Separate cases: Two farmers electrocuted in Chikkamagaluru
Chikkamagaluru: Two farmers were electrocuted in separate instances in Chikkamagaluru district.
A farmer and a cow were electrocuted after they came in contact with an iron fencing which incidentally carried electricity in S Bidre village in Kadur Taluk.
The deceased has been identified as Ramesh (48), a resident of S.Bidre in Kadur Taluk.
Due to the heavy rains lashed last night, the iron fencing came in contact with an electric wire. When Ramesh noticed the cow struggling after the electric shock, he jumped in to save the animal, but unfortunately, both of them died.
The locals, who alleged that the negligence of MESCOM leads this tragedy, demanded a fair compensation to the victim.
A case has been registered at the Sakharayapattana police station.
Farmer electrocuted in Doddane village pumpset
A farmer was electrocuted while he was switching on a pumpset at Doddane village in Sringeri taluk.
DS Shivashankar (59), a resident of Doddane, was killed.
Sringeri police have registered a case.
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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.
