Kumta: Woman dies on the spot in bike-truck accident
Kumta: In a tragic road accident at Kumta's Muroor cross NH-66, a woman died on the spot here on Tuesday morning.
The deceased has been identified as Swati Kemaram Devasi, a resident of Chikodi in Belgaum District.
According to the reports, Swati was riding pillion on the bike, when it was hit by a speeding truck, reports add that Swati's head was crushed as the truck ran over her killing her on the spot.
Swati's husband who was riding the bike has sustained minor injuries in the accident.
Swati, who was working as a cook at Kaiga Power Plant was in Kumta along with her husband for medical check-up when the accident took place on Tuesday.
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7 held for running fake call centre in South Kolkata
Kolkata (PTI): Seven people were arrested from the Parnashree area in the southern part of the city for allegedly running a fake call centre, a police officer said on Saturday.
Acting on a tip-off, police raided a house on Netaji Subhas Road on Friday night and found the fake call centre operating from the ground floor, he said.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the accused had set up a bogus company using forged documents and posed as employees of an antivirus firm to call citizens in the US, the officer said.
"The callers would gain the trust of victims and then use remote access to take control of their phones or other digital devices. The accused allegedly siphoned off large sums of money, running into millions of dollars, from victims' accounts," he said.
Five laptops, two WiFi routers, six mobile phones and four headsets were seized from the accused, he said, adding that the seven are being questioned to ascertain the full extent of the racket and to identify others involved.
