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13-Year-Old Kidnapped For Ransom In Bengaluru, Burnt Body Recovered
Bengaluru: The burnt body of a 13-year-old boy who had been reported missing on Wednesday was found at a deserted area along Kaggalipura Road in Bengaluru. Nishchith A was a Class 8 student of Christ School. He went missing from Arekere 80 Feet Road after he left home to attend a tuition class at 5 pm on Wednesday, the police said. His father, JC Achit, is an assistant professor at a private college. According to the police complaint filed by JC Achit, his son did not return home till 7.30 pm, after which he and his wife contacted the tuition teacher. The teacher told the parents that their son left at the scheduled time. While searching for him, the parents found their son's bicycle near Arekere family park. They also received a phone call from an unknown number demanding Rs 5 lakh. Based on this, a missing and kidnapping case was filed with Hulimavu police station. Police teams began tracing the location of the caller and launched a search. The boy's body was found during the search on Thursday. The police said they are investigating the case.
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Assaulted By 'Rescuers': Girl Accompanied By Kerala Nuns Who Were Arrested
As protests continue against the arrest of two Kerala nuns on charges of alleged forceful conversion and trafficking, one of the three rescued girls has claimed that she was travelling with them on her own will and was assaulted by Bajrang Dal members. On July 25, nuns Preeti Mary and Vandana Francis, along with Sukaman Mandavi, were arrested by the Government Railway Police (GRP) at the Durg Railway Station in Chhattisgarhfollowing a complaint by a local Bajrang Dal functionary, who accused them of forcibly converting three girls from the state's tribal-dominated Narayanpur district and trafficking them. Speaking to NDTV, one of the girls, who has studied till Class 10, said she was travelling to Agra on her own will to work as a cook for a monthly salary of Rs 10,000. "We three (girls) were travelling together. Sukhman bhaiya was dropping us to Durg because we didn't know the way. the ticket collector fined us for not booking tickets. As we were leaving, Bajrang Dal members came and starting claiming that were were being taken forcibly," she said. She recounted that the Bajrang Dal workers assault Sukhman, her and coerced her into making a false statement against the accused. The girl claimed that Jyoti Sharma, a woman associated with a Hindutva outfit, told her she must say she was being taken against her will, or else her brother would be beaten. "They slapped me twice, and abused us," she claimed. The girl added that she has been following Christianity for 5-6 years and denied all allegations of trafficking or forced conversion. "My mother had a respiratory illness. We took her to faraway places for treatment but she didn't get better. When we took her to Jesus Christ, she was cured in a single day. All the allegations of human trafficking are false. We will give our statement and tell the truth," she said. Urging that the nuns and Sukhman be freed, the girl said her parents willingly sent her for the job to ensure that she becomes financially independent. Her mother echoed this and said that she was not informed about her daughter being caught at the railway station. Sharma claimed that she spoke to the girls, who told her they were being taken forcibly. "The boy who was caught has abandoned girls three times before. This clearly shows that religious conversion and human trafficking are happening in our Chhattisgarh. The girls themselves have told me this, and I have a recording of what they said," she added. Ravi Nigam, Durg division convenor of Bajrang Dal, said, "Even after the BJP government has come to power, the issue of religious conversion has not stopped. In fact, it is increasing. There is a youth who has been sending girls from here earlier as well." The nuns' arrest has triggered a political storm, with Members of Parliament staging protests within the premises seeking their release. Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnudeo Sai has maintained that the arrests followed investigation, claiming the girls were promised nursing training and jobs as part of a trafficking and conversion scheme.
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Navi Mumbai Man Loses Rs 52 Lakh In Cryptocurrency Investment Fraud
Thane: A 60-year-old contractor from Navi Mumbai has allegedly been duped of more than Rs 52 lakh after being lured to invest in cryptocurrency for higher returns, police said on Thursday. Some fraudsters contacted the victim, resident of Vashi in Navi Mumbai, over phone and gained his trust by projecting gains in cryptocurrency investment through a fake trading website, they said. The victim subsequently transferred more than Rs 52 lakh into various bank accounts over the last four months, an official from Cyber Police Station in Navi Mumbai said. However, when the victim tried to withdraw the money, he was blocked and lost access to the website, the police said. Based on the victim's complaint, the police registered a case against four persons on Tuesday under relevant legal provisions. As per the findings, the website used in the fraud was not registered with any regulatory authority, and the domain creator as well as holders of the bank accounts, in which the victim transferred the money, were being treated as primary suspects, the official said. The police appealed appeal to the public to be extremely cautious about investment schemes promising high returns, especially through unverified websites or unsolicited communication "No legitimate investment platform operates this way. People should verify credentials thoroughly before transferring funds online," the official said.
