Man shot dead over garbage disposal in UP
MAINPURI, (UP) Sep 6: A 35-year-old man was shot dead and three were wounded in a fight over garbage that escalated into a full blown violent conflict.Yogendra Singh died on the spot.The three rushed to a hospital with critical wounds were Shikha, 16, Ram Singh, 60, and Vinay, 22.The incident occurred when one Yogendra Singh, objected to his neighbour, a retired police personnel named Bhudeo, and his family members throwing garbage in front of his house. The verbal altercation turned violent, with Bhudeo and his family allegedly opening fire.Police have registered an FIR against one Jetu, Avanish, and Bhudeo. All three are absconding. (PTI)
Man stabs girlfriend, shoots self dead
GARHWA, (JH) Sep 6: A 26-year-old man allegedly stabbed his girlfriend and then shot himself dead in Jharkhand’s Garhwa district on Saturday, police said.Sumit Kumar was in a relationship with Jyoti Kumari (24), who was already married. Recently, Sumit’s marriage was fixed, and when Jyoti came to know about it, she asked him to meet.They met at a deserted place. Soon, a fight broke out between them, and Sumit stabbed Jyoti three times and then shot himself dead.Jyoti frequently fought with her husband, who knew about her relationship with Sumit.The pistol and the knife used in the crime were recovered, he added. (PTI)
Woman loses Rs 2.88 crore in ‘virtual arrest’ scam
KOCHI, Sep 6: Police have launched a probe after a woman was allegedly duped of Rs 2.88 crore in a ‘virtual arrest’ cyber fraud.The 59-year-old woman was first contacted on July 14 this year by a fraudster who introduced himself as Santhosh, a police officer from Tilak Nagar station in Mumbai.He falsely claimed that she was implicated in a money laundering case involving Rs 2 crore, alleging she had received Rs 25 lakh as commission.“The accused then placed the woman under a bogus ‘virtual arrest’, instructing her to keep her WhatsApp video call on throughout the day. They even staged a fake court proceeding where a ‘judge’ declared her guilty and ordered her to repay the alleged illegal money,” a police officer said.Fearing consequences, the woman transferred her entire savings into the bank accounts of the accused and later sold jewellery worth Rs 65 lakh, which was also deposited with them, police said.The money was transferred 12 times from the bank account of the victim and her husband till August 11.The scammers later declared her “acquitted” and warned her not to reveal the matter to anyone. (PTI)
