi-NCR region and are being probed further, police said, adding that efforts are underway to identify and apprehend other members.
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PU results: Dakshina Kannada ranks second in state, girls outperform boys
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada district has once again secured the second position in the state in the second PUC examinations, recording a significant improvement in overall performance.
The district, which had achieved a pass percentage of 93.57 percent last year, has registered 96.35 percentage this year.
In the Commerce stream, Disha from Alva’s PU College secured a perfect score of 600 marks, sharing the first rank in the state with Aditi A. Bapu of S.B. Mahavir Jain PU College, Bengaluru.
Rachel D’Souza of St Aloysius PU College secured the second rank in the state with 599 marks. Vansha of Maps College scored 598 marks, while Anvita R. of Mulki Narayanguru Composite PU College, Ava Christina Rodrigues of St Aloysius College, KH Aditi Bhushan of Moodbidri Excellent PU College, Riya Faith Saldana of St Aloysius PUC and U Yana Poonamma N.P. of Belthangady Excel PU College secured 597 marks each.
In the Science stream, Princilla Cardoza of The Learning Center (TLC) PU College, Akash Bhavana, secured the first rank in the state with 599 marks.
Abhiram V. Bhat of Vivekananda PU College, Puttur, Dhanush Gutti of New Vibrant PU College, Moodbidri, Meenakshi Unnithan of The Learning Center PU College, Nandan Nayak and Samanyu S. Shetty of Expert PU College, Rakshita Manjunath Sanganapet of Alva’s PU College,and Vaibhavi S. Karkera of Sharda INDP PU College, Kodialbail shared the second rank with 598 marks each.
In the Arts stream, Fatimath Shahla of Sharada Women’s PU College, Sullia, secured 595 marks.
A total of 37,140 students, including repeaters and private candidates, appeared for the examination in the district, of whom 35,190 (94.75 percent) passed. Among first-time candidates, 35,449 students appeared and 34,155 (96.35 percent) cleared the examination.
Girls once again outperformed boys in the district. Of the 18,509 female students who appeared, 17,827 (96.32 percent) passed. Among boys, 18,631 students appeared, of whom 17,363 (93.19 percent) cleared the examination.
Stream-wise, 3,646 candidates appeared in Arts, with 3,126 (85.74 percent) passing. In Commerce, 14,964 students appeared and 13,993 (93.51 percent) passed. In Science, 18,530 students appeared, with 18,071 (97.52 percent) clearing the examination.
Department-wise results for the district in 2025-26 stood at 88.21 percent in Arts, 96.1 percent in Commerce, and 97.99 percent in Science. The pass percentage among urban students was 96.26 per cent, while rural students recorded a slightly higher pass percentage of 96.45 per cent.
