Seven held in Belagavi for 'money-doubling' fraud, two cops among arrested
Belagavi (Karnataka) (PTI): A gang promising to quadruple investors' money has been busted in this district with the arrest of seven people, including two policemen from Maharashtra, officials said on Tuesday.
Those arrested have been identified as Parashuram Bhimshi Badakari, Imran Babajan Junedi, Jayashree Babu Kamble, Manisha Raju Gaikwad, Ujwala Tulsiram Bilane, they said.
Other accused arrested include two policemen from Maharashtra — Anant Prakash Narawade and Dildar Rabbani Shaikh — who were part of the gang, police said.
According to police, the fraudulent activities were being carried out from a house near a temple in the Srinagar area of Gokak town. The accused allegedly lured victims by claiming they could "double or multiply currency using chemicals"
The accused would take genuine currency notes from victims and provide a demonstration by placing Rs 500 notes along with blackened blank papers into a machine. The papers were then heated and treated with a powder to create the illusion of currency duplication, Superintendent of Police K Ramrajan told reporters here.
The victims were subsequently told to take the remaining sheets home and wash them to obtain more notes. By then, the accused had already fled with the original cash, he said.
Police have seized a heating machine used in the fraud, bottles containing black liquid, a bag with blank sheets, eight mobile phones and cash amounting to Rs 2,520 from the accused, he added.
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Trump says he ‘hasn’t even thought about’ continuing Iran ceasefire
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he has not yet considered whether he would continue the ceasefire involving Iran, while also claiming the United States holds the advantage in negotiations.
Speaking to reporters, Trump said he was prepared to make a deal with “whoever is running the show” in Iran.
“They are fighting with each other, there’s tremendous infighting. They’re probably fighting for leadership in many cases. I think they’re fighting not to be leader because we knocked out two levels of leaders,” he said.
Trump added, “When they want they can call me. We have all the cards, we’ve won everything.”
Referring to ongoing negotiations, he said, “They gave us a paper that should’ve been better. And, interestingly, immediately when I cancelled it [envoy trip to Pakistan], within 10 minutes we got a new paper that was much better.”
“We talked about they will not have a nuclear weapon, very simple … They offered a lot, but not enough,” he added.
When asked whether he would continue the ceasefire, Trump replied, “I haven’t even thought about it.”
The remarks come as uncertainty remains over the future of the temporary truce and broader negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
