BIT, BEADS graduation day celebration on October 30
Mangaluru: The Bearys Institute of Technology (BIT) and Bearys Enviro Architecture Design School (BEADS) will organise their 9th and 2nd graduation day respectively on October 30 at its Bearys Knowledge Campus in Innoli.
The event will is scheduled to begin at 10 am on Saturday and Karnataka Minister for Higher Education Dr. Ashwath Narayan will be the Chief Guest at the event.
NTT Global Limited CEO, Sharad Sanghi will give keynote address in the event that will be chaired by Bearys Institute of Learning's Chairman Syed Mohammed Beary.
NITK Surathkal Director, Dr. Umamaheswar Rao, Mangaluru MLA UT Khader, Manjeshwar MLA AKM Ashraf, Arch. NM Salim will be among other guests at the event.
Dr. SI Manjur Basha shared information about the event at a press conference on Thursday.
Architect Ashok L Mendonca, BIT Polytechnic Director Dr. Azeez Mustafa, and others were present at the press conference.
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Bengaluru: Woman falls prey to 'digital arrest' scam, losses over Rs 2.05 cr
Bengaluru (PTI): A 57-year-old woman fell prey to an alleged "digital arrest" scam and lost over Rs 2.05 crore to cybercriminals, who posed as law enforcement officials, police said on Tuesday.
'Digital arrest' is a form of cyber fraud where fraudsters pose as law enforcement officers and threaten people through audio or video calls, forcing them to transfer money online.
The woman was also coerced into selling multiple properties and taking bank loans to meet the fraudsters' demands, they said.
The offence is said to have occurred between June 19 and November 27, police said.
According to the complaint, on June 19, 2025, he received a call from an unidentified number claiming to be from Blue Dart courier company, informing her that a baggage allegedly linked to her Aadhaar card contained drugs and that Mumbai Police would arrest her.
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The caller then instructed her to install an app and began video calling her regularly. In the first week, they continuously monitored her through video and WhatsApp calls, the FIR stated.
It further stated that the accused allegedly appeared on video calls wearing police uniforms and claimed to be officers of the rank of inspector and deputy commissioner of police.
Police said the accused used to contact the complainant through multiple unknown mobile numbers and demanded money, threatening that her son's life would be in danger if payments were not made.
Fearing arrest and harm to her family, the complainant sold two plots in Malur at a low price, disposed of an apartment in Vignan Nagar, and also availed a loan from a private bank to arrange the money, which was transferred to the accused, the FIR said.
From June 20, she had transferred Rs 2,05,16,652, the FIR stated.
The fraud came to light when the accused allegedly asked the complainant to visit a police station to obtain a 'no-objection certificate' and promised that the entire amount would be returned, following which the victim realised that she had fallen prey to a digital arrest scam.
Based on her complaint, a case was registered at Whitefield CEN crime police station on November 27 under Sections 319 (2) (Cheating by personation) and 318 (4) (Cheating) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and relevant sections of the Information Technology Act, police said, adding that further investigation is under way.
