Bhatkal: In what is said to be the fourth positive case of Corona Virus in the town, another person tested positive for Corona Virus on Saturday evening here. Taking the total number of active cases in Bhatkal to seven.
The patient reportedly came to Mangaluru to receive his friend who arrived from Dubai to Mangaluru International Airport on March 20 and later tested positive for Corona Virus. He reportedly dropped the passenger in his car to his home in Bhatkal.
When the passenger tested positive for the virus, his friend who picked him at the airport and brought him to Bhatkal was also asked to report to the hospital after which his throat swabs were sent for testing. The reports arrived on Saturday evening confirming that he had tested positive for the virus.
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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.
