Rs 2.37 lakh stolen in fake insurance call; man arrested in Mangaluru
Mangaluru (Karnataka) (PTI): A 24-year-old man was arrested on Thursday for allegedly cheating a person of over Rs 2.37 lakh through a fake insurance call, police said.
The complainant, a resident of Puttur, recently received repeated calls from an unidentified person claiming to be from an insurance company and offering to arrange a policy, police added.
After the man declined, the caller allegedly threatened to cancel the policy and obtained the complainant’s credit card number and one-time password (OTP).
The accused then reportedly transferred Rs 2.37 lakh from the victim’s credit card to another account, police said.
Based on the complaint, a case was registered at the Dakshina Kannada District Cyber Crime Police Station under relevant sections of the IT Act and the BNS, a senior police officer said.
Following an investigation, police arrested the accused, identified as Avinash Ramesh Gowda, a Maharashtra native residing in Krishnarajapete in Mandya district, on February 11.
He was produced before a court and remanded to custody. Police added that the investigation is ongoing.
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MP: 12 labourers killed, 20 injured as pick-up van overturns and crashes into SUV
Dhar (MP) (PTI): Twelve labourers were killed and 20 others injured when the pick-up van carrying them overturned and collided with an SUV in Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday night, an official said.
The incident occurred at 8:30-9 PM. According to preliminary information, 35 labourers were returning home in a pickup van from Baggad in Dhar district when the driver lost control of the vehicle near Chikliya crossing. The vehicle overturned and collided with an SUV coming from the opposite direction.
"Twelve people died on the spot, while approximately 20 others were injured," said Dhar district's in-charge collector, Abhishek Choudhary.
The seriously injured persons were referred to Indore after initial treatment, he said.
Choudhary, DIG Mayank Awasthi, and police personnel rushed to the spot.
Tirla police have registered a case and are investigating the accident.
