Mangaluru: Three schools receive hoax bomb threat, police deployed for additional security
Mangaluru: Three educational institutions in the city on Monday received a hoax email threat claiming the presence of explosive materials on their premises.
According to sources, the email claiming presence of explosive material was received by Manipal School in Attavar under the Pandeshwar Police Station limits, Presidency and Cambridge School in Neermarga under the Mangaluru Rural Police Station limits.
Following the emails, various teams of the police department and the bomb disposal squad, reached the spot and conducted an inspection.
City Police Commissioner Anupam Agarwal after thorough inspections confirmed that the threats were false, and no suspicious objects were found at any of the schools.
“No suspicious objects were found in the school premises. Additional police personnel have been deployed in the schools for the safety of students and staff. Separate cases have been registered in connection with this incident,” Agarwal added.
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Woman duped of Rs 25 lakh in fake Canada visa scam; 1 held
Shimla (PTI): A woman has been arrested from Punjab for allegedly duping another woman of Rs 25 lakhs by promising her to arrange a visa for Canada, police said on Monday.
The accused has been identified as Manju Kumari, a resident of Punjab.
Senior Superintendent of Police SSP Shimla Gaurav Singh said that Manju had contacted the woman several months ago and had promised her to arrange a visa for Canada.
"After this, she asked for money for the same from the victim, which she transferred to her on multiple occasions. However, as time went by, Manju started to make various excuses and ignored her calls," the SSP said.
Upon suspecting being defrauded, the victim's brother registered a complaint, and a case was registered under sections 318 (4) (cheating), 61(2) (criminal conspiracy) and 352 (2) (intentional insults designed to provoke a breach of peace) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the SSP said.
"Police teams were sent to Haryana and Punjab, but she kept evading arrest as she kept changing her locations as well as her mobile numbers. However, the police teams successfully arrested her on Sunday from a flat located in Kharar in Punjab," he said.
Further investigation into the matter is underway, and the defrauded money is also being recovered, he added.
