Mangalorean accused of duping people after promising visas

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December 1, 2012

Mangalore, December 1: A group of youth from Kerala has accused a person from Deralakatte village in Mangalore taluk, of duping them of thousands of rupees in the pretext of granting them visas for abroad.

 

Addressing media persons at a press meet, Sudhakar N S, father of one of the victims and a resident of Kollam alleged that a person by name Mohammed Shafi Shoukath of Deralakatte promised to provide visas for employment abroad but duped his son and others by not only not providing the visas but also by not returning the money they invested in.

 

Shoukath asked for Rs. 1,80,000 and took away Rs.45,000 in advance. He asked for an additional Rs. 10,500, which was also given to him. A notary document was also given by him with regard to the money given and had in possession important documents such as the SSLC marks card and other documents of the clients with him. However, after some time, he started avoiding them. When asked to atleast return the money taken by him, he threatened back.   Finally 27 people filed a complaint of duping against him at the Deralakatte police station, Mr. Sudhakar said.

 

The Deralakatte police have not taken apt action after the filing of the complaint and hence a complaint has also been made to the IGP and the Mangalore City Police Commissioner. It is suspected that Shoukath might have duped around 200 people in a similar manner, he said.

 

The victims who claimed that they came in contact with Shoukath through their friends, said that they only knew about the office address of Shoukath. The office is now closed, they said.

 

Victims including Adarsh Ravi of Ernakulam, Vinil V Kumar of Kottayam, Nishad P V of Mallapuram, and Sony Thomas of Cochin were present in the press meet.

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September 20,2024

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Mandya: The Deputy Superintendent of Police of Nagamangala town in Mandya district has been suspended for "negligence and dereliction of duty" in connection with the clashes that broke out between two groups during a Lord Ganesh idol procession, police said on Friday.

This is the second suspension of a police officer over the clashes on September 11 following which mobs went on a rampage targeting several shops and vehicles leading to tension here.

The situation in the town has since returned to normalcy and most of the shops have started operating. However, adequate security forces continued to be stationed here as a precautionary measure, according to police.

Sumeeth A R, DySP (Nagamangala), was suspended on Thursday for negligence and dereliction of duty, Mandya Superintendent of Police Mallikarjun Baldandi told PTI.

"He (Sumeeth) was not present at the spot nor was he at the police headquarters when the incident occurred. He arrived late at the spot despite the sensitive nature of events," he said.

Earlier, Police Inspector Ashok Kumar posted at Nagamangala town police station was suspended for dereliction of duty in connection with the violence.

A total of 55 people have been arrested in connection with the incident.

According to police, an argument broke out between two groups, when the Ganesh idol procession by devotees from Badarikoppalu village reached a place of worship on September 11, and some miscreants hurled stones, which escalated the situation.

The police had used mild force to disperse the crowd to control the situation.

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September 24,2024

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The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday dismissed the petition filed by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah against Governor Thawarchand Gehlot's decision to sanction the complaint and investigation against him in the alleged Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam case.

Justice M Nagaprasanna said the facts narrated in the petition would undoubtedly require an investigation.

The court has also said that the Governor's order approving sanction to investigate against Siddaramaiah under section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act does not suffer from application of mind, instead has abundance of application of mind.

Meanwhile, the court rejected the request made by senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi to stay the order of the court. The court has vacated the interim order passed on August 19. In the interim order the trial court was directed not to take any precipitative action against Siddaramaiah. On August 17, Governor had approved sanction under section 17 A  of the Prevention of Corruption Act and Section 218 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita ( BNSS), citing three applications.

The court said the private complainants were justified in registering the complaint and seeking approval from the governor.

Insofar as private complainants seeking sanction under section 17A, the court said the provision nowhere requires only a police officer to seek sanction from a competent authority. The court further said it is in fact the duty of the private complainants to seek such approval.

Earlier, The High Court had completed its hearing in the case on September 12, and reserved its orders. It had also directed a special court in Bengaluru to defer further proceedings and not to take any precipitative action against the Chief Minister.

The case pertains to allegations that compensatory sites were allotted to Siddaramaiah's wife B M Parvathi in an upmarket area in Mysuru that had higher property value as compared to the location of her land that had been "acquired" by MUDA.

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