State

Cyber police Kashmir saves ailing patient from scammers, retrieve his 11 lakh

Published

3 years ago

January 3, 2021

Asian News Hub Webdesk

One crore retrieved from scammers in 2020: SSP Cyber cell

Haroon Nabi

Srinagar, Jan 03: A resident from Ganderbal district lost 11 lakh rupees due to the negligence of his son which he had availed as loan from the bank for treatment of his chronic disease and has to undergo a surgery outside the state.

The whole amount was available in his son’s account who was trapped in currency trading.

SSP Cyber cell Kashmir Tahir Ashraf told news agency KDC, that scammers came in touch with his son through social media sites and motivated him, for which he was promised hefty returns and direct credit to his bank account.

SSP Cyber police said that “the matter was further taken up with the gateway authorities to ascertain the merchant details. The dedicated and expert financial team of cyber police station Kashmir succeeds in tracing the whole account and blocked the same which was being used to exchange into foreign currency. The gateway authorities were made to refund the whole amount into the complainant’s bank account.”

Cyber police station, Kashmir zone Srinagar time and again is advising the general public not to believe persons who call in the name of stock market trading or provide service by giving advice and making an investment in the share market to get abnormal profits within short periods. Trusting them, do not transfer any amount either online or in any other form as they are entirely fake. Community members have hailed the prompt action of Cyber Police Station Kashmir Zone Srinagar in tracing and saving the hard earned money of complainants

SSP Tahir Ashraf said that during the year 2020 Cyber Police Kashmir have saved around rupees one crore of gullible people which they have lost in various financial frauds.

State

Driver killed, several injured in Qazigund road accident

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6 hours ago

September 22, 2023

Asian News Hub Webdesk

In a tragic accident, a speeding truck collided with a passenger ECO in South Kashmir’s Qazigund on Friday morning resulting in the death of the driver and injuries to several passengers.

Also Read: ARTO Bandipora seizes overloaded bus

Official sources told that the incident occurred in front of the Walnut factory on Friday morning.

They said in the mishap seven persons were injured and were immediately taken to a nearby hospital, but Maroof Ahmad Bhat, the driver of the ECO, was declared dead upon arrival.

The injured passengers were identified as GH Qadir Bhat, Mohd Niyaz Bhat, Mumtaz Ahmad Bhat, Mubeena Begum, Mehvish Akhter, and Absha Banoo, all residents of Doda.

Meanwhile an official told Kashmir Scroll that a case has been registered under FIR No.206/23 U/S 279, 337 IPC at PS Qazigund. KS

State

ARTO Bandipora seizes overloaded bus

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20 hours ago

September 21, 2023

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The Assistant Regional Transport Officer Bandipora Thursday seized a bus involved in overloading of passengers at Bandipora.

Also Read: Teenage boy injured in thread-cutter attack in central Kashmir

The ARTO informed that strict action will be taken against those who are found involved in the overloading of passengers in the buses across the district. He said that overloading poses a serious threat to the lives of people.

He further informed that the Motor Vehicle Department Bandipora has constituted teams for checking overloading of passengers throughout the district.

Meanwhile, the ARTO appealed to the general public of Bandipora, especially student folk, to avoid travelling via Overloaded buses. He also appealed to the general public of Bandipora to inform any instance of overloading directly to his office through WhatsApp number 9596051716.

He further said that in case of non availability of transport in any area across the district, the same number can be contacted to inform the office of ARTO Bandipora.

State

Teenage boy injured in thread-cutter attack in central Kashmir

Published

21 hours ago

September 21, 2023

Asian News Hub Webdesk

A teenage boy sustained injuries in a thread-cutter attack by an unidentified person in Qamaria Park in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Thursday.

Also Read: Youth killed in hit-and-run case in Srinagar outskirts

Quoting an official told the news agency—KNO reported that a scuffle broke out between two persons in which one unidentified youth attacked the teenager with a thread-cutter, resulting in injuries to the other person.

He added that police party of police station Ganderbal reached the spot and the weapon of offence was recovered.

He said that a case has been registered in this regard and further investigation is going on.