Udupi kidnapping case: Police join forces with Bhatkal, Kumta police to nab accused; child rescued
Udupi: Local police on Sunday nabbed the kidnappers of a child who was abducted from Udupi and rescued the child in less than 24 hours. The child was kidnapped earlier in the day near Karavali bypass.
The kidnapper identified as Prashu, a resident of Bagalkot was reportedly caught by the police at Kumta railway station with the help of the local police on Sunday night. The 2.5-year-old abducted child named Shivraj and the accused were both brought back to Udupi by the police on Monday.
According to the details, Prashu travelled on a city bus on Sunday morning and was last seen by eyewitness boarding a red bus with the abducted child. Working on tip-off Udupi Police Inspector Pramod Kumar led a team of officers and initiated investigations into the case.
The police team traced the bus which Prashu boarded and contacted the bus operator. The operator revealed the accused had got off the bus with the child in Bhatkal.
The police then informed the Bhatkal police force about the developments of the case.
The Bhatkal, Kumta, and Karwar police forces then pooled resources and joined investigation of the case and the Kumta police successfully nabbed the kidnapper on Sunday night.
The accused had reportedly kidnapped the child of a Bagalkot-based couple on Sunday morning, the complaint registered at the Udupi city police station states.
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Don't fall prey to 'digital arrest', understand it's a fraud: Fadnavis
Mumbai (PTI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said 'digital arrest' is a fraud and not legally tenable, appealing to people to guard against cyber theft.
There is nothing like a 'digital arrest' in the law, he asserted while intervening in a Question Hour debate on the issue raised by SP's Abu Azmi in the state assembly.
The chief minister emphasised that if victims report the cyber frauds to helpline 1930 within the critical "golden hour" (critical for stopping fraudulent transactions), about 90 per cent of the money can be recovered.
"I want to tell citizens that there is nothing called digital arrest in law. If you get a phone call or video call telling you that you are under digital arrest...understand it's a fraud and report to 1930 (cybercrime helpline number)," Fadnavis said.
Explaining the modus operandi, the CM said in such frauds, a victim gets a video call and is told that the person on the other side is a CBI, police or customs officer.
"He tells you that a parcel in your name has come and drugs are found in it. You are under digital arrest and asked not to move away from the screen and online money transfer is done by the scared victims," he pointed out.
Fadnavis expressed concern that despite awareness and cyber protection systems in place, several people have fallen victim, including retired IAS and defence officers.
In such cases of fraud, the mastermind is based abroad, in countries with which India doesn't have any treaty. The online money transfers are sent to bank accounts in foreign countries, he noted.
"If the victims report to 1930 in the 'golden hour', at least 90 per cent of the money is recovered. We have the cyber safety system in place," the CM stressed.
