People making statements against me, to escape scams allegations: Cong leader BK Hariprasad
Koppal: Senior Congress leader B.K. Hariprasad, during a community wedding program held at Talabala village in Kukanur Taluk, Koppal, on Tuesday, strongly defended himself against allegations brought to the party's High Command. Hariprasad asserted that those leveling complaints against him are doing so in an attempt to divert attention from their own scandals and evade potential legal consequences for their wrongdoings.
His comments come in the wake of a recent accusation by the veteran leader against the Siddaramaiah government, in which he alleged that justice was being denied to Dalits and the Minority community. This statement led to criticism from several party members who accused B.K. Hariprasad of attempting to sabotage the party.
Addressing reporters, Hariprasad welcomed any complaints directed to the state party InCharge, stating that he would be pleased if this were the case. He challenged individuals making accusations to take their complaints to higher levels within the party.
Expressing his displeasure with Malur Congress MLA, K.V. Nanjegowda, Hariprasad suggested that Nanjegowda's complaints against him were intended to deflect attention from allegations of his own involvement in scams. Hariprasad urged Nanjegowda to demonstrate the same determination in addressing the scam allegations against him.
Responding to Basavangauda Patil Yatnal's assertion that the "Congress government in Karnataka would collapse in three months," Hariprasad dismissed the claim as wishful thinking, stating that there was no internal strife within the party. He emphasized that he did not require directives from Nagpur, a reference to the headquarters of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), unlike BJP leaders.
The event was attended by other Congress leaders.
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Bank account in Ramgarh tracked for fraudulent fund transactions across 24 states, 4 arrested
Ramgarh (Jharkhand) (PTI): Jharkhand police on Thursday said it has unearthed a network of interstate cyber frauds and arrested four miscreants for fraudulent transactions through a bank account in Ramgarh district after complaints of 274 suspected transactions in 24 states.
The states where complaints for fraudulent transactions were registered included Maharashtra, Karnataka, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh.
The action followed inputs received through 'Samanvaya portal', a centralised, web-based platform launched by the Union Home Ministry to curb cybercrime.
"We arrested four cyber miscreants after a current account with Kuju (Ramgarh) branch of the State Bank of India was found to have registered suspected financial transactions in 24 states with the help of the Pratibimba portal of the Home Ministry through the Samanvaya portal," Ramgarh Superintendent of Police Mukesh Kumar Lunayat said.
During the probe, police found that the account was opened under the MSME Udyam Registration scheme in the name of Shree Ganesh Enterprises, he said.
The account had been linked to as many as 274 complaints from different states related to cyber fraud and illegal fund transfers.
The registered proprietors of the enterprise were identified as Rahul Gupta (37), Ravi Kumar Verma (34), and Ajay Sharma (33), all residents of Ramgarh district, a statement from the Ramgarh police said.
During interrogation, Rahul Gupta and Ravi Kumar Verma revealed that they had opened multiple current accounts at the behest of Ritesh Agrawal alias Munna (40) and Sonu Kumar Jha (34).
They admitted receiving Rs 1.2 lakh in exchange for facilitating the opening of these accounts.
"The accused further confessed to sharing OTPs, activating mobile banking services, and handing over control of the accounts to the main operators through WhatsApp and Telegram groups. These accounts were then allegedly used to route fraudulent transactions.
Police said mobile data analysis of the accused led to the recovery of crucial digital evidence, including details of SIM cards, bank accounts, passbooks, ATM cards, QR code scanners, Aadhaar cards, and PAN cards shared through messaging platforms.
A total of four accused have been arrested so far and sent to judicial custody.
A case has been registered at the Cyber Crime Police Station under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023 and Sections 66C and 66D of the Information Technology Act, 2000.
Further investigation is underway, the police said.
