Alia Bhatt lights up life of Mandya village
Mandya: "I have heard that Alia Bhat is a heroine of Hindi films but never seen her. However, she has simply lit up our lives," says teary-eyed Akmal, a resident of KR Pete taluk in Mandya district.
The village has now been liberated for last twenty-five years. Bollywood star Alia Bhatt has provided solar lights to 40 houses in the village, including the Akmal’ hut. This facility is provided under the "My Wardrobe Is So Wardrobe" project. These residents, who are staying near the APMC Yard on Mysuru Road, have been dreaming of light for the past 25 years.
"We must be thankful to Alia. No authorities paid heed to our request even after urging them repeatedly. Two decades passed but no promise was fulfilled. We were excited when these solar lights lit up on Saturday” Akmal briefed.
More than 200 residents living in 40 huts saw a light at their homes for the first time. Alia fans can choose what they like from Alia’s wardrobe in the "My Wardrobe Is So Wardrobe" campaign. With the fund generated through this campaign, solar lights have been provided for the huts.
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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.
