Vitla: Men posing as ED officers visit beedi company owner, dupe him of Rs 30 lakh
Vitla: A beedi company owner in Bantwal taluk was recently duped of Rs 30 lakh by a group of men claiming to be officers from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) who were conducting a raid on his house.
The group visited the house of Sulaiman Haji situated at Narsha near Bolanturu within the jurisdiction limits of Vitla Police Station late at night and declared before Sulaiman, who owns ‘Singaari Beedi’ company, that they were ED officers. Coming in a car with a Tamil Nadu registration, they were apparently paying a ‘surprise visit’.
Conducting a raid on the beedi company owner’s house for up to two hours, they are learned to have looted Rs 30 lakh kept in the house.
Vitla Police, who were informed of the incident, paid a visit to the house and held an inspection.
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Chhattisgarh: Naxals blow up vehicle of security personnel with IED; casualties feared
Bijapur(PTI): Naxalites on Monday blew up a vehicle carrying security personnel with an improvised explosive device in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, police said, adding that casualties are feared in the incident.
The blast occurred on the Bedre-Kutru Road in Bijapur district. Further details are awaited.
