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Hindustan Times
12-06-2025
- Hindustan Times
Chandigarh resident loses ₹14.6L in online investment fraud
A resident of Sector 41-A lost ₹14.6 lakh in an online investment fraud. Complainant Anil Kumar Sharma told police that in January this year, he had received a WhatsApp message from a man who introduced himself as Shankar Ramrakhiani, an investment mentor. The man won his confidence and got him to share his bank and Aadhar details. Subsequently, the victim was added to a WhatsApp group on stock trading and asked him to install a file on his mobile. Between January 21 and February 27, the complainant sent around ₹14.6 lakh to the accused for investment. Later, he was removed from the WhatsApp group and the accused even stopped taking his calls. It was then that he realised that he had been duped, and approached the police. A case under Sections 319 (2) (cheating by personation), 318 (4) (cheating), 336 (3) (forgery for purpose of cheating), 338 (forgery), 340 (2) (using as genuine a forged document) and 61(2) (criminal conspiracy) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) has been registered at the cyber crime police station. The accused is yet to be arrested.
Indian Express
26-05-2025
- Business
- Indian Express
Delhi polls: Congress poured in funds to close gap with BJP, but spent one-third of its rival on candidates
The BJP emerged as the top spender in the recent Delhi Assembly elections, declaring an overall expenditure of Rs 57 crore. While that was expected, the Congress closed the gap in expenditure. In 2020, the BJP declared an overall expenditure of Rs 41.06 crore, 48 percentage points more than that of the Congress's Rs 27.67 crore. This year, the Congress boosted its spending, declaring Rs 46.18 crore as its overall election expenditure, 25 percentage points behind the BJP. According to the BJP's election expenditure report submitted to the Election Commission (EC), the party spent Rs 39.14 crore on general party propaganda while Rs 18.5 crore was spent on its candidates. The Congress spent more on the general party campaign, Rs 40.13 crore, and just Rs 6.05 crore on candidates. According to a previous report by The Indian Express, the BJP had also outspent its opponents by at least three times for advertising on Meta platforms for one month in the run-up to Assembly polls. While the BJP, its candidates, and affiliates that ran ads in its favour collectively spent Rs 4.15 crore on advertising in Delhi, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) was a distant second, spending Rs 1.38 crore. The Congress spent Rs 66.62 lakh. Of the Rs 4.15 crore spent by the BJP on advertising, 91.8% included material put up by its Delhi unit's official handle. In contrast to this, the AAP spent 63.3% through its official handle, with the rest being spent by candidates and affiliates. The Congress's Delhi handle also did the heavy lifting for the party, spending 88.7% or Rs 59.13 lakh out of a total Rs 66 lakh spent on advertising. The BJP's Delhi unit started the 2025 polls with a balance of Rs 89.92 crore and received an additional Rs 93.42 lakh during the election period. It ended the polls with a balance of Rs 91.1 crore. The AAP, which went into the February election as the incumbent, spent the least – Rs 14.51 crore – among the three main parties. Of the AAP's expenditure, Rs 12.12 crore went towards general party propaganda while Rs 2.39 crore was spent on candidates. In 2020, it had declared Rs 21.06 crore as its overall election expenditure. The BJP's winning candidates too spent more as compared to their AAP counterparts, a report by the Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) had revealed earlier this month. With an expenditure limit of Rs 40 lakh, 31 (45%) MLAs declared that they had spent less than half of the permissible limit in their constituencies. The report said that the party-wise expenses showed that the average spending by the 47 analysed MLAs of the BJP was Rs 24.68 lakh (61.7% of the limit), while the AAP's 22 MLAs spent Rs 12.48 lakh each (31.2% of the limit). The Congress did not win a single seat in the Assembly polls. The top three highest-spending MLAs were all from the BJP. Anil Kumar Sharma, who contested from R K Puram, reported the highest expenditure at Rs 31.91 lakh (80% of the limit), followed closely by Parduymn Singh Rajput from Dwarka at Rs 31.44 lakh (79%), and Ashish Sood from Janakpuri at Rs 30.68 lakh (77%). The candidates who spent the least amount of money were all from the AAP: Aaley Mohammed Iqbal from Matia Mahal spent Rs 4.53 lakh (11%) of the permissible amount, Veer Singh Dhingan from Seema Puri spent Rs 6.5 lakh (16%), and Virender Singh Kadian from Delhi Cantonment spent Rs 6.54 lakh (16%), the report said. The BJP, winning 48 of the 70 seats, returned to power in Delhi after over two-and-a-half decades while the AAP finished second with 22 seats. The Congress, for the third consecutive time, failed to open its account in the capital.
Indian Express
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
BJP MLAs outspent AAP in Delhi polls. Check out the expense report
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates who won the Delhi Assembly elections spent more money during the polls held in February compared to their Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) counterparts, stated a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). The candidate expenditure limit for polls was Rs 40 lakh. Out of 69 MLAs analysed — from a total of 70 — 31 (45%) MLAs declared election expenses less than 50% of the limit in their constituencies. 'The party-wise average election expenses show that the average spending for 47 MLAs from BJP is Rs 24.68 lakh (61.7% of the expense limit) and for 22 MLAs from AAP, it is Rs 12.48 lakh (31.2% of the expense limit),' the report said. The report also said virtual campaigning, despite growing digital outreach in other regions, was almost entirely absent. Only one MLA (1%) declared expenses in this area, highlighting a strong reliance on conventional methods. The top three highest-spending MLAs are all from the BJP. Anil Kumar Sharma from R K Puram reported the highest expenditure at Rs 31.91 lakh (80% of the limit), followed closely by Parduymn Singh Rajput from Dwarka at Rs 31.44 lakh (79%) and Ashish Sood from Janakpuri at Rs 30.68 lakh (77%). The candidates who spent the least amount of money were from the AAP: Aaley Mohammed Iqbal from Matia Mahal spent only Rs 4.53 lakh (11%) of the permissible amount, Veer Singh Dhingan from Seema Puri spent Rs 6.5 lakh (16%), and Virender Singh Kadian from Delhi Cantonment spent Rs 6.54 lakh (16%), the report said. The ADR said the average amount of money spent by the MLAs in the Assembly polls was Rs 20.79 lakh, which is 52% of the expense limit. What was the money spent on? –Campaign vehicles: 61 (88%) MLAs declared they spent funds on this, 8 (12%) MLAs said they didn't. –Public meetings: 50 (72%) MLAs declared they have spent funds on these meetings and processions with star campaigners; 19 (28%) MLAs declared that they have not spent on such things (other than those for general party propaganda). Electronic or print media: 65% declared spending on this aspect. Campaign workers: 67% reported expenditure in this regard. Campaign material: 61% of MLAs said they spent money on banners and posters.
Time of India
05-05-2025
- Time of India
Man gets 4yrs in jail for molesting minor Dalit girl
Pilibhit: The court of additional district and sessions Judge (Pocso Act), Geeta Singh, on Monday evening, sentenced a 28-year-old man to four years of imprisonment for molesting a 15-year-old Dalit girl. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The incident took place on June, 2018 when the convict had forcibly barged into the minor's house in a village in Pilibhit district. An FIR had been lodged, following a written complaint by the victim's father, under multiple IPC Sections and relevant sections of the Pocso and SC/ST Act. The complainant stated that all his family members were asleep at the time of the incident. Upon hearing his daughter's screams, he woke up and saw the accused molested his daughter. The accused then threatened to eliminate the family if they took up the matter with police, before fleeing . Public prosecutor, Anil Kumar Sharma said, "The accused was arrested and remained in jail before he was released on bail."
