Two held for attempting to sell drugs worth Rs 100 crore
New Delhi, Oct 16 : Two persons were arrested for allegedly attempting to supply drugs worth more than Rs 100 crore in the international market, police said Tuesday.
The accused have been identified as Sayeed Khan (62), a resident of Devas, Madhya Pradesh, and Ghanshyam (46), a resident of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh.
Khan used to transport heroin concealed in tea packets coming from Assam, they added.
According to the police, this is a "Golden Triangle" (Myanmar, Laos, Thailand) based inter-state gang, an emerging drugs supplier in the Indian subcontinent.
On Saturday, the police had received information that Khan would come near a CNG pump to supply a huge consignment of drugs to one of his Delhi-based contacts.
At around 1 pm on Saturday, a trap was laid and Khan, who came in a truck, was apprehended. Twenty five kgs of fine-quality heroin, worth over Rs 100 crore in the international market, were recovered from the truck, the police said.
During interrogation, Khan revealed that the heroin was delivered to him by one Zameer, a resident of Manipur, on the directions of Ghanshyam and Raju, residents of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh, the police said.
Later, a team was sent to Mandsaur and Ghanshyam was apprehended. Ghanshyam, the kingpin of the gang, revealed that he, along with Nilesh Alotiya and others, used to finance the consignment of heroin from north-eastern states, they said.
The accused disclosed that the suppliers used to collect raw material from the hilly areas adjoining the Manipur-Myanmar border to prepare heroin, the police added.
Khan disclosed that he used to go to the remote areas of Manipur and Assam to receive the consignments of heroin from Zameer, they said.
In another incident, a 24-year-old alleged Ganja supplier was arrested from the Uttam Nagar area here, the police said.
The accused was identified as Bharat Kumar, a resident of JJ Colony, Raghubir Nagar, they added.
At around 12.10 am on the intervening night of October 10 and 11, a police team was patrolling in the Uttam Nagar area, when it spotted the man with a bag.
On the basis of suspicion, the police apprehended him and recovered 5 kg of Ganja, they said.
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FIR filed after e-commerce platform linked tech firm alleges SMS spoofing fraud
Bengaluru (PTI): An FIR has been registered against unknown people for allegedly sending fraudulent messages in the name of an e-commerce platform with promises of cash rewards, further disrupting its operations, police said on Wednesday.
The offence is said to have taken place between April 23 and April 27, they said.
A representative of city-based technology company Hiveloop Technology Pvt Ltd (HTPL), part of the Udaan group (eB2B platform), has lodged a complaint alleging a large-scale SMS spoofing fraud following which a detailed investigation has been initiated into the matter, a senior police officer said.
According to the FIR, HTPL is a registered entity on the TRAI-mandated DLT platform, which permits only pre-approved SMS templates and whitelisted URLs to be sent through authorised sender IDs.
The issue came to light on April 23, when HTPL received alerts from buyers about fraudulent SMS messages appearing to originate from the company's sender ID "UDAANN". The messages reportedly contained Bitly links and falsely claimed a credit of Rs 10,001, urging recipients to withdraw money, it said.
On April 27, at around 12:49 pm, the DLT platform blacklisted HTPL's SMS templates, citing their alleged use in sending fraudulent messages. Within minutes, the company's sender ID was also blacklisted. Airtel's DLT system subsequently confirmed the action and shared details of the fraudulent messages that were circulated in HTPL's name without its knowledge or consent, the FIR stated.
Following this, the company's messaging operations were affected, and even legitimate communications such as one-time passwords to buyers began failing. Later, the DLT operator suspended HTPL's entire account following complaints raised on TRAI's Chakshu platform, bringing all SMS services of the company to a halt, it further stated.
HTPL has stated that neither it nor its authorised vendors sent the fraudulent messages. The links embedded in the messages reportedly redirected users to an online betting website, the FIR stated.
The company has claimed that the incident has resulted in a complete breakdown of SMS-based services, including buyer authentication, order updates and promotional communication, leading to significant financial losses.
At least 13 victims have been identified so far, with the possibility of more affected users. Victims were allegedly directed to an online betting platform, raising concerns of potential financial fraud, the FIR added.
