Cheating and swindling money through Facebook: Two held in Bengaluru
Operation from Urwa police
Mangaluru, October 03: Urwa police on Tuesday arrested two persons in Bengaluru on charges of blackmailing people by getting their photos after introducing themselves as a woman in Facebook and swindling money from them.
The arrested are identified as Aditya alias Ashwini (19) of Subedarpalya near Yeshwanthpur and Arun H.S (27) of Basaveshwara Nagar in Kanakapura. They were brought to Mangaluru. The accused introduced themselves as Aradhya of Bengaluru to a Mangaluru person. Later, they got a photo from the complainant, threatened him of sending him to jail by producing the photo to the police and blackmailed him for Rs 65,000. After this, they were calling him and demanding for more money. When the case was under investigation, the accused used to call the complainant in the name of senior police officers and politicians and threatening him.
Based on the complaint, the Urwa police arrested the accused near Columbia Hospital in Bengaluru. The police said that the accused have been blackmailing the complainant in the name of Aradhya. Urwa police station inspector Ravish Nayak and staff conducted the operation under the guidance of Commissioner T.R Suresh, DCP Uma Prashanth and Central Sub-Division ACP Uday Nayak.
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Sai Baba temple at Shirdi not to allow garlands, bouquets, shawls inside
Mumbai, May 10 (PTI): Amid heightened security concerns in the country, the Sai Baba temple trust at Shirdi in Maharashtra has decided not to allow garland, bouquets and shawls to brought inside the temple complex.
The famous temple which draws millions of devotees every year had received a threatening email last week.
Goraksh Gadilkar, a member of the Sai Baba Sansthan Trust, said devotees will be searched before entering the temple.
"The Sansthan received a threat email on May 2. In view of India-Pakistan tensions and the security alert across the country, flowers, garlands, prasad and shawls will not be allowed inside," he told PTI.
The Ahilyanagar district police have also made some suggestions to enhance the security of the temple.
On Friday, the Siddhivinayak temple in Mumbai said it will not allow garlands, prasad and coconuts inside from May 11.
