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Delhi Police busts fake international call centre, 8 arrested

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Delhi Police have busted a fake international call centre and arrested eight persons who allegedly cheated US nationals to the tune of Rs 35 lakhs on the pretext of providing them with tech support.

Esha Pandey, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), South East Delhi, said on Monday that the accused were identified as Arjun Singh Bisht, Kapil Singh Negi, Mohammed Talha, Ankit Yadav, Santosh Srivastava, Vanengmawia, Mohammed Nadir and Aarish Baig.

“Secret information was received at Cyber Police Station that the fake international call centre was operating in Okhla Vihar, Jamia Nagar… A team was formed to nab the accused.

“The team raided the location where six people were found having telephonic conversations with the foreigners. After seeing the police party, they tried to escape but were overpowered by the alert team,” the DCP said.

During interrogation, the accused told the police that they cheated several gullible persons, mainly US citizens, by posing as Amazon Inc/Paypal executives.

Through technical means, the accused managed to get their fake tech support ads with their Virtual Toll Free numbers displaying on top of the browsed pages.

When the victims would contact them to redress their complaint or get tech support, the accused would get a fake anti-virus downloaded to their system and receive payment for it in terms of gift cards from Amazon, Google Pay and Target.

Thereafter, the accused would redeem these gift cards into INR through Redeemer.

From the investigation conducted so far, transaction of around Rs 35 lakhs have been verified from the computer seized from the accused persons.

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Viral Video Exposes Horrifying Domestic Violence Incident in Etawah, Uttar Pradesh

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Etawah: A distressing video capturing an incident of domestic violence has been circulating widely on social media since Sunday. The video, reportedly originating from Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, depicts a man brutally assaulting his wife with a stick, accusing her of infidelity. Shockingly, the man recorded the entire episode on his phone, demonstrating a complete lack of remorse or empathy.

In the video, the man is seen gripping the woman’s hair, mercilessly striking her with a stick. The woman, in extreme pain, can be heard crying out and pleading with the man to stop, while attempting to answer his inquiries about her interactions with someone else. Despite her desperate appeals, the man continues his vicious assault, displaying a disturbing level of aggression.

UP Police Take Cognisance In Matter

The Uttar Pradesh police has taken cognisance of the matter and it directed Etawah Police to take action on the viral video. The Etawah police responded to the incident stating that necessary action has been initiated by Bakewar police station in the matter and a probe is on.domestic

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Horrific video! Man lifts his wife & jumps on Kolkata metro track on seeing train’s arrival, here’s what happened next

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In a horrific incident in West Bengal, a couple was seen trying to die by suicide on metro tracks. A man at the Noapara station platform of the Kolkata metro, on seeing the train’s arrival, hugged and lifted his wife and jumped in front of the transport with her.

Couple jumps before metro rail trying to die by suicide

In the video, we can see a couple casually walking on the metro platform and no sooner taking a drastic decision to end their lives. As the metro coach entered the premises, the man rushed towards his wife and jumped to the tracks with her. The duo was seen coming under the moving train, however, were rescued by the metro staff there.

Rescued by staff

The incident reportedly took place at 6.34 pm on Saturday, leading to a service disruption on the Kolkata Metro’s North-South Line. Within an hour of the suicide attempt, the services resumed in the entire stretch – from Kavi Subhas to Dakshineswar.

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Three men attack Punjab minister’s pilot vehicle after parking dispute

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Three drunk men allegedly pelted bricks at the pilot vehicle of Punjab Minister Balkar Singh in Jalandhar city after a parking dispute on Monday.

The accused allegedly chased and intercepted the minister’s official vehicle accompanying the police pilot. They then attacked the pilot vehicle with bricks near Guru Ravi Dass Dham. At that time the minister and his wife were on their way home, the police said.

The accused were arrested. Their luxury car was also impounded. The incident happened at around 1 a.m.

The assailants were reportedly in an inebriated condition. The cause of the attack was arguments over the parking of the vehicle outside an eatery, a police official said.

“They have been booked under Sections 153 and 186 of the IPC,” Police Commissioner Kuldeep Chahal told the media.

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