Mangaluru: Burglary at house of Bajpe family living in Muscat; thieves steal jewelry worth Rs 80 lak
Bajpe: A case of burglary was reported from Permude situated under the jurisdiction limits of Bajpe Police Station, with the thieves breaking into a house of a family currently residing in Muscat.
The burglars, who broke into the house on Monday night, have reportedly stolen about 1.1 kg gold jewelry worth approximately Rs 80 lakh. They are learned to have gained entry by sawing the iron bars that had been installed at the windows of one of the rooms. The thieves broke open a cupboard in the room and stole the jewelry kept inside.
The owner of the house, Praveen Pinto, a native of Permude, is learned to be living with his family in Muscat. On Wednesday morning, Pinto’s mother, who is also in Muscat, checked the footage of the CCTV camera installed outside the house. As she turned suspicious after watching the recordings, the family called Abdul Basheer, a taxi driver they knew, and asked him to check the situation near their house. The theft came to light when Basheer inspected the house.
Mangaluru City Police Commissioner Anupam Agrawal, ACP Shrikanth of Panambur Sub-division and Bajpe Police Inspector Sandeep visited the spot. The dog squad and the team from Forensic Sciences Laboratory were called to conduct an inspection.
Bajpe Police have registered a case based on Basheer’s complaint and further investigation is underway.
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Maharashtra government reduces Ladki Bahin Yojana stipend for 8 lakh beneficiaries: Report
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has reportedly cut down on the stipend received by eight lakh beneficiaries of the Mukhya Mantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana.
Under the revised structure, the beneficiaries will receive Rs 500 instead of Rs 1,500 per month because they already receive Rs 1,000 under another government scheme, the Namo Shetkari Mahasanman Nidhi (NSMN), as reported by the Times of India.
The Ladki Bahin scheme has the stipulation that its beneficiaries can avail other government schemes only if the benefit is capped at Rs. 1,500 per month.
“There has been an ongoing scrutiny. First to scan the applications that were sent by the districts to the state headquarters. And then to re-scrutinise the eligible cases,” TOI report quoted an official as saying.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had earlier said he expected the number of beneficiaries to reduce by 10-15 lakh after the scrutiny process. "We are not changing criteria or funding, just ensuring only eligible ones get the stipend," he claimed.
The Opposition remarked that the state government is cheating the women who voted them to power.
The Mahayuti government had launched the Ladki Bahin Yojana in July 2024, where it provides Rs 1,500 per month to eligible women under the scheme. In its poll manifesto ahead of the state Assembly elections, the Mahayuti had promised to increase the amount to Rs 2,100. However, this commitment has not been fulfilled.
Meanwhile, Maharashtra’s debt projection is Rs 9.3 lakh crore for 2025-26. The outlay for the Ladki Bahin scheme was reduced from Rs 46,000 crore to Rs 36,000 crore in the 2025-26 budget.
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