Village stay in Malnad after Session: HDK
Girl who swept away in flood water will be given suitable compensation
Bengaluru, July 10: Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy said that the government has taken the incident where a 14-year-old girl swept away in flood water while crossing Dodlimane stream on foot-bridge near Kendalubailu in Thirthahalli taluk, seriously and suitable compensation would be provided to the deceased family.
Responding to the question raised by BJP MLA Araga Jnanendra during Zero Hour in the Session here on Tuesday, the CM said that in order to find permanent solutions to the problems in Malnad region, he would resume his village stay programme after the Session. He has directed the authorities to give Rs 10 lakh compensation to the family of the girl. Authorities concerned were directed to take all measures to see to it that no such incidents would happen in future, he said.
The government would provide Rs 500 crore for repairing the 102 government first grade college buildings and Rs 250 crore for providing basic infrastructure and building for primary schools in the state. Steps would be taken to provide all basic facilities to the government schools in Malnad region.
- HD Kumaraswamy, Chief Minister
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Three company directors held in Rs 100-crore investment fraud in Kochi
Kochi (Kerala) (PTI): Police on Sunday arrested three directors of a firm accused of cheating hundreds of investors of over Rs 100 crore through a fake investment scheme linked to agricultural tourism here, officials said.
The accused were identified as Muraleedharan, Ashik Murali and Akhil Murali, all natives of Thrissur.
The arrests were made by the Kalamassery police in connection with a fraud involving ATCOS (Agri Tourism Cooperative Society), a firm headquartered at Pathadipalam here.
Police said the company had promised high returns by collecting investments from the public in the agricultural tourism sector, but allegedly cheated hundreds of people and fled with the money.
ATCOS was registered under the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act and operated 13 branches across various districts in Kerala, besides a branch in Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, officials said.
When investors failed to receive their promised returns or the invested amount, complaints were filed with the police.
Officials said around 54 cases have been registered against the firm in 32 police stations across the state, including 29 cases at the Kalamassery police station alone.
Following instructions from Kochi City Police Commissioner K S Mahesh Kumar, a special investigation team was formed under the supervision of Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Shehensha and Thrikkakara ACP Manoj Kumar.
The team traced the accused to an apartment in Amala Nagar in Thrissur, where they had been hiding after secretly renting the flat, officials said.
The bank accounts of the accused have been frozen, and steps have been initiated to trace their assets, officials said.
Police also conducted a raid at the company’s office at Pathadipalam and seized several documents related to the case.
The accused were produced before the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court in Kalamassery, which remanded them to judicial custody and sent them to Kakkanad jail.
Police said they would seek the custody of the accused for further interrogation as the investigation continues.
