Bengaluru: IAS officer cheated after purchasing saree online
Bengaluru: A case of online fraud has come to light in the city after a senior IAS officer was allegedly cheated while purchasing a saree online. Sakala Mission Director Pallavi Akurati has filed a complaint with the East Division’s Cyber, Economic and Narcotics (CEN) Police Station after being duped through a digital advertisement.
According to the complaint, Pallavi came across a video advertisement posted by a seller under the name Purnima Collection, promoting cotton sarees purportedly from Madurai Sungudi, Tamil Nadu. Swayed by the presentation, she selected a saree and made a payment of ₹850 via Google Pay on March 10. However, despite repeated follow-ups, the saree was never delivered to her address.
In her complaint, Pallavi stated that she was not only denied the product but also received no refund, leading her to believe it was a scam. She further expressed concern that others may have fallen prey to similar fraudulent advertisements circulated through online videos.
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UP: 90 Bangladeshis, including 28 children, held in Mathura for illegal stay
Mathura (UP), May 16 (PTI): As many as 90 Bangladeshi nationals, including many children, were apprehended from Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district on Friday for alleged illegal stay in India, officials said.
They were taken into custody from local brickyards at Khajpur village under the Naujheel police station limits, a senior officer said.
"Regular searches were being conducted throughout the district. During one such operation, police were searching some local brickyards when they came across Bangladeshi nationals working there," SSP Shlok Kumar said.
Giving a break-up, the officer said in all, 35 men, 27 women and 28 children have been taken into custody.
"During interrogation, all of them admitted to being Bangladeshi nationals living illegally in India. They moved to Mathura three to four months back from a neighbouring state. Police are trying to establish their links," the SSP said, adding that their job contractor and other associates are also being questioned.
The officer told PTI that police also recovered some Aadhaar cards from the Bangladeshi nationals, apparently issued on forged documents in some other state.
Further legal proceedings are underway, Kumar said.
