Couple dupes HSR Layout jeweller by promising to buy gold worth Rs 18 lakh
A customer of Mansi Jewellers on 24th Main in Sector 1 has allegedly cheated the shop owner worth Rs 18 lakh. The fraud occurred between July 20 and July 2, 2019. However, the police complaint was filed two months later on September 7.
According to Munnaram who runs Mansi Jewellers, Nagireddy and his wife Reddamma were transacting with his store for five months. On more than six occasions, they took jewellery in advance and paid the entire amount a couple of days later.
In the same vein, they allegedly bought jewellery worth Rs 4 lakh on August 20, 2019 and an additional 367 gram gold jewellery worth Rs 14 lakh on July 2, 2019. They said that they wanted to first show the jewellery to their relatives and if they like it, they would come and pay the full amount for them.
Based on their previous record, Munnaram felt that the couple would come back like they had done half a dozen times before. However, when he called them to return the jewellery or pay for the items they took from him, the husband allegedly mouthed expletives and threatened him with dire consequences if the jeweller called him repeatedly.
The HSR Layout cops have registered a case of cheating (IPC 420) and criminal intimidation (506), and are investigating.
Now you can pay your traffic fines online!
Now, not only can you check if your vehicle is penalised but also pay the challan in the same time. Here is just one website by the Ministry of Road Transport that will help you check if your car is guilty of violating any traffic laws.
Every other state have their own websites for paying traffic challans. However, the process remains the same. And we believe in the ‘one nation one challan’ motto of the ministry and would like you to focus on just one website that processes traffic challans from across India.
Just visit this website and access your e-challan generated by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. You have three options to access your challan: vehicle number, driving licence or challan number. Make sure, you also type out the ‘captcha’ number properly. We failed the first time due to the ‘caps lock’ on our keyboard. So remember that the captcha is case sensitive.
If you have no fines registered against your vehicle, it will say: ‘Challan not found’. Which is good news. However, if you do have a challen, it will not only show up but also give you a chance to make the payment immediately. In some cases, it may redirect you to the relevant state website for payment. You can pay by debit/credit card or netbanking.
How about e-wallet, you ask? Well, PayTM is only available in Andhra Pradesh, Chennai, Faridabad, Maharashtra and Telangana as of now. Things could change in the future. But until then, the ministry’s website is quite handy for a speedy transaction. So make the most of it.
CM visits Agara Lake today; grants Rs 5 crore
Chief minister BS Yediyuruppa visited Agara Lake this morning for a tree planting event titled ‘Vrukshotsava 2019’ by the Forest department. Heeding a request from MLA Sathish Reddy, he also granted Rs 5 crore. However, the residents are wondering what it’s really meant for? A new project at the lake? And why? When Rs 17 crore is already spent on its development, all the water body needs is an annual budgetary grant of Rs 15 lakh towards maintenance. Lake activists feel that the MLA would have been wiser if he had asked for monetary aid to the other neglected lakes in his own constituency.
Interestingly, though the BJP CM announced this grant, the real story is that this money was previously allotted by the Congress government. Since the Lake Development Authority (LDA) was dissolved, the Rs 25 crore grant for the rejuvenation and development of the lake was not fully utilised. Rs 7 crore was still left unspent and returned to the Forest department and later to the treasury.
The residents also made use of this opportunity to hand over memorandums to the deputy CM and MP on other issues that require their attention and intervention, including a skywalk in front of Mantri Sarovar on Outer Ring Road and funds for the completion of the long-delayed restoration work on Somasundrapalya Lake, and the closure of the Karnataka Compost Development Corporation (KCDC).
We urge the MLA to insist that the CM make similar grants for the other lakes in his zone like Puttenahalli, Chikka Begur, Somasundrapalya, Mangammanapalya, Ibbalur, Arekere, Garvebhavipalya, Singasandra and Sarakki.
Those at the function included deputy chief minister CN Ashwath Narayan, MLA Sathish Reddy, MPs Tejasvi Surya and Kupendra Reddy, mayor Gangambika Mallikarjun, chief secretary TM Vijaybhaskar, Sandeep Dave, additional chief secretary (Forest, Environment and Ecology Department), and corporators Gurumurthy Reddy and Saraswathamma.
Hurry! Last date to verify your voter ID is Oct 15! Here is how to do it online
There is no time like now to ensure that your Voter ID is alive and working. The last date for online verification of voter ID across India is October 15.
Sandhya Bhatt, one of the volunteers of citizen group Whitefield Rising has prepared a nifty presentation to make it easier for you to understand.
Just visit the National Voters’ Services Portal and register as a new user by creating a user ID and password. Click on the elector verification program and follow the instructions. The video above is self explanatory. Please watch, share and show that you care. The last date is not far away. So hurry!
Canara Bank in HSR Layout duped of Rs 4.8 lakh; accused tampered cheque meant for somebody else!
The Canara Bank branch located on 17th Cross, Sector 7, HSR Layout, recently became a victim of fraud. According to bank employee Vasanthi N (52), the accused happens to be Syed Fairoze Pasha, an autorickshaw driver who is absconding.
Vasanthi is the chief manager at Canara Bank in HSR Layout’s Sector 7 branch. Syed Fairoze Pasha happens to hold an account with her branch. On August 27, 2019 at around 3.15pm, he allegedly deposits a cheque of Rs 4.8 lakh to be transferred into his account.
The cheque happened to be from a company called Systems Control Technology Solutions Pvt Ltd. The same day, the money gets digitally transferred into his account. Pasha allegedly withdraws Rs 4.5 lakh in cash from the same branch. Later, he withdraws Rs 10,000 from an ATM and Rs 15000 through netbanking.
Two days later, the HSR branch receives an enquiry from their Electronic City branch. Apparently, the cheque was meant for another company called SMPS CMC Applications, but Pasha had withdrawn the money and defrauded the System Controls firm.
On August 31, an employee of Citi Union Bank’s Krishnagiri branch in Tamil Nadu informs the HSR branch that the System Controls firm had deposited the cheque with them on August 22, 2019, and it was meant for SMPS CMC Applications However, the cheque vanished from the bank later. Therefore, HSR Layout’s Canara Bank has alleged that the accused tampered the cheque and made away with the money.
The alleged crime occurred between August 26 and September 4, 2019. The FIR was filed against the accused on September 4 at 9.30am. The HSR cops have registered a case of cheating and are investigating the whereabouts of the accused and the veracity of the complaint filed by the nationalised bank.
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Test drive BBMP’s online apps to report potholes and inform the courts if they fail yet again
Now citizens have a way to put BBMP in the dock at the Karnataka High Court. Following its recent public notification about two apps (BBMP Sahaaya and Fix My Street) for reporting faults in the civic infrastructure, it is expected that they might work better than before. However, civic experts don’t want to take this for granted. Koramangala resident Vijayan Menon who had filed a writ petition about the state of roads in Bangalore is asking every Bangalorean to try out these apps and point out any faults they notice through screenshots and mail him.
The reason why he’s doing this? “The nature of closing the complaints and quality of work will continue to be suspect,” he says.
So here is what he needs from you to support the court case:
1. Use these apps to register complaints (there is a photo uploading facility in the ‘Fix My Street’ app).
2. Keep track of the process and closing.
3. See if responsibility is fixed on to the specific BBMP official.
4. Check on the quality of work. If the quality is crappy, repost on the app, saying that the quality is slipshod.
5. Keep screenshots at various times for submitting to court.
6. Circulate this info/directions to the Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) in your area to widen the base.
7. Give your experience of using these apps and suggestions on improving them.
“If we get around 10 instances /cases, we can present them in court,” he says. “If the process works, it’s well and good. If it does not, then we will have to ask for fresh orders. We will also have to move towards work quality, contractor accountability, ward committee responsibility, and turn around times.”
Email Vijayan’s colleague Rosita at: rositasequeira@gmail.com
Mobile apps to the rescue if traffic cops catch you!
It’s official now. The IT Act had already made the documents stored in DigiLocker and mParivahan app legitimate, but now is the time to make the most of these mobile apps. Pray why? Because the fines have doubled, tripled and quadrupled starting from September 1, 2019. If you are caught speeding or not wearing a seat belt, it’s Rs 1000. If you are a disqualified driver, the fine goes up to Rs 10,000. And if you are driving without a licence, it’s Rs 5000.
If the traffic cops stop you and ask you for documents you don’t possess like the vehicle registration certificate, pollution certificate or even your insurance policy, you don’t have to worry.
According to the road transport ministry officials, just showing the digital documents stored in DigiLocker or mParivahan app should do the trick. Showing a scanned or photographed digital copy in your photo gallery will not do. Only the digital documents stored in these apps are considered authentic as they are digitally verified.
Drop off your e-waste at 3 points in HSR; Sunday is E-Waste Day!
Tomorrow, September 8, happens to be E-Waste Day. To commemorate the occasion, Saahas, an NGO, is organising a doorstep collection of e-waste in Sector 5. If you have bulkier items, you can call their hotline number (73497-37586).
The three collection spots are as follows. Please pay attention to the timings at each point:
* 12th Main, 7th Cross (10-am-11am)
* End of 6th Cross (11am-12pm)
* 12th Main, 4th Cross (12pm-1pm)
Be an e-responsible citizen. Discard, the eco-friendly way!
Beware of chain snatchers at BBMP Grounds in Sector 2!
Chain snatchers are striking it rich at the many exhibitions happening on BBMP Grounds in Sector 2 abutting 19th Main and 17th Cross. Two women learnt this the hard way when they found their gold necklaces missing the moment they had stepped out of the open space. Two similar incidents were registered on August 25 and 26.
FIRST INCIDENT
MJ Sharada, a 72-year-old women and a resident of Sector 2 was the first victim on August 25. She lost her plain gold chain and mangalsutra. On August 24 at 7pm, she had been to Srinivasa Kalyanotsava celebrations on BBMP Grounds. When she came out of the venue at 10pm, she found the 20 gram gold necklace on her neck missing.
In addition, her friend Shankari G Bhat also found her 24 gram mangalsutra missing as well. Alleging that someone had stolen their necklaces during the programme and taking advantage of the teeming crowd, the two victims have urged the cops to trace the culprits and recover their goods. The police have registered two theft cases and are investigating.
SECOND INCIDENT
The next day, on August 26 at 9pm, 67-year-old Gowramma fell victim at the same venue. The Sector 3 resident lost a 50 gram gold chain at the same Srinivasa Kalyanotsava celebrations on BBMP Grounds. The cops have registered a case of theft and are investigating the role of one gang being part of both the incidents.
Woman, child thrown out of home for Rs 5 lakh dowry
A Sector 1 resident has alleged harassment for dowry between May 28, 2015 and February 15, 2019 at her inlaws place in Anekal. However, the complaint was lodged only on August 24, 2019.
Housewife Silpi (name changed), a 24-year-old married to Shivakumar (32), has alleged harassment for dowry from her husband and his family. The accused are Nagaratnamma and Motappa (residents of Anekal), Shivashankar and Manjula (residents of Kudlu).
According to Silpi’s complaint, she was married on August 28, 2015 where her parents spent Rs 12 lakh on the wedding and gave Rs 4 lakh as dowry. She lived happily only for three months after her marriage. Both her mother-in-law Nagaratna and father-in-law Motappa began harassing her for dowry, both mentally and physically – they used to even hit with their hands.
Silpi put up with all of this for four years in the hope that her husband would come around. However, in February this year, she and her daughter were thrown out of her husband’s house in Anekal. She was told by her husband and in-laws to only re-enter the house with Rs 5 lakh dowry.
Silpi is staying with her mother in HSR Layout ever since. One day, her husband’s co-brother and his wife visited her home. On the pretext of talking to her kid, they allegedly kidnapped her daughter on his two-wheeler and handed her over to Silpi’s husband on February 15, 2019. When Silpi confronted her husband to give back her child, he mouthed expletives and allegedly threatened her with life.
The cops have registered a case of dowry, harassment, criminal intimidation and intentional insult.