Over 6000 enumerators, 988 supervisors await payment for 2024 National Livestock Census work: Report
Bengaluru: Nearly 6,000 enumerators and 988 supervisors who took part in the National Livestock Census held in October 2024 are yet to receive their remuneration, The New Indian Express reported on Friday.
The Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services had engaged Pashu Sakhis (women livestock assistant) to carry out the exercise. The Livestock Census, conducted once every five years, records detailed data on the species, breed, age, sex, and ownership of animals
As per the 2019 census, Karnataka had more than three crore livestock.
The 2024–25 census was conducted from October 2024 to February 2025, covering over four crore households through a door-to-door survey. Each enumerator was assigned a target of 4,500 to 5,000 households.
The department had reportedly fixed Rs 8 per household in urban areas and Rs 9 per household in rural areas as remuneration. Depending on the number of houses surveyed, each enumerator was expected to earn between Rs 15,000 and Rs 20,000.
An official from the Animal Husbandry Department quoted by TNIE said that they have released Rs 4 crore as part of their first installment in each district. The money would be released through Direct Beneficiaries Transfer (DBT) to the enumerators. The officials added that this amount has to be sent from the Union government.
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Four held for Rs 33 lakh online investment fraud; interstate racket busted
New Delhi (PTI): The Delhi Police has busted an interstate cyber fraud syndicate involved in an online investment scam and arrested four persons, an official said on Saturday.
A crime branch team arrested the accused in a case where a victim was allegedly cheated of Rs 33.83 lakh on the pretext of lucrative returns through online trading platforms.
“Police said the accused lured victims with promises of high returns and later coerced them into depositing more money on the pretext of unlocking or withdrawing earlier investments,” the officer said.
Police said the racket operated across several states, including Delhi, Punjab and Rajasthan, and used a network of mule bank accounts to route and layer the defrauded money to conceal its origin.
“During the investigation, the cheated amount was traced to 15 bank accounts. Thirteen of these accounts were registered outside Delhi, indicating the organised and interstate nature of the syndicate,” said the police officer.
The accused have been identified as Mohammad Khalid (26) and Atiur Rahman (23), both residents of Delhi, Ramandeep Singh (29) from Punjab, and Tanish alias Heera Ram (27) from Rajasthan.
According to the police, Khalid was arrested on March 15 and allegedly disclosed that he gave his bank account details and SIM card to a co-accused for a commission.
Rahman, who was already lodged in a jail in Haryana in a similar case, was later formally arrested. Ramandeep Singh was arrested on April 6 and allegedly admitted to sharing his account credentials for monetary gain.
Tanish was apprehended from Rajasthan on April 9 for facilitating the use of such accounts in the fraud network.
During the probe, officers analysed over 100 call detail records, IMEI data and transaction-related digital evidence to track the accused and establish the money trail.
Three mobile phones and SIM cards used in the crime have been recovered.
Further investigation is underway to identify other members of the syndicate and trace additional financial linkages, the police said.
