Be patient with locals during lockdown: Mangaluru Police Commissioner Harsha instructs personnel
Mangaluru: Instructing the police officials to remain calm and patient while dealing with people during lockdown Mangaluru Police Commissioner Dr. PS Harsha on Friday added that there was no lathi charge required for any reason on people.
"Unnecessary lathi charge is not at all required" Harsha instructed the police officials in an audio clip that is believed to be of the commissioner.
"If people come to buy daily needs, don't trouble them. Do not stop goods trucks, vehicles for any reason. The drivers of those vehicles should be inspected only if they have fever and infection" he appealed in the audio.
Those who have government ID cards, bank staff and vehicles with G number plates should be allowed without any interruption.
The Commissioner of Police has instructed police officers and staff to not leave any person from Kerala for any reason. Only goods vehicles carrying necessary items should be allowed, Dr. Harsha said in the audio clip.
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Interstate cyber-fraud racket busted in UP's Baghpat, 7 held
Baghpat (PTI): An interstate cyber-fraud racket involved in duping people on the pretext of providing bank jobs was busted by police in this Uttar Pradesh district on Sunday with the arrest of seven people, including two women, officials said.
Police said the accused were running a fake call centre and luring job seekers from several states by issuing forged appointment letters and fabricated agreements in the name of bank recruitment, collecting large sums of money in return.
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Twelve mobile phones, two laptops, two SIM cards on fake names, several forged appointment letters and agreements, 15 bank passbooks, two chequebooks, UPI QR codes, ATM cards and 11 other cards were seized from the possession of the accused, police said, adding that the data of around 6,450 people from different states was found stored in the laptops.
According to the officials, the gang misused information obtained from online platforms, such as OLX and job-related websites, to target unsuspecting victims.
The racket was uncovered following complaints received on the Union home ministry's "Pratibimb" portal and subsequent technical surveillance.
Investigations revealed at least 20 complaints from various states, including Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Assam and Meghalaya.
The arrested accused were identified as Mohit Kumar, Puneet Kumar, Vardaan, Anuj Kumar and Akshay, besides the two women.
They were arrested at around 11:30 am from under the Eastern Peripheral Expressway in the Kotwali Baghpat area.
A case has been registered at the cyber crime police station under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and section 66D of the Information Technology Act, police said.
