Karkala resident opens fraudulent APK file, loses Rs 1.74 lakh
Karkala: A 49-year-old resident of Yerlapadi village in Karkala was reportedly duped of Rs 1.74 lakh after clicking on a fraudulent APK file link sent to his mobile phone under the guise of the “PM KISAN” scheme.
According to a complaint filed by G. Rajesh Acharya, he received a link claiming to be associated with the government’s PM Kisan scheme while he was at home. Trusting the message, he downloaded and opened the APK file. Shortly after, small deductions of Rs 1.30 and Rs 1.03 were made from his bank account, as reported by Deccan Herald.
Later, on October 31, three major withdrawals of Rs 24,990, Rs 50,000, and Rs 25,000 were made from the same account, amounting to a total of Rs 99,992. Subsequently, on November 2, another sum of Rs 75,000 was debited from a separate bank account held by Acharya.
In all, Acharya lost Rs 1,74,992 due to the fraudulent link. The unidentified person who sent the fake “PM KISAN” APK link is believed to have gained unauthorised access to his banking credentials through the malicious application.
The police registered his complaint about the loss of Rs 1.74 lakh for offence punishable under Section 66 (D) of Information Technology Act.
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Odisha: Normalcy returns to violence-hit Malkangiri; internet services fully restored
Malkangiri (PTI): Normalcy returned to Odisha’s Malkangiri district on Monday, nearly a week after around 200 villages were damaged in violent clashes in a village, with the district administration fully restoring internet services, a senior official said.
Additional District Magistrate Bedabar Pradhan said internet services, suspended across the district on December 8 to curb the spread of rumours and misinformation following the clashes, were restored after the situation improved.
The suspension had been extended in phases till 12 noon on Monday.
The administration also withdrew prohibitory orders imposed under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita within a 10-km radius of MV-26 village, where arson incidents were reported on December 7 and December 8.
Though the violence was confined to two villages, tension had gripped the entire district, as the incident took the form of a clash between local tribals and Bengali settlers following the recovery of a headless body of a woman on December 4, officials said.
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The violence broke out after residents of Rakhelguda village allegedly set ablaze several houses belonging to Bengali residents, forcing hundreds to flee. The headless body of Lake Podiami (51), a woman from the Koya tribe, was recovered from the banks of the Poteru river on December 4, while her head was found six days later at a location about 15 km away.
Officials said the district administration held several rounds of discussions with representatives of the tribal and Bengali communities, following which both sides agreed to maintain peace.
Relief and rehabilitation work has since been launched at MV-26 village, with preliminary assessment pegging property damage at around Rs 3.8 crore.
A two-member ministerial team headed by Deputy Chief Minister K V Singh Deo visited the affected village, interacted with officials and locals, and submitted a report to the chief minister.
So far, 18 people have been arrested in connection with the violence, the officials said, adding that despite the withdrawal of prohibitory orders and restoration of internet services, security forces, including BSF and CRPF personnel, continue to be deployed to prevent any untoward incident.
On Sunday, Nabarangpur MP Balabhadra Majhi visited MV-26 and neighbouring Rakhelguda villages, and held discussions with members of both communities as part of efforts to rebuild confidence and restore peace.
More than two lakh Bengali-speaking Bangladeshis were rehabilitated by the Centre in Malkangiri and Nabarangpur districts in 1968, and they currently reside in 124 villages of Malkangiri.
