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Nagpur businessman duped of Rs 3.48 crore by international cyber criminals

August 1, 2021, 1:38 PM

Nation Next Newsroom | Nagpur

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A Nagpur businessman has approached Nandanvan police after falling prey to an international cyber fraud and losing Rs 3.48 crore. On the basis of the complaint by the businessman Mohit Rohit Agrawal (31), Nandanvan Police have registered a case under section 420 of the IPC and section 66 of the IT Act.

Agrawal runs Sri Sai Nath Agri Industries (situated in Wardhaman Nagar), which exports processed rice to companies in some countries. Among these companies is Agro Alliance Ltd situated in St. Petersburg in Russia. After the export, the Russian company would deposit money into Agrawal’s account.

Recently, when Agro Alliance Ltd did not deposit the money after Agrawal exported a rice consignment, he contacted the company about the same. It is then that he was told by the company officials that an amount of Rs 3,48,61,025 had already been credited to his two London-based accounts from March 30, 2021, to April 15, 2021. Agrawal was told that the payment was made after the company receiving an email from him about the two new accounts.

Agrawal soon realised that cyber criminals hacked into his email and opened two new accounts in a foreign bank using his company’s domain name. The hackers then made Agro Alliance Ltd to deposit the money in those accounts and later siphoned the money. on realising he had been duped, Agrawal approached Nandanvan police.

Crime

Miscreants vandalise property at Nagpur’s Bishop Cotton School, throw liquor bottles in classrooms

Published

3 years ago

April 4, 2022

Radhika Dhawad | Nagpur

Some unknown miscreants in Nagpur vandalised Bishop Cotton School situated on VIP in Dharampeth during the weekend. Apart from the broken plant pots and damaged earthing wires, empty alcohol bottles could also be seen thrown on the floor of the classrooms.

Prima facie it seems some drunkards might have used the school as their hang out place to consume alcohol as it was a weekend and the school was closed. However, nothing could be ascertained as of now; the investigation on the same is on.

When Nation Next spoke to Sonia Singh, Principal at Bishop Cotton School, she told us, What kind of a mentality is this Such people should at least spare kids. It’s so disheartening to see something like this. Class 10 students had their board exams today; unfortunately, we couldn’t indulge them much.”

Singh added, “All the pots have been broken, the earthing wires for the newly installed water cooler for kids has also been damaged.”

However, Singh, who filed an FIR at Sitabuld Police Station today, said, this wasn’t the first such incident; even during lockdown, some miscreants had stolen printers and other property of the school.

Crime

ED arrests Nagpur advocate Satish Ukey who filed petition against Fadnavis

Published

3 years ago

March 31, 2022

Radhika Dhawad | Nagpur

Satish Ukey

Satish Ukey

Enforcement Directorate (ED) took the custody of RTI activist advocate Satish Ukey and his brother Pradeep Ukey after raiding the former’s residence at Parvati Nagar in Nagpur on Thursday morning at 7 am. Satish, who is also the lawyer of MPCC President Nana Patole, had filed an election petition against former Chief Minister and Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Devendra Fadnavis.

Ukey had alleged that Fadnavis hadn’t disclosed pending criminal cases against him while filing his nomination papers for the 2009 and 2014 Assembly elections, and thus violated the Representation of People’s Act, 1951. For the past few years, Ukey had also been filing petitions in court against several BJP leaders.

During the raid, an army of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel was also deployed under his house. The crime branch had issued a notice to Ukey regarding a land transaction in Nagpur.

Crime

ED raids house of Nagpur advocate Satish Ukey, who had filed RTI petition against Devendra Fadnavis

Published

3 years ago

March 31, 2022

Radhika Dhawad | Nagpur

L to R: Devendra Fadnavis, Satish Ukey

L to R: Devendra Fadnavis, Satish Ukey

Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided the house of Congress President for Maharashtra Nana Patole’s lawyer and RTI activist advocate Satish Ukey’s since Thursday early morning. An army of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel has also been deployed under his house as the raids are underway.

Ukey grabbed headlines after he filed an election petition against former Chief Minister and Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Devendra Fadnavis. Ukey had alleged that Fadnavis did not disclose pending criminal cases against him while filing his nomination papers for the 2009 and 2014 Assembly elections, and thus violated the Representation of People’s Act, 1951. For the past few years, Ukey had also been filing petitions in court against several BJP leaders.

The reason behind the ED raid against the remains unclear as of now. However, the crime branch had issued a notice to Ukey regarding a land transaction in Nagpur. There are likely to be raids related to this case.

At around 7 am on Thursday, ED’s Mumbai squad including women officers reached Ukey’s residence at Parvati Nagar. For the past two hours, ED has been searching Ukey’s house and interrogating him.