Software engineer in Bengaluru robbed of gold ornaments, cash worth Rs 6.89 lakh by woman
Bengaluru (PTI): A 26-year-old software engineer was allegedly robbed of his gold ornaments and cash worth Rs 6.89 lakh by a woman he befriended on a dating app, police said on Tuesday.
The victim met the woman through a dating app about two months ago, and after chatting for a brief period, they met in person at an eatery in Indiranagar here on November 1, they said.
After spending time together and consuming alcohol at the eatery, she asked him to book a hotel room for the night on the pretext that it was too late for her to return to her paying guest accommodation, a senior police officer said.
After checking into the hotel, they ordered food online, and she allegedly gave him water laced with a sedative after which he fell unconscious, he said.
Taking advantage of the situation, the complainant alleged that the woman robbed him of his gold ornaments and cash worth Rs 6.89 lakh, including a gold bracelet and chain, police said.
Hours later, when he regained consciousness, he found the woman missing along with his valuables, following which he later approached the police.
A case was registered under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for theft and cheating based on his complaint at the Indiranagar police station, the officer said.
The accused woman has been identified, police said, adding that efforts are on to nab her.
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Odisha: Normalcy returns to violence-hit Malkangiri; internet services fully restored
Malkangiri (PTI): Normalcy returned to Odisha’s Malkangiri district on Monday, nearly a week after around 200 villages were damaged in violent clashes in a village, with the district administration fully restoring internet services, a senior official said.
Additional District Magistrate Bedabar Pradhan said internet services, suspended across the district on December 8 to curb the spread of rumours and misinformation following the clashes, were restored after the situation improved.
The suspension had been extended in phases till 12 noon on Monday.
The administration also withdrew prohibitory orders imposed under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita within a 10-km radius of MV-26 village, where arson incidents were reported on December 7 and December 8.
Though the violence was confined to two villages, tension had gripped the entire district, as the incident took the form of a clash between local tribals and Bengali settlers following the recovery of a headless body of a woman on December 4, officials said.
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The violence broke out after residents of Rakhelguda village allegedly set ablaze several houses belonging to Bengali residents, forcing hundreds to flee. The headless body of Lake Podiami (51), a woman from the Koya tribe, was recovered from the banks of the Poteru river on December 4, while her head was found six days later at a location about 15 km away.
Officials said the district administration held several rounds of discussions with representatives of the tribal and Bengali communities, following which both sides agreed to maintain peace.
Relief and rehabilitation work has since been launched at MV-26 village, with preliminary assessment pegging property damage at around Rs 3.8 crore.
A two-member ministerial team headed by Deputy Chief Minister K V Singh Deo visited the affected village, interacted with officials and locals, and submitted a report to the chief minister.
So far, 18 people have been arrested in connection with the violence, the officials said, adding that despite the withdrawal of prohibitory orders and restoration of internet services, security forces, including BSF and CRPF personnel, continue to be deployed to prevent any untoward incident.
On Sunday, Nabarangpur MP Balabhadra Majhi visited MV-26 and neighbouring Rakhelguda villages, and held discussions with members of both communities as part of efforts to rebuild confidence and restore peace.
More than two lakh Bengali-speaking Bangladeshis were rehabilitated by the Centre in Malkangiri and Nabarangpur districts in 1968, and they currently reside in 124 villages of Malkangiri.
