Mangaluru: Mob lynching victim had mental health problems, says younger brother
Mangaluru: The younger brother of the Kudupu mob lynching victim spoke to Vartha Bharati about his brother, Ashraf, stating that his brother had been suffering from mental health issues for several years.
Identifying Ashraf as a native of Pulpalli village in Sultan Bathery Taluk of Wayanad district in Kerala, Mangaluru city police contacted his family members, who arrived in Mangaluru early morning on Wednesday.
Speaking to Vartha Bharati, Ashraf’s brother Abdul Jabbar said that his brother’s mental health condition had not improved in spite of medical treatment. Ashraf had remained a bachelor due to his mental health issues, and also used to roam around many places. Jabbar added, “My brother has been living in Mangaluru for several years now, but used to visit Wayanad to meet our mother. He had paid a visit recently, on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr too.”
A resident of Ernakulam in Kerala, Jabbar said, “Whenever my brother visited, I got him new clothes and a mobile phone, with a sim registered in my name, but he misplaced the phones on several occasions. During a recent call, however, he told me he was in Mangaluru.”
Referring to the case, Jabbar, expressed sorrow over the death of his brother who had been struggling mental illness and added, “The police have arrested 20 suspects in the case. Our family is cooperating with the officials, in all manners, for the investigation.”
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DGGI, Hyderabad unearths Rs 13,000 cr syndicate involved in operating 'illegal' online gaming sites
Hyderabad (PTI): The DGGI, Hyderabad zonal unit, on Thursday said it has identified an alleged organised syndicate worth Rs 13,000 crore involved in operating "illegal" online gaming websites in the country with the assistance of associated fintech companies and arrested one of the masterminds.
It further said it has launched a massive crackdown on online gaming syndicates, including action against associated fintech companies, freezing bank accounts to the tune of Rs 100 crore and has begun arresting the masterminds.
As part of the online gaming investigation, GST Intelligence, Hyderabad arrested Pankaj Kumar, founder and director of Adsum Advisory Service Pvt Ltd, the city-based firm, which provides services for fraud detection and customer verification/digital KYC verification, a release from the Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI), Hyderabad zonal unit said.
"Evidence gathered during the investigation pointed to the identification of an organised syndicate worth Rs 13,000 crore involved in operating illegal online gaming websites with assistance of associated fintech companies, including payment aggregator, payment gateway and third-party technology service providers, wherein Pankaj Kumar is one of the masterminds responsible for fraudulent KYC verification of merchants and shell entities on behalf of RBI regulated entities like Payment Gateways and Banking as Payment Aggregator (BAPA)," it said.
Being director of a company responsible for KYC verification process, Kumar "failed" to develop risk profiling of customers based on ownership and control structure and helped in onboarding of shell entities for UPI integration required for flow of money from online gaming, it alleged.
The DGGI, Hyderabad unit, further alleged Kumar, is one of the beneficiaries who received "illegitimate" proceeds of crime generated by the online gaming syndicate.
Further investigation is under progress, the release added.
