Bengaluru man shares traumatic experience amidst heavy rains, Highlights infrastructure issues
A Bengaluru resident has recounted a distressing encounter during the recent heavy rains, stating that he has never witnessed such severe weather in his five years living in the city. In an anonymous post on the social media platform Grapevine, he detailed the chaos caused by the relentless downpour.
In his lengthy account, the man described his experience as he left home amidst heavy rainfall. “The rain has been relentless since morning. As I left home, it was heavy but manageable. However, when I reached the Sony signal, it intensified, and the roads became nearly impassable, with traffic at a standstill,” he wrote.
He recalled a particularly frightening moment when an electric wire fell nearby, sparking dangerously close to him. “The worst part is that my scooter stalled about 80 feet away. After I parked it, I saw an electric cable fall to the ground and start sparking just 10 meters from me. I got scared and started pushing my scooter to a friend’s nearby place. Once I reached there, I ordered an Ola auto,” he added.
His challenges didn’t end there; he faced an argument with the auto driver, who unexpectedly hiked the fare. “The ride cost me ₹500 for a 6 km trip, and the driver raised the price when he arrived, threatening to cancel the ride if I didn’t pay the increased fare. I am shaking while writing this post,” he stated.
The man’s post quickly gained traction, resonating with many who expressed their concerns about the city’s infrastructure and the mobility problems exacerbated by the rains.
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Gujarat man held for impersonating govt official, duping people with forged letters
Ahmedabad (PTI): The Ahmedabad police have arrested a 29-year-old man who allegedly posed as a senior revenue official and used fake letters claiming to be from various government departments to cheat people, an official said on Sunday.
Mehul Shah, an engineer who manages two schools at Vankaner in Gujarat’s Morbi district, is accused of making lakhs of rupees with bogus documents and false claims, said inspector (crime branch) JK Makwana.
Shah had forged an appointment letter from the Ahmedabad district education officer (DEO) to offer a computer operator’s job in a government office to a complainant’s son. He also introduced himself as a trustee of a school and did not pay a man Rs 7 lakh due to him over the painting of a school building, the official said.
“Despite holding no official position in the state or central government, he used fake work permits and NOCs to cheat people of lakhs of rupees,” the police official said.
One complainant alleged that Shah identified himself as a top revenue department official and produced a fake letter from the chairman of the “department of science and research development” to make him install a siren and curtain in a hired vehicle but did not pay for the job, he said.
Bogus letters claiming to be from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ahmedabad DEO were used by the accused to cheat the complainants, the police official said.
Police have recovered from his possession fake identity cards and letters with headings like “bharat gaurav ratna shri samman council”, “chairman of department of science and research development”, “health and family welfare department”, and “road and building department”.
“The FIR is based on complaints by three victims. We appeal to the people to come forward and submit their complaints if they have been cheated by Shah in any way,” Makwana said.
