Country going through testing times, need to adapt Gandhi's idea of nationalism: Sasikanth Senthil
Mangaluru: Former IAS Officer and DC of Dakshina Kannada District Sasikanth Senthil, who resigned from IAS earlier last month, on Wednesday added that the country was going through testing times as people were being asked every now and then to prove their nationalism.
Speaking at an event organised to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, in Mangaluru Senthil added that Gandhi’s idea of nationalism was different than how and where the country is currently heading.
“We should understand what Gandhi’s concept of nationalism was. He had a different vision for our country where we grow as a country with all our diversity, with no violence and without differentiating between the people of the country” Senthil noted.
“Gandhi’s idea of nationalism didn’t come out overnight. It took him years to come out and express his vision of the country and lead the freedom movement against the British by uniting whole country” he further added.
“Without love, unity, bonding and empathy among the diverse culture of this country the idea of nationalism cannot stand. These are the must factors for the idea nationalism” Senthil said.
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Mangaluru man loses Rs 41.85 lakh in ‘digital arrest’ cyber fraud
Mangaluru: A resident of Mangaluru has been cheated of Rs 41.85 lakh in a ‘digital arrest’ scam, following which a case has been registered at the CEN Police Station.
According to the complaint, the victim received a phone call on January 31 from a person who introduced himself as an officer of the Mumbai Crime Branch, claiming to be calling from New Delhi. The caller allegedly told the victim that a bank account had been opened in his name at Canara Bank using his identity documents and that the account was linked to a major financial fraud.
The fraudster further claimed that a Supreme Court warrant had been issued against the victim and threatened him with arrest if he did not cooperate. He was asked to join a WhatsApp video call for what was described as an official “investigation”. During the call, the victim was reportedly warned not to inform his family members and was made to share his personal and bank details.
On the pretext of verifying his bank accounts and clearing his name to avoid arrest, the accused allegedly instructed the victim to transfer money to specific bank accounts. Acting on these directions, the victim transferred Rs 41.85 lakh in multiple transactions between February 9 and February 18.
After realising that he had been duped, the victim approached the CEN Police Station and lodged a complaint.
Police have registered a case and begun an investigation into the cyber fraud.
