Mangaluru: Scamster deceives individual on the pretext of providing part-time job
Mangaluru: An incident of an unknown team falsely extracting a whopping amount of Rs 10.88 Lakhs from an individual on the pretext of providing a part-time job has come to light on Wednesday.
The individual was allegedly deceived by a message sent by an individual who identified himself as the representative of ‘Acuate Media Company’ and informed the victim about offering a part-time opportunity in the company. The message also convinced the victim that he/she could earn 2-3 thousand rupees on a daily basis through online work. Subsequently, the scammers manipulated the victim into transferring money from his/her bank accounts, starting from the 26th to the 28th, under the belief of this opportunity.
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Meanwhile, a complaint regarding the matter has been lodged at the CEN ( Cyber, Economic and Narcotics) crime police station.
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Two Naxalites gunned down in encounter with cops in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur
Bijapur (Chhattisgarh) (PTI): Two Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security personnel in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh on Thursday, police said.
The exchange of fire broke out in a forest along the Indravati river in the morning when a joint team of security forces was out on an anti-Naxalite operation, a senior police official said.
After guns fell silent, bodies of two Naxalites, clad in uniform, along with a Self-Loading Rifle, an Insas rifle and a 12-bore rifle were recovered from the spot, he said.
Search operation was still underway, he added.
With this action, at least 25 Maoists have been killed in separate encounters in the state so far this year.
Earlier, 14 Maoists were gunned down in two encounters on January 3 in the Bastar region, which comprises seven districts, including Bijapur.
Last year, 285 Maoists were killed in various encounters with security forces in Chhattisgarh.
The Centre has set a deadline of March 31 this year to eradicate Left-Wing Extremism from the country.
