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The Hindu
2 days ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
Women's organisation demands impartial SIT probe, reinvestigation of Soujanya case
A women's organisation, Naveddu Nilladiddare, while welcoming the formation of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the alleged crimes in Dharmasthala, demanded an impartial investigation into the case, reinvestigation of the 2012 Soujanya rape and murder case, and that the Dharmasthala temple be taken over by the State's Muzrai Department. The organisation hoped that the ongoing investigation would end the impunity of 'powerful forces' behind the alleged spate of crimes in Dharmasthala. In a statement released on Monday, the organisation praised the courage of the whistleblower who has now come forward, and demanded that he should be provided protection under the Witness Protection Scheme, 2018. It also demanded that the families of the victims should be provided protection. The activists have also demanded that the SIT should not only reinvestigate the 2012 Soujanya rape and murder case, but also investigate local police officers, against whom a court had recommended action for botching up the probe initially. 'No action has been taken against them. Questioning them will probably reveal the truth,' the statement said. The organisation has also called upon the judiciary to examine courts issuing gag orders against media covering the case. It also demanded that the State government should take measures to take over the Dharmasthala temple as part of the Muzrai Department. Court issues injunction order to media A Bengaluru court restrained several media houses, YouTube channels, and other unknown persons from carrying any defamatory content against Harshendra Kumar D., brother of Dharmasthala pattadhikari D. Veerendra Heggade, in connection with the alleged burials in the temple town, on Monday. The court also said any defamatory content already published should be taken down.
Time of India
20-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
4 persons lose money in separate online investment scams
Mangaluru/Udupi: Four persons, including a woman, reportedly lost large sums of money after falling prey to online investment scams in separate incidents reported from Mangaluru and Udupi. In Mangaluru, three victims allegedly lost a combined total of over Rs 50 lakh. In March, the complainant, while searching for herbal products online, said he came across a website called CHAT IB and found a Telegram account with the handle @Saanvi070. Upon initiating a chat, the person who responded identified herself as Saanvi Shetty and claimed to be based in Dubai. When the complainant enquired about the herbal products, she said the matter would be discussed when she visited Bengaluru. Later, she introduced the complainant to currency trading. She shared a link via Telegram and asked him to register on it. Following her instructions, he made an initial investment of Rs 21,250. She then instructed him to send a screenshot of the transaction to a WhatsApp number. Following this, he was able to withdraw a profit of Rs 2,550 from the initial investment. Encouraged by this return, he was then added to a Telegram customer service group linked to the same website. Between March 26 and April 28, he claimed he invested Rs 13.6 lakh. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 2025 Top Trending local enterprise accounting software [Click Here] Esseps Learn More Undo In another complaint, a man alleged he lost Rs 30.6 lakh in a suspected stock market scam. While browsing Facebook, the complainant came across an advertisement and subsequently joined a WhatsApp group. There, an unknown woman introduced herself as Soujanya, collected the complainant's personal details, and created an account in his name on an app called JA BLOC PRO. Later, a person named Milan Parikh began conducting evening classes for him on stock market investments via WhatsApp. Meanwhile, Soujanya, using various other WhatsApp numbers, continued to encourage the complainant to invest more. Lured by the promise of doubling his money, the complainant broke a fixed deposit and transferred a total of Rs 30.6 lakh in phases to multiple bank accounts provided by the unknown individuals between May 6 and May 15. He alleged that unknown persons, under the guise of Jainam Broking Limited, committed online fraud. In yet another case, on May 14, a woman came across a social media advertisement offering a work-from-home job opportunity. After completing the registration, she was instructed by unknown individuals to download the Telegram app and follow a user named Akhali. She was assigned five tasks and was initially asked to pay Rs 500 via UPI to proceed. She received a return of Rs 2,000. She alleged that between May 14 and 17, she transferred a total Rs 6.5 lakh. All three cases have been registered at the CEN crime police station. Meanwhile, in Udupi, Prashanth,30, stated that between Nov 22 and Dec 6, 2024, cybercriminals duped him through a trading link named RPC shared in a WhatsApp group. The scammers reportedly sent him a scan code and lured him into investing money in multiple phases. He lost a total of Rs 2.8 lakh. A case has been registered at the Brahmavar police station.
