New Delhi, Oct 27: India’s ODI vice-captain Shreyas Iyer has been admitted to a Sydney hospital after suffering a left rib cage injury in Saturday’s match at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Sources aware of the development have told media that Iyer, who has been in ICU after being taken quickly to the hospital on Saturday by the BCCI medical team, is expected to be further assessed by specialists on Monday, who would promptly decide on his path to recovery.

It is also understood that Iyer’s major vitals like blood pressure were fluctuating dangerously, which meant the Indian team medical staff took him to the hospital right away.

“At the hospital, scans revealed internal bleeding due to the fall’s impact and on discovering that, Iyer was immediately admitted to prevent the risk of infection spreading to other vital organs.

“Based on what the specialists say after assessing him, he could spend more days in ICU or be under their close observation for maybe a week. His family is also kept in the loop and if needed, they could go to Sydney to be by his side,” said sources.

The incident occurred in the 33rd over of Australia’s innings when Alex Carey miscued a short ball from seam-bowling all-rounder Harshit Rana. Stationed at backward point, Iyer sprinted back with the ball swirling overhead and launched himself full length to complete a tumbling catch near deep third man.

The effort gave India a crucial wicket, but Iyer remained on the ground clutching his left side in visible discomfort. After that, with support from team-mates and physio Kamlesh Jain, Iyer walked off the field and didn’t come back for the remainder of the innings, as Australia were bowled out for 236 in 46.4 overs.

In reply, India chased down the target easily, thanks to an unbeaten 168-run stand between Rohit Sharma (121 not out) and Virat Kohli (74 not out). Iyer, 31, is not a part of India’s T20I squad for the subsequent series against Australia, starting on Wednesday.

Mumbai: A 55-year-old businessman from Bhendi Bazaar and his son-in-law were allegedly cheated of Rs 5 crore by a man posing as a civic contractor for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). The JJ Marg police have registered a case against the accused, identified as Mohammed Gulam Roshan and launched an investigation into the fraud.

According to the police, the complainant, Anis Nizam Khan, owns a company that supplies JCBs, excavators and even rents out ships. Khan came in contact with Roshan through his son-in-law, as both men were neighbours in Dongri. In 2022, Roshan told Khan that he had bagged a three-year BMC contract to clean seven civic hospitals. However, he claimed that he needed to deposit Rs 5 crore as a ‘bank guarantee’ before the project could begin.

Roshan convinced Khan to lend him the amount, promising to repay the full Rs 5 crore within three years and, in addition, offer a monthly commission of Rs 18 lakh. The lucrative return, totalling Rs 4.32 crore in profits, led Khan to agree to the deal. While Khan invested Rs 1 crore himself, his son-in-law contributed the remaining Rs 4 crore.

To formalise the arrangement, both parties signed an agreement, under which Roshan pledged not to sell, lease or gift his flat on Jerabai Wadia Road until the amount was repaid. As security, Roshan also submitted documents for another flat in Mazgaon, registered in his wife’s name.

However, the situation changed a month later. Roshan allegedly told Khan that he was facing domestic disputes and requested the return of his property papers, promising to sell his two flats and settle the dues. Given the close ties between their families, Khan agreed to return the documents, a decision that ultimately cost him heavily.

In January 2023, Roshan failed to pay the promised Rs 18 lakh monthly commission. Soon after, Khan fell ill and his son-in-law was arrested in an unrelated case in March 2024. By the time the family reconnected in March 2025, they discovered that Roshan had sold both properties and separated from his wife, without returning a single rupee.

Realising they had been duped, Khan filed a police complaint on Friday. The JJ Marg police have booked Roshan under Sections 418, 419 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code for cheating and criminal breach of trust, according to the report. Efforts are underway to trace and arrest the accused.

A 33-year-old Indian woman living in the United States was duped of USD 94,000 (around Rs84 lakh) by cybercriminals posing as police officers. The scammers, believed to be operating from India, kept her under “digital arrest” and coerced her into transferring money through cryptocurrency.

The victim, a software developer from Borivali (West), currently working in New Jersey, received a call last week claiming that a gun had been purchased using her credit card. She initially ignored it as a scam, but the next day, she received another call from an Indian number. The caller, introducing himself as an officer from the Delhi Cyber Crime Department, accused her of involvement in a Rs25.8 lakh money-laundering case linked to businessman Naresh Goyal and threatened arrest.

The fraudster made a video call showing what appeared to be a police station background. He convinced the woman to remain under constant video surveillance, calling it a “digital arrest.” He then instructed her to buy a new phone and SIM card, share her bank details, and open a Bitcoin account, assuring her the money would be returned once the case was “resolved.”

Over a few days, she transferred USD 94,000 in four cryptocurrency transactions to what she was told was a “special account.” She later realised she had been scammed.

When she approached the cyber police in New Jersey, they refused to register a case, citing that the funds were transferred to Indian accounts.