Monday. (PTI)
Bengaluru techie loses Rs 32 cr in ‘digital arrest’
Bengaluru, Nov 17: A case has been registered in connection with a 57-year-old woman allegedly losing about Rs 32 crore in a sophisticated ‘digital arrest’ scam that lasted over six months, which is perhaps the largest cyber fraud of this type in Karnataka, police said on Monday. Posing as CBI officers, the fraudsters enforced what is called as “digital arrest” by holding her under constant Skype surveillance. They used threats of arrest to coerce her into sharing all financial details and to make 187 bank transfers. In her complaint, the software engineer of Indiranagar in the city stated that the ordeal lasted for over six months, until she got a ‘clearance letter’ from the fraudsters. “In total, through 187 transactions I stand deprived of a total amount of approximately Rs 31.83 crores, which were deposited by me,” she said. The woman has asked the authorities to investigate the entire incident. (PTI)
Karnataka CM meets Kharge amid rejig talks
New Delhi, Nov 17: Amid talks of a reshuffle in the Karnataka government, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge at his residence here on Monday evening. While Congress leaders called it a courtesy meeting, sources said Siddaramaiah is learnt to have discussed Cabinet expansion in the state with Kharge. For some time now, there have been talks in the state’s political circles, especially within the ruling Congress, about changing the chief minister, citing a “power-sharing” agreement involving Siddaramaiah and his deputy D K Shivakumar, who is also the state Congress president. However, Shivakumar has rubbished talks of his resignation as the state Congress chief, saying he remains a disciplined soldier of the party. (PTI)
