Mangaluru: Two arrested for promising overseas job by collecting Rs 1 crore
24 passports, gold recovered
Mangaluru: The Kavoor Police have arrested two individuals for allegedly cheating several residents by promising overseas employment and collecting nearly Rs 1 crore from them without providing any jobs.
According to a complaint filed by the victims, a case has been registered at the Kavoor Police Station under Sections 406, 420, and 149 of the Indian Penal Code, Deccan Herald reported on Thursday.
The arrested have been identified as Prakruthi U (34) of Anekal taluk, Bengaluru, and Aldon Rebeiro (42) of Gangolli, Kundapura.
During the investigation, police reportedly recovered 24 passports allegedly taken from victims under the pretext of visa processing, 43 grams of gold ornaments worth around Rs 4.3 lakh, and two mobile phones from the possession of the accused in Bengaluru.
Commissioner of Police Sudheer Kumar Reddy said both the accused have been taken into custody and produced before the jurisdictional court.
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Man dragged into river by crocodile in Vadodara; search ops underway
Vadodara (PTI): A 22-year-old man was dragged into a river by a crocodile in Gujarat's Vadodara district on Thursday and search operations are currently underway to locate him, a police official said.
The incident took place at 1:30pm when Mithun Vasava, a resident of Kagdipara village, had gone to take a dip in Dev river amid the stifling heat, the official told PTI.
"The crocodile suddenly attacked the man and dragged him into the river. Search operations are currently underway to locate Vasava," the official added.
