Gang war held on Udupi-Manipal Road: Two held; sword, dagger among things seized by police
Udupi: The Udupi Town Police have arrested two men for allegedly waging a gang war on the road between Udupi and Manipal recently, with a video of the incident being shared widely on social media.
The arrested have been identified as Ashiq and Raqib of the ‘Garuda’ gang of Kapu. The men are learned to have battled on the road on May 18, with the Udupi Police registering a case on the matter on May 20. The police have said that the other members of the gang are absconding.
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Two cars and motorbikes each, one sword and one dagger, which had been used during the fight, were confiscated by the police. Udupi Town Police are investigating the matter further.
Very bad state of affairs
— Dr Durgaprasad Hegde (@DpHegde) May 25, 2024
Gang War at Udupi
Incident happened recently late night, 2 groups fought on Udupi Manipal Highway near Kunjibettu
Where is the younger generation heading ???
Stringent action should be taken against all these culprits pic.twitter.com/EVAstmKumR
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3 officials of private banks arrested in Gujarat in Rs 2,500 crore cyber fraud; 20 held so far
Rajkot (PTI): Three officials of leading private banks were arrested for their alleged involvement in a Rs 2,500-crore cyber fraud racket in Gujarat's Rajkot district, bringing the number of those held so far in the case to 20, police said on Monday.
Those arrested were identified as Maulik Kamani, a personal manager at Yes Bank in Padadhari; Kalpesh Dangariya, a manager at Axis Bank in Jamnagar; and Anurag Baldha, a personal banker with HDFC Bank, Rajkot (Rural) Superintendent of Police Vijay Gurjar said.
Dangariya and Baldha were previously employed with Yes Bank, he added.
Kamani allegedly assisted the earlier arrested accused in opening and managing suspicious accounts. He also helped bypass banking alerts triggered by high-value transactions by submitting additional documentation to keep accounts active, the SP said.
Kamani was allegedly involved in cash withdrawals that were later routed through hawala channels (illegal money transfer system), supported by digital evidence recovered from his mobile device, he added.
Dangariya is accused of facilitating the opening of fraudulent accounts using fake or misrepresented identities, police said.
He also assisted in structuring documentation, including Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC)-related papers, to prevent transactions from being flagged as suspicious, they said.
On the other hand, Baldha opened new accounts after verification and certification processes as part of the racket, Gurjar informed.
All the three accused are in police custody, while others are in jail under judicial remand, SP said.
So far, police have identified 85 bank accounts linked to the racket with 535 complaints filed on the cyber crime portal.
The total transaction linked to the cyber fraud exceeds Rs 2,500 crore, police said.
The earlier fraud amount was pegged by police at Rs 1,500 crore.
