Application for Hajj 2020 to start on October 15
Mangaluru: The Haj Committee of India is set to start receiving Haj Application Form (HAF) for Haj 2020 from October 15.
Application forms can be obtained from the Haj Committee website (www.hajcommittee.gov.in) or from the Bengaluru Haj Committee office or the District Waqf board office.
December 5 of 2019 is the last date to submit the application. The online selection of the application will be done through Qurrah in the second week of December," Rasheed Vittla, press secretary of the Mangaluru Haj Committee Management, said in a statement.
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Mangaluru man loses Rs 41.85 lakh in ‘digital arrest’ cyber fraud
Mangaluru: A resident of Mangaluru has been cheated of Rs 41.85 lakh in a ‘digital arrest’ scam, following which a case has been registered at the CEN Police Station.
According to the complaint, the victim received a phone call on January 31 from a person who introduced himself as an officer of the Mumbai Crime Branch, claiming to be calling from New Delhi. The caller allegedly told the victim that a bank account had been opened in his name at Canara Bank using his identity documents and that the account was linked to a major financial fraud.
The fraudster further claimed that a Supreme Court warrant had been issued against the victim and threatened him with arrest if he did not cooperate. He was asked to join a WhatsApp video call for what was described as an official “investigation”. During the call, the victim was reportedly warned not to inform his family members and was made to share his personal and bank details.
On the pretext of verifying his bank accounts and clearing his name to avoid arrest, the accused allegedly instructed the victim to transfer money to specific bank accounts. Acting on these directions, the victim transferred Rs 41.85 lakh in multiple transactions between February 9 and February 18.
After realising that he had been duped, the victim approached the CEN Police Station and lodged a complaint.
Police have registered a case and begun an investigation into the cyber fraud.
