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Time of India
4 hours ago
- Time of India
Three Arrested for Creating Fake Delhi Jal Board App to Steal Money
NEW DELHI: Three men were arrested for posing as (DJB) officials and duping people. They threatened victims, claiming their water connections would be disconnected, and sent APK files to download. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Once the victims transferred Rs 12, the accused gained control of their bank accounts and stole money. The accused were identified as Ravi Mandal, Ramesh Kumar Mandal, and Mahendra Kumar Mandal, all residents of Jharkhand. According to the police, on May 12, a resident of RK Puram received a message on his mobile phone from someone posing as an official of the DJB. The message stated: 'Dear Customer, your Delhi Jal Board connection will be disconnected tonight at 8.30 PM. Previous month meter reading was not updated. Please contact DJB.' A contact number was also provided. When the complainant called the number, the person reiterated that his meter reading wasn't updated and that his water connection would be disconnected. He was then instructed to install a DJB app to resolve the issue. Believing the caller, the complainant downloaded the app, which appeared to be legitimate. The caller then guided him to enter his personal details. He was also asked to make a nominal payment of Rs 12. After entering his internet banking credentials to initiate the payment, the transaction failed. Soon after, the complainant discovered that Rs 38,161 was fraudulently withdrawn from his bank account through multiple unauthorized transactions. Investigations later revealed that the app was a malicious APK file designed to steal sensitive information under the guise of being an official DJB application. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now DCP (Southwest) Surendra Choudhary said that a seven-day operation was conducted in Dhanbad, Durgapur, Jamtara, Deogarh, and nearby areas, during which the accused were apprehended. A total of 13 mobile phones and one tablet were recovered from their possession. The accused defrauded victims by sending fake messages about pending Delhi Jal Board bills, claiming that water services would be disconnected. They followed up with a phone call, sent a fraudulent app link, and instructed victims to make a small payment, typically Rs 12, to settle the bill. Once victims entered their banking details, large sums of money were siphoned off from their accounts.
Time of India
4 hours ago
- Time of India
3 men arrested for posing as Delhi Jal Board officials and duping victims through fake app
Representative Image NEW DELHI: Three men were arrested for posing as Delhi Jal Board (DJB) officials and duping people. They threatened victims, claiming their water connections would be disconnected, and sent APK files to download. Once the victims transferred Rs 12, the accused gained control of their bank accounts and stole money. The accused were identified as Ravi Mandal, Ramesh Kumar Mandal, and Mahendra Kumar Mandal, all residents of Jharkhand. According to the police, on May 12, a resident of RK Puram received a message on his mobile phone from someone posing as an official of the DJB. The message stated: 'Dear Customer, your Delhi Jal Board connection will be disconnected tonight at 8.30 PM. Previous month meter reading was not updated. Please contact DJB.' A contact number was also provided. When the complainant called the number, the person reiterated that his meter reading wasn't updated and that his water connection would be disconnected. He was then instructed to install a DJB app to resolve the issue. Believing the caller, the complainant downloaded the app, which appeared to be legitimate. The caller then guided him to enter his personal details. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Neuropathie & Zenuwpijn? Doe dit voor snelle verlichting (Bekijk nu!) NerveSerenity Undo He was also asked to make a nominal payment of Rs 12. After entering his internet banking credentials to initiate the payment, the transaction failed. Soon after, the complainant discovered that Rs 38,161 was fraudulently withdrawn from his bank account through multiple unauthorized transactions. Investigations later revealed that the app was a malicious APK file designed to steal sensitive information under the guise of being an official DJB application. DCP (Southwest) Surendra Choudhary said that a seven-day operation was conducted in Dhanbad, Durgapur, Jamtara, Deogarh, and nearby areas, during which the accused were apprehended. A total of 13 mobile phones and one tablet were recovered from their possession. The accused defrauded victims by sending fake messages about pending Delhi Jal Board bills, claiming that water services would be disconnected. They followed up with a phone call, sent a fraudulent app link, and instructed victims to make a small payment, typically Rs 12, to settle the bill. Once victims entered their banking details, large sums of money were siphoned off from their accounts.
New Indian Express
11 hours ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Beautiful, clean Delhi a priority, says CM Rekha gupta
NEW DELHI: Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said her dispensation was all about honest governance, public welfare, and structural reforms. Speaking at a programme at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium to mark 100 days of her government, Gupta emphasised that her administration didn't waste time making 'false promises'. On Yamuna, the CM said the previous AAP government put up a show in the name of cleaning the river, but her government made the Yamuna rejuvenation a top priority from day one. A Rs 9,000 crore provision was made in the Delhi Jal Board budget to strengthen the sewerage system and water supply infra. 'In the last 100 days, several lakh metric tons of waste have been removed from drains. Officials have been directed to complete drain cleaning before the monsoon. Sewer work has been initiated in 1,700 unauthorised colonies,' she said. Gupta stated that the AAP government kept Delhi out of the Ayushman Bharat scheme, but the BJP dispensation corrected it in the first Cabinet meeting by approving the implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana. On education, the CM said the AAP government only focused on publicity, but her administration approved the Delhi School Education (Transparency in Fixation & Regulation of Fees) Bill 2025, aimed at curbing arbitrary practices in private schools.
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Business Standard
3 days ago
- Business
- Business Standard
Danish experts run pilot to boost efficiency of Delhi wastewater plant
The pilot, which began earlier this year at the Coronation Pillar plant in Delhi, is expected to be completed within three months Experts from Denmark have teamed up with the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to carry out a pilot study aimed at improving the efficiency of an existing wastewater treatment plant in the capital, officials from the Danish Embassy confirmed. The pilot, which began earlier this year at the Coronation Pillar plant in Delhi, is expected to be completed within three months. "This is an ongoing pilot study that focuses on optimising the performance of an existing wastewater treatment plant in Delhi by employing advanced Danish expertise and smart software solutions," said Rasmus Abildgaard Kristensen, Denmark's Ambassador to India. The goal is to show how digital monitoring and control systems can make such plants more energy-efficient—ideally turning them energy-neutral or even energy-positive. By using smart technology, the project not only reflects Denmark's expertise in sustainable wastewater management but also offers a model that could be adapted across India's urban areas. "What we are trying to showcase here is the opportunity you have with wastewater treatment plants to make them, transition them from being major energy consumers," Kristensen said. In India, many municipal or state-run treatment plants use large amounts of electricity, he pointed out. "It is expensive and it takes precious electricity away from other tasks in society and it creates carbon emissions. So we want to transfer them from being energy consumers to being energy positive so that the wastewater treatment plants actually produce energy instead of consuming it." The purpose of the study is not only to prove that such a transition is technically feasible, but also that the investment pays off quickly, Kristensen added. From a cost-benefit angle, the logic is clear, he said. The ambassador noted that the India-Denmark partnership in the water sector is a key pillar of the Green Strategic Partnership between the two countries. Ongoing joint efforts include strengthening sustainable water management in Rajasthan, using smart metres and IoT tools to maintain rural water supply systems, mapping groundwater at a national level, and reducing water loss in urban centres facing stress. Another example of the collaboration is the Indo-Danish Smart Laboratory for Clean Rivers, set up at IIT BHU in partnership with the National Mission for Clean Ganga and Danish consultancy firm Ramboll.
Hindustan Times
7 days ago
- Hindustan Times
Haiderpur WTP: Where bodies of Delhi and Haryana's missing persons end up
Around 10pm on April 23, an employee at the Haiderpur water treatment plant (WTP) in Rohini Sector 13 found a headless and limbless decomposing body stuck in the iron filtration nets of the facility. While the situation was disquieting, there was no sense of panic—this being the 10th body to be discovered here this year alone. According to information shared by the police, at least 91 human bodies have been found here from 2022 to April 27, 2025, with an average of 25-30 bodies ending up at the Delhi Jal Board's (DJB's) WTP every year. The reason is geographical: Raw water reaches the Haiderpur WTP through two water channels—Channel Lined Canal (CLC) and Delhi Sub Branch (DSB)—of the Munak Canal, a 102-kilometre-long aqueduct that carries water Yamuna water from Haryana's Karnal, travels south via the Khubru and Mandora barrages, and terminates at the Haiderpur WTP. A senior police officer from the KN Katju Marg police station, on condition of anonymity, said that the Munak Canal has no filtration nets between Haryana and Delhi, due to which bodies from Haryana and other parts of Delhi end up here. As bodies from Haryana take multiple days to reach the Haiderpur WTP, nearly all of them decompose beyond identification and most of them remain unidentified and unclaimed. 'In some instances, killers used the Munak Canal to dispose of bodies of their victims, besides people committing suicides and those suffering accidents. Bodies related to cases from Bawana, Narela and Samaypur Badli also end up at the WTP. In some cases, cars and weapons used in crimes were also thrown to hide or destroy evidence,' the officer said. The CLC is a concrete water route with boundary walls on both sides, while the DSB is a kutcha water channel without boundary walls. Both water channels are 10 to 15 feet deep and separated by a road used by people residing near the Delhi-Haryana border. Deputy commissioner of police (Rohini) Amit Goel said: 'Recovery of human bodies is a regular occurrence, as two to three such incidents are reported every month at the KN Katju Marg police station, keeping many personnel busy identifying the victims and finding their families, establishing the cause of deaths and the circumstances under which they died, registering murder cases and probing them to nab the killers, and performing last rites of unidentified and unclaimed bodies.' Identification challenges In the case of the body found on April 23, police found two Aadhaar cards in the pockets of the victim, issued to Anoop and Mukesh, with both having the same guardian, named Lala. Station house officer (SHO) Pramod Anand of KN Katju Marg police station, perturbed by the discovery of the body within 10 days of another, said the Zonal Integrated Police Network (ZIPNet) pointed to a missing person's complaint filed at Bawana police station on March 15—a day after the Holi festival—naming the person as Anoop, and guardian as Lala. The Bawana police were informed, the missing man's family identified the body and an autopsy suggested that the 27-year-old man's head and limbs were severed due to remaining in water for 40 days. It was concluded that Anoop died of drowning, possibly after accidentally falling into the canal, SHO Anand said. However, not all cases yield clear clues or even faint leads. Police said that of the 91 bodies that ended up here since 2022, only 28 have been identified. Even in cases where bodies are identified and the cause of death established as murder, seven murder cases from 2022 and 2023 registered at the KN Katju Marg police station remain unsolved. '...we were lucky. Despite recovering a highly decomposed, headless and limbless body that was 40 days old, we could identify the victim and connect the case. In fact, luck favoured us second time in a row because the previous victim—a 35-year-old woman's body was recovered on April 13 at the same spot—was also identified and her missing complaint was found registered at the Samaypur Badli police station,' Anand said. But of the 10 bodies recovered this year, the identities of only three were established, while 10 of 25 bodies were identified in 2024 and seven of 27 in 2023, according to police data accessed by HT. DCP Goel said that identifying victims, establishing the circumstances under which their bodies reached the WTP, and the disposal of their bodies are the key challenges personnel of the KN Katju Marg police station face. SHO Anand said that identifying bodies in cases of murder and suicide is an arduous task as compared to identifying victims of accidents. In murder cases, killers adopt several tricks to ensure the victims are not easily identified or their bodies are found, he said. 'In murder cases, you will not find identification documents with the bodies. The limbs of victims are tied and sometimes a heavy object is also tied with the bodies to ensure they remain under water. In some cases, bodies are found without heads and if heads are found, there are chances that the faces were disfigured beyond identification. The longer the bodies stay in water, the faster they decompose and decay. Also, many victims of suicide do not keep their IDs while plunging into the canal. The only chance of identifying a victim is when his or her missing complaint is registered, and the family members identify the body,' Anand said. A dumping hub Besides human bodies, the canals are also hubs for throwing animal carcasses, garbage and waste materials generated in religious events, such as pujas and fire rituals (hawans), by people living in northwest and outer Delhi. All such items flow with the water and eventually, reach the Haiderpur WTP, where three sets of filtration nets are installed to ensure they are removed well before the raw water reaches the filtration machines, said Vivek Paswan, an employee at the Haiderpur WTP whose job is to watch for bodies and other water materials at the first set of filtration nets. 'The frequency of the recovery of bodies increases during summer, as tens of hundreds of people, most of them being children, use the canal for bathing and swimming, and many drown in the process—either because they did not know how to swim or due to suffering fatal injuries while diving into it from a height. At least two employees are deployed near the filtration nets in three shifts every day to spot and remove bodies apart from other garbage items. We alert security guards as soon as a body is found and they, in turn, ring the police up,' Paswan said. Senior police officers said they have decided to raise the issue with Haryana in the next interstate police meeting. They said that until the 1990s, there was a decades-old wire net across the Munak Canal in Haryana, but it was removed as it was blocking waste. 'We will ask our counterparts in the Haryana Police to install filtration next across the canal in their jurisdiction so that bodies from their side do not float into Delhi. If the bodies related to Haryana are found there itself, the chances of their identification would be high,' DCP Goel said.
