Shivamoga BJP Yuva Morcha District Secretary booked for threatening, abusing Forest Officer
Shivamoga: After an audio of BJP Yuva Morcha District President, intimidating an officer of Forest Department went viral, police have booked the BJP leader who introduces himself as the aide of BJP MP B Y Raghavendra.
The accused has been identified as Giriraj, a resident of Gajanur village.
In his police complaint, Shankar range RFO KC Jayesh stated that Giriraj called him up on Wednesday evening and questioned him for issuing a notice to an official of Water Resources Department for chopping off a mango tree near Ganapati temple at Gajanur.
Giriraj also told Jayesg that he would beat him up if the RFO dared to enter Gajanur. Giriraj also reportedly abused Jayesh at a wildlife weekly programme organised at Sakrebailu Elephant Camp the next day.
Along with the complaint Jayesh also submitted the audio of the phone call wherein he is being threatened and abused by Giriraj.
Giriraj has been booked under sections 504, 506, 186, and 353 of Indian Penal Code (IPC).
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Man arrested for duping Delhi resident of Rs 2 lakh in online car sale fraud
New Delhi (PTI): Police have arrested a 32-year-old man for allegedly duping a Delhi resident of Rs 2 lakh on the pretext of selling a second-hand car online, an official said on Saturday.
The accused, identified as Aman Sethi, a resident of Shiv Puri Extension in east Delhi, allegedly impersonated an employee of a reputed online car sale platform to gain the victim's trust, the police said.
The case came to light after a complaint was lodged by Harish, a resident of Trilokpuri, following which an FIR was registered on April 16 under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Sethi was arrested on Friday.
According to the complainant, the accused contacted the victim and offered to sell a second-hand car. He allegedly convinced him to transfer Rs 2 lakh as booking and processing charges.
After receiving the money, the accused neither delivered the vehicle nor refunded the amount and stopped responding to calls.
A police team conducted a detailed financial and technical investigation and traced the money trail to a bank account in the accused's name.
"Analysis of KYC details, account activity and digital footprints helped identify the suspect," a senior police officer said.
The police said the accused had vacated his known address and was evading arrest, but was eventually tracked down through technical surveillance and local intelligence after multiple raids in Delhi-NCR.
During interrogation, Sethi allegedly tried to mislead investigators but was confronted with evidence and subsequently arrested. Further probe revealed his involvement in a similar cheating case registered at the Krishna Nagar police station, indicating a pattern of such offences.
The police said the accused targeted people searching for second-hand cars online by posing as an employee of vehicle sale platforms, sharing photographs and details of vehicles, and demanding advance payments in personal bank accounts.
Two debit cards, two mobile phones and SIM cards allegedly used in the offence have been recovered from his possession, the police added.
