Officials raid firecrackers' shops in Mangaluru
Mangaluru: Personnel of Environmental Pollution Control Board, Department of Health and Revenue, and local police jointly raided several firecrackers shop in the city on Monday under the instructions of Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner.
The raid comes in the wake of the State government’s order banning the sale and use of firecrackers other than green firecrackers during the Diwali festival due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The raid was carried after the officials received information that a few vendors were selling firecrackers using banners of green firecrackers.
Officials had on Sunday raided various shops and vendors in Suratkal. Similar raids were carried in various Taluks including Mangaluru, Kotekar, and Ullal.
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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.
