Mangaluru, May 10: When the question of giving political representation araises, the BJP would keep youth of backward classes who were being used for party’s religious politics and BJP senior leader Satyajit Surathkal is an example for this, said Mangaluru North Constituency CPM candidate Muneer Katipalla.

Addressing an election campaign at Kodikal here on Wednesday evening, he said that  the BJP would provoke backward classes youths to indulge in violence or religious politics. In the name of religion, they would either being jailed for their involvement in criminal activities or being killed. Satyajit’s example should be a lesson for the youth of backward classes who believe BJP blindly, he said.

The purpose of builders and businessmen who contest the election is not improving the condition of the people. Instead, they would worry about their interest, he said appealing the voters not to vote seeing the candidates’ personal rapport, community or money power. The people should analyse the contribution of the party, policies and eligibility of the candidate and vote, he said.



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Bengaluru, Dec 26: A Japanese national, Hiroshi Sasaki, who works in Bengaluru, lost Rs 35.5 lakh after being 'digitally arrested' by cyber fraudsters, police said, on Thursday.

 

The incident occurred between December 12 and 14, police added.

Sasaki, who lives in a flat near Dairy Circle, received a phone call on December 12. The caller was claiming to be from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. The caller informed him that his phone number would be blocked due to its unauthorised use.

To avoid the disconnection Sasaki was asked to dial a number.

Upon dialling the number, he was immediately connected to a WhatsApp call from someone claiming to be from the Cyber Crime wing of Mumbai Police. The caller informed Sasaki that he was involved in a money laundering case.

The fraudsters "digitally arrested" him and siphoned off Rs 35.5 lakh by having him make payments through various means, including RTGS.

He was also told that the money would be returned after the investigation was completed.

After realising that he had been duped, the victim approached the South East Cyber Crimes, Economics and Narcotics (CEN) police station and lodged a complaint.

'Digital arrest' is a new cyber fraud, where the fraudster poses as law enforcement agency officials from agencies like CBI, and customs and threatens people of arrest by making video calls.

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