Belthangady: 48 tonnes of sand found illegally stocked up in Bandaru village; Case registered
Belthangady: A case involving illegal sand collection has been registered by Dharmasthala Police, following an investigation prompted by complaints from Bandaru Gram Panchayat members and officials from the Department of Mines and Geology in Mangaluru.
The complaints alleged the presence of an illegal sand stockpile in Bandaru village. Acting on these allegations, officials from the Department of Mines and Geology, Mangaluru branch, conducted an inspection of the site. Their inspection revealed the presence of approximately 48 tonnes of sand in the alleged location.
Subsequently, they filed a formal complaint with Dharmasthala Police against Sandesh Gowda, accusing him of illegally hoarding the sand. The case has been registered, and Dharmasthala Police are currently conducting further investigations.
Local residents have also claimed that illegal sand stockpiling and misuse of the site have been ongoing issues in Bandaru village for the past two years. Both Dharmasthala police and officials from the Revenue Department are investigating these allegations.
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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.
