Karwar man duped off Rs. 24.5 lac by callers claiming to be from RBI
Uttara Kannada District Crime Branch begins investigation
Karwar: Uttara Kannada District Crime Branch (DCB) has registered a case, against unidentified fraudsters for duping a Karwar man of over Rs. 24.5 lac though online transactions.
Prashant Savant, the victim, hails from Sadashivgad of Karwar Taluka, and had availed a life insurance policy from Maxlife Insurance Company in 2011, he paid the annual premium of INR 15,510 till 2015 and then discontinued it, hence making the policy void.
Prashant, however, received multiple calls recently, wherein people on call introduced themselves to be the officials of Maxlife Insurance Company while some of them claimed to be from Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
The callers promised Prashant of re-activating the policy and also offered him more bounties on the renewed policy, and tricked Prashant into the trap.
Speaking to Varthabharati, DCB officer Sudarshan, added that Prashant started receiving calls six months back, and he was asked to transfer amount in accounts, while every time luring him with special offers of doubling the money.
“He was asked to transfer amount five times in last six months, and the total amount that he deposited in five instalments is over 24.5 lac rupees. He was asked to transfer money in different accounts each time” Sudharshan told Varthabharati.
DCB Inspector Sharanagouda V.H is investigating the case, which is registered at the Uttara Kannada Cyber, Economic & Narcotics Crime Police Station under DCB.
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Jharkhand HC dismisses writ petition challenging ED arrest
Ranchi (PTI): The Jharkhand High Court on Friday dismissed jailed former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren's writ petition challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and denied bail to him.
The court, however, allowed him to attend his uncle's last rites on May 6 under police custody.
Soren, through the petition earlier, had challenged his arrest by the ED.
The court had kept the order reserved in the case on February 28.
The court of Justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay has directed that he (Soren) can attend the last rites of his uncle in police custody.
Soren was arrested by the ED on January 31 in connection with a money laundering case linked to an alleged land scam. He is at present in judicial custody and lodged at the Birsa Munda Central Jail in Ranchi.
Soren was sent to the Birsa Munda Central Jail on February 15 after his 13-day custody of the ED.
