MP Kota Srinivas demands double-tracking of Konkan railway route
Udupi: Udupi-Chikkamagaluru MP Kota Srinivas Poojary has urged the union government to expedite the development works and take up doubling of tracks of the Konkan railway, a crucial railway route connecting Kerala, Mangaluru and Goa to Mumbai.
Poojary said the governments of Kerala and Goa have already agreed to merge the Konkan Railway Corporation with Indian Railways, and there are indications that the Karnataka and Maharashtra governments have also given their consent.
However, the merger process is being delayed, which in turn is affecting the development of the Konkan Railway line and its stations, he pointed out.
At present, the Konkan Railway network is under pressure to introduce new trains despite operating on a single track.
The corporation is facing a natural shortage of funds for double-tracking and modernisation works. If the merger with Indian Railways continues to be delayed due to procedural and coordination issues, Poojary, under Rule 377 in the Lok Sabha, urged the central government to independently take up the double-tracking of the route up to Mangaluru and Mumbai in the interest of passengers.
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Mangaluru: Two arrested for collecting bank accounts for cyber fraud
Mangaluru: Mangaluru City police have arrested two persons for allegedly collecting bank accounts from the public and using them for cyber fraud.
The accused have been identified as Mohammed Aneesh (30) from Kasaba Bengre, Kuloor Post, and Saleeth Ahmed M (32) from Surathkal.
According to the Cyber Command Unit, a complainant Mohammed Sinan approached Mangaluru City Cyber Crime police station on Wednesday and alleged that the accused had taken his bank account under the pretext of using it for a trading business. However, the account was later used for cyber fraud.
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Based on this complaint, a case was registered under section 66(C) and 66(D) of the IT Act and under section 308 (5), 318(4), 319 (2), 3 (5) of BNS. During the investigation, technical evidence was collected and analysed.
According to police, the accused revealed that they purchased USDT from Indians at a lower price, and sold it at a higher price to scammers in China. The Chinese scammers allegedly transferred money obtained through cyber fraud committed against Indians into the bank accounts provided by the accused.
To facilitate these transactions, the accused collected bank accounts from general public in Mangaluru. The police seized four mobile phones, 18 debit cards, 17 bank passbooks, six cheque books, USDT 1,479.31 and a car from the accused.
It was also found that the accused had full knowledge of the cyber fraud. Whenever complaints were registered against the bank accounts used for cyber fraud, and the accounts were frozen, they allegedly collected new bank accounts and continued the fraudulent activities.
Further interrogation revealed that the accused had collected more than 70 bank account details from people in Mangaluru city and used them for cyber fraud. Out of these, 37 bank accounts were already reported on NCRP portal, with more than 88 complaints registered across the country.
Further investigation is underway.
