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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Neeraj Chopra wins Golden Spike meet
Ostrava (Czech Republic), Jun 24 (PTI): Indian javelin throw superstar Neeraj Chopra on Tuesday clinched the title at the Golden Spike meet in his maiden appearance here, his back-to-back win in a top-class competition.
Fresh from his Paris Diamond League win on June 20, Chopra emerged on top in a nine-man field here though with a modest effort of 85.29m in the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold event.
He had skipped the last two editions of Golden Spike -- an event that his coach Jan Zelezny won nine times in a storied career -- due to fitness issues.
The 27-year-old Chopra has had an impressive season so far, having won his first Diamond League title in two years in Paris after also breaching the elusive 90m mark during his second place finish in Doha DL in May.
