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Time of India
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
San Rechal, Puducherry model known for challenging skin bias, dies by suicide
Puducherry-based model San Rechal Gandhi, a winner of multiple regional beauty pageants, has tragically died by suicide. Police investigations suggest severe financial difficulties and mounting debt as potential factors. NEW DELHI: San Rechal Gandhi, a Puducherry-based model who had won several regional beauty titles, allegedly died by suicide, according to media reports. As per the reports, police suspect she had been under severe financial stress and was struggling with heavy debt. Rechal had been active in the modelling circuit and held titles such as Miss Puducherry 2020, Miss Best Attitude 2019, Miss Dark Queen Tamil Nadu 2019, and Queen of Madras 2022. She was also the runner-up in the 2023 Miss Africa Golden India pageant. In past interviews, Rechal had spoken openly about the discrimination she faced due to her skin tone, especially during her school years. She recalled experimenting with fairness products in her early teens in an attempt to meet societal beauty standards.
New Indian Express
29-06-2025
- New Indian Express
Five held in Patna for defrauding Puducherry businessman
PUDUCHERRY: The Cyber Crime Police has arrested five persons from Patna in connection with a cyber fraud in which a local businessman was cheated of Rs 30.97 lakh. The accused have been identified as Rahulkumar Singh, Uttam Vishal Kumar, Rayushan Kumar, Abhishek Kumar and Dayand. According to sources, Puducherry-based businessman Sethuraman complained to police that he was contacted via WhatsApp by persons claiming to be representatives of Vizag Steel Sales. They offered goods at discounted rate and convinced him to transfer Rs 30,97,264 to their account. Upon receiving the payment, the fraudsters allegedly went incommunicado. A case was registered on July 3, 2024. The investigation, led by Inspector S Diagaradjane, traced the fraudulent transaction to a UCO Bank account operating from Bihar. With the aid of advanced cyber tools, the suspects were traced to Patna. A special team led by Inspector BC Kirtty went to Patna, apprehended the accused and seized Rs 34 lakh, mobile phones, debit cards, bank passbooks, chequebooks, a Wi-Fi dongle, and notebooks containing customer data. Preliminary investigation revealed that the accused were part of a larger syndicate running online scams posing as representatives of companies such as Vizag Steels, Zuari Cement, and Jindal Steels. The estimated value of the total fraud is believed to run to several crores. The arrested persons were brought to Puducherry and remanded to judicial custody. DIG Sathyasundaram and SSP (I/C) Praveen Kumar Tripathi have commended the Cyber Crime team for cracking the case.
