Virender Sehwag endorses Congress candidate in Haryana Assembly elections
Tosham: In a surprising move, former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag has campaigned for Congress party candidate Anirudh Chaudhary, who is contesting from the Tosham constituency in Haryana.
Sehwag urged voters to support Chaudhary, emphasising his potential to become a voice for the people and contribute to the progress of Tosham.
"I consider him as my elder brother, and his father, Ranbir Singh Mahendra, who also served as BCCI president, had supported me a lot. This is one of the most important days for him, and I feel I would be able to help him," Sehwag said in a video message posted by PTI. The veteran cricketer further encouraged the people of Tosham to help Anirudh Chaudhary secure victory.
Chaudhary expressed confidence that the Congress party will emerge victorious in the Haryana elections, highlighting the current government's (BJP) failure to address pressing issues faced by farmers. “There's a huge water crisis here, but the government has also failed to solve this issue. Development has not taken place here, and I want to solve all these issues,” the sports administrator-turned-politician asserted.
Sehwag's endorsement has brought a new dynamic into the closely contested race in Tosham, where familial ties and political rivalries run deep. Anirudh Chaudhary, 48, is the grandson of four-time Haryana Chief Minister Bansi Lal. He is up against his cousin, Shruti Choudhry, who is the BJP candidate and the daughter of Bansi Lal’s younger son, Surender Singh.
Voting for the 90-member Haryana Legislative Assembly is scheduled for October 5, with the counting of votes on October 8.
VIDEO | Haryana elections 2024: "I consider him (Anirudh Chaudhary) as my elder brother, and his father (Ranbir Singh Mahendra) - who also served as (BCCI) president - had also supported me a lot. This is one of the most important days for him, and I feel I would be able to help… pic.twitter.com/xdVtWfAwx8
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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.
