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The Hindu
26-07-2025
- The Hindu
Duo arrested for duping people in govt. double bedroom housing scam
Two individuals, who posed as political insiders and issued fake housing allotment letters, conning several citizens promising allotments under the Telangana Government's Double Bedroom Housing Scheme, were arrested by the Jeedimetla police on Saturday, July 26. The accused identified as G. Sridhar and Pradeep Prasad were arrested in the Suchitra area. Police seized several items including fake allotment letters, a car, laptop, desktop computer, webcam, printer, scanner, and two mobile phones. The accused are being produced before court, and further investigation is underway. A case was booked by the Jeedimetla police on July 23 following a complaint by K. Malleshwari, who reported being defrauded by G. Sridhar. Sridhar allegedly posed as a BRS party worker and claimed close links with the Quthbullapur MLA, showing photographs of him with the political leaders. He convinced victims to pay processing and registration fees and other expenses. In collaboration with Pradeep Prasad, a Jio employee, Sridhar fabricated fake allotment letters. The forged documents were then handed over to victims as original allotments. However, no such benefits were ever delivered. The duo has been remanded to judicial custody. Earlier on July 23, the Jeedimetla police arrested Bodimi Shetty Haribabu, an assistant at the Quthbullapur MLA Camp Office for allegedly duping 84 people by promising them double-bedroom houses. The complainant had alleged that Haribabu collected ₹1 lakh from him and 83 others with an assurance of securing a government-allocated 2-BHK house, however, neither the house was allotted nor the money returned.
Hans India
02-06-2025
- Health
- Hans India
Govt hikes tobacco fine to Rs 1,000
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has published a gazette notification increasing the fine for public use of cigarettes and tobacco products from Rs 200 to Rs 1,000. The government has also raised the minimum legal age for purchasing cigarettes and tobacco products from 18 to 21 years, according to a statement issued by the Health Ministry on Saturday. Additionally, the government has banned the opening or operation of hookah bars across the state. The order has been issued in the name of the Governor by the Secretary, Department of Parliamentary Affairs and Legislation, G. Sridhar. This decision follows the assent of President Droupadi Murmu on May 23 to the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) (Karnataka Amendment) Bill, 2024. The new Act amends the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act, 2003 (Central Act 34 of 2003) as it applies to the state of Karnataka. The amendment specifies that no person shall use tobacco products in any public place. The term 'use' includes both smoking and spitting of tobacco. The sale of cigarettes or other tobacco products is now prohibited: To any person under the age of 21 years; within a 100-meter radius of any educational institution; in loose form or as single sticks. The Act also states that no person shall open or operate a hookah bar, either individually or on behalf of another person, in any location—including eating houses, pubs, bars, or restaurants—regardless of what they are called. According to the new provisions, anyone who violates Section 4A of the Act shall be punishable with: Imprisonment of not less than one year, which may extend up to three years; a fine of not less than Rs 50,000, which may go up to Rs 1 lakh. The Act further allows that in hotels with 30 or more rooms, restaurants with a seating capacity of 30 or more, and at airports, a designated smoking area or space may be provided. Karnataka joins the league of Rajasthan, Maharashtra, and Gujarat states, which have implemented similar amendments to strengthen public health protections against tobacco use.
