Act tough against those who spread rumours: DCM Parameshwar
Rumours over child lifting
Bengaluru, July 16: Deputy Chief Minister Dr G Parameshwar said that he has directed the Cyber Crime police to take tough action against those who spread rumours over child lifting in the state.
Speaking to reporters at Vidhana Soudha here on Monday, the DCM said that a group of people had attacked innocent people suspecting them as child lifters in Bidar recently and such incidents have been repeating in the state. A software engineer working in Google was lynched and three others were injured in the incident. Related to the incident, 13 persons were arrested. The guilty would be punished. But the Cyber Crime police would take action against those who spread rumours in social media to create fear among people, he said.
Responding to the statement of JDS supremor HD Deve Gowda, Parameshwar said that it was alleging that North Karnataka was being neglected. People should be educated on how much amount was reserved for the development of the region in the Budget and how much amount was spent.
Road development
Concerned officers and contractors were directed to develop the roads under the Metro routes. The debris dumped below the Metro line should be removed. The officers were directed to develop flowering park by planting saplings of flowers along the roads. Newly appointed Metro managing director Ajay Sheit met him and discussed the Metro work. He has directed him to complete the ongoing Metro work within stipulated time. The Metro MD has asked speedy approval of new schemes and release of funds, Parameshwar said.
“One of the founders of Infosys, Sudha Murthy met me as her Infosys Foundation is developing Metro Station at a cost of Rs 150 crore and invited me for the inaugural programme. I have asked her help for construction of police stations and police quarters and she has responded positively”.
- Dr G Parameshwar, Deputy Chief Minister
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Three company directors held in Rs 100-crore investment fraud in Kochi
Kochi (Kerala) (PTI): Police on Sunday arrested three directors of a firm accused of cheating hundreds of investors of over Rs 100 crore through a fake investment scheme linked to agricultural tourism here, officials said.
The accused were identified as Muraleedharan, Ashik Murali and Akhil Murali, all natives of Thrissur.
The arrests were made by the Kalamassery police in connection with a fraud involving ATCOS (Agri Tourism Cooperative Society), a firm headquartered at Pathadipalam here.
Police said the company had promised high returns by collecting investments from the public in the agricultural tourism sector, but allegedly cheated hundreds of people and fled with the money.
ATCOS was registered under the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act and operated 13 branches across various districts in Kerala, besides a branch in Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, officials said.
When investors failed to receive their promised returns or the invested amount, complaints were filed with the police.
Officials said around 54 cases have been registered against the firm in 32 police stations across the state, including 29 cases at the Kalamassery police station alone.
Following instructions from Kochi City Police Commissioner K S Mahesh Kumar, a special investigation team was formed under the supervision of Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Shehensha and Thrikkakara ACP Manoj Kumar.
The team traced the accused to an apartment in Amala Nagar in Thrissur, where they had been hiding after secretly renting the flat, officials said.
The bank accounts of the accused have been frozen, and steps have been initiated to trace their assets, officials said.
Police also conducted a raid at the company’s office at Pathadipalam and seized several documents related to the case.
The accused were produced before the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court in Kalamassery, which remanded them to judicial custody and sent them to Kakkanad jail.
Police said they would seek the custody of the accused for further interrogation as the investigation continues.
