Mangaluru: In a heart-warming incident, a five-year old boy has donated his money box to the Chief Minister’s COVID-19 relief fund in Mangaluru.
Five-year old Ata-ur-Rahman is the son of Umer Farooque Manegar of Shiroor and grandson of Dr. Mohammed Haneef Shabab of Bhatkal. He hails from Bhatkal and studies in the M02 grade of The Yenepoya School in Mangaluru.
Ata-ur-Rahman reached the Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner’s office on Wednesday afternoon and handed over his piggy bank to the DC Sindhu B Rupesh.
Sindhu Rupesh accepted the donation from Ata-ur-Rahman and lauded his efforts and spirit to support the noble cause of the administration in fighting the deadly Corona Virus’ spread.
When asked why he was donating his piggy bank by Sindhu Rupesh, Ata-ur-Rahman added that he wanted to help the authorities in fight against the Corona Virus and that it was his contribution for the cause.
Additional Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada, MJ Roopa also was amazed by the spirit of Ata-ur-Rahman and thanked him for his contribution towards the cause.
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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.
