Solo travellers' entry into Nandi Hills banned
Bengaluru: The Chikkaballapura district administration has banned entry of singles to the Nandi Hills – 61 KM from here - to check increasing incidents of suicides at the breathtaking picnic spot.
According to Chikkaballapura deputy commissioner Anirudh Sravan P, the decision was taken after observing the pattern of suicides reported there.
During Tipu Sultan’s reign, prisoners sentenced to death were pushed off the Tipu Drop – a popular view point from the hill. Many suicide cases have been reported from the spot.
“In many cases, the victims had come alone. We are very much against people coming here to commit suicide,” the DC informed.
One guard is permanently placed near Tipu Drop. In spite of that, there have been incidents of people jumping off the cliff,” Anirudh Sravan added.
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7 held for running fake call centre in South Kolkata
Kolkata (PTI): Seven people were arrested from the Parnashree area in the southern part of the city for allegedly running a fake call centre, a police officer said on Saturday.
Acting on a tip-off, police raided a house on Netaji Subhas Road on Friday night and found the fake call centre operating from the ground floor, he said.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the accused had set up a bogus company using forged documents and posed as employees of an antivirus firm to call citizens in the US, the officer said.
"The callers would gain the trust of victims and then use remote access to take control of their phones or other digital devices. The accused allegedly siphoned off large sums of money, running into millions of dollars, from victims' accounts," he said.
Five laptops, two WiFi routers, six mobile phones and four headsets were seized from the accused, he said, adding that the seven are being questioned to ascertain the full extent of the racket and to identify others involved.
