Bengaluru: Students and teachers on the SFS Academy set multiple world records with their origami work on Monday, on the occasion of Children’s Day as well as the 75th Independence Day.

A national flag measuring 600 square meters was prepared using 2.3 lakh origami boats, which set a record. The work was completed in seven hours on the campus of the Academy situated by the Bengaluru-Hosur national highway, said sources.

As many as 1,727 students and 140 teachers painted more than 5,000 national flags, which was also reportedly a record.

Dr Rabih Baalbaki, CEO of Elite World Record (LLC-USA); chief adjudicator Dr Satyagupta, Dr M Naura, Bhavana Rajesh, Benni Marangoli of the Academy, in-charge Cyril Ananth, SFS principal Dr P M Lawrence were present.

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Bengaluru, Dec 26: A Japanese national, Hiroshi Sasaki, who works in Bengaluru, lost Rs 35.5 lakh after being 'digitally arrested' by cyber fraudsters, police said, on Thursday.

 

The incident occurred between December 12 and 14, police added.

Sasaki, who lives in a flat near Dairy Circle, received a phone call on December 12. The caller was claiming to be from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. The caller informed him that his phone number would be blocked due to its unauthorised use.

To avoid the disconnection Sasaki was asked to dial a number.

Upon dialling the number, he was immediately connected to a WhatsApp call from someone claiming to be from the Cyber Crime wing of Mumbai Police. The caller informed Sasaki that he was involved in a money laundering case.

The fraudsters "digitally arrested" him and siphoned off Rs 35.5 lakh by having him make payments through various means, including RTGS.

He was also told that the money would be returned after the investigation was completed.

After realising that he had been duped, the victim approached the South East Cyber Crimes, Economics and Narcotics (CEN) police station and lodged a complaint.

'Digital arrest' is a new cyber fraud, where the fraudster poses as law enforcement agency officials from agencies like CBI, and customs and threatens people of arrest by making video calls.

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