Mangaluru Police withdraw case over Namaz on road near Kankanady Masjid
Mangaluru: The Mangaluru city police have withdrawn the suo-moto case filed in connection with a viral video showing individuals offering Namaz on a road near Kankanady Masjid on May 24. The Kadri police initially lodged the case after the video circulated on social media, leading to widespread outrage within the coastal Muslim community.
The video, reportedly filmed from a road near the masjid in Kankanady, sparked significant reaction, with community members calling for the withdrawal of the case. Representatives from the Muslim community met with the Commissioner of Police to request the case be dropped.
On Thursday, it was reported that the police had indeed withdrawn the voluntarily registered case, although official confirmation from the Police Commissioner has not yet been issued.
In a related development, a case under Section 107 of the IPC has been registered against Bajrang Dal leader Sharan Pumpwell for allegedly disturbing societal peace. Pumpwell had reportedly shared the video on his social media handles, exacerbating tensions.
Additionally, the Inspector of Kadri Police Station, who initially registered the suo-moto case, has reportedly been placed on leave.
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3 officials of private banks arrested in Gujarat in Rs 2,500 crore cyber fraud; 20 held so far
Rajkot (PTI): Three officials of leading private banks were arrested for their alleged involvement in a Rs 2,500-crore cyber fraud racket in Gujarat's Rajkot district, bringing the number of those held so far in the case to 20, police said on Monday.
Those arrested were identified as Maulik Kamani, a personal manager at Yes Bank in Padadhari; Kalpesh Dangariya, a manager at Axis Bank in Jamnagar; and Anurag Baldha, a personal banker with HDFC Bank, Rajkot (Rural) Superintendent of Police Vijay Gurjar said.
Dangariya and Baldha were previously employed with Yes Bank, he added.
Kamani allegedly assisted the earlier arrested accused in opening and managing suspicious accounts. He also helped bypass banking alerts triggered by high-value transactions by submitting additional documentation to keep accounts active, the SP said.
Kamani was allegedly involved in cash withdrawals that were later routed through hawala channels (illegal money transfer system), supported by digital evidence recovered from his mobile device, he added.
Dangariya is accused of facilitating the opening of fraudulent accounts using fake or misrepresented identities, police said.
He also assisted in structuring documentation, including Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC)-related papers, to prevent transactions from being flagged as suspicious, they said.
On the other hand, Baldha opened new accounts after verification and certification processes as part of the racket, Gurjar informed.
All the three accused are in police custody, while others are in jail under judicial remand, SP said.
So far, police have identified 85 bank accounts linked to the racket with 535 complaints filed on the cyber crime portal.
The total transaction linked to the cyber fraud exceeds Rs 2,500 crore, police said.
The earlier fraud amount was pegged by police at Rs 1,500 crore.
