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Time of India
12-05-2025
- Time of India
Honey trapped, law student lodges FIR after miscreants demand Rs 51 lakh
Lucknow: A law student has lodged an FIR with the Chowk police, alleging that he has been honey trapped by a gang of extortionists, who are demanding Rs 51 lakh for not releasing his doctored videos on social 25-year-old law student stated in his complaint that he is currently pursuing law and belongs to a respected family—his uncle also serves as a local to the victim, around two months ago, he received a friend request on Snapchat from a user named 'Sumbul_Kamaal,' who claimed to be a BCom student at National PG College. The victim, who often accepts such requests to increase his Snapchat score, began chatting with her."They remained in casual contact until Feb 11, when Sumbul insisted on meeting him in person," the FIR victim recounted that after dropping his mother at Gol Darwaza market that day, he met Sumbul near Radhe Lal Sweets. She entered his car and requested they move to a nearby parking lot. Once there, she allegedly began undressing, and before he could react, six armed men appeared, banged on his car windows, and threatened to frame him in a false case unless he paid up. Fearing for his life, the victim handed over Rs 10,000, the victim stated in his Feb 27, the miscreants threatened to release an obscene video of him unless he paid Rs 51 same number was used to call his father as well, reiterating the extortionist also threatened to kill the victim submitted WhatsApp call recordings and screenshots along with his complaint and stated that a fake WhatsApp group had been created to defame him using edited videos. DCP West Zone, Vishwajeet Srivastava, said that an FIR was registered and a probe is being conducted.
Time of India
02-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Nat'l College set tolaunch two courses
Lucknow: The academic council of National PG College on Friday approved launch of two new courses from the upcoming session and addition of new topics in syllabus for history in undergraduate. The two new courses include Master of Science (MSc) in geoinformatics with 40 seats. This programme is designed for graduates from various fields including geography, science, engineering, mathematics, economics, statistics, computer science, environmental science and agricultural science. Besides, the journalism department will launch Masters in Journalism and Mass Communication (MJMC) with 40 seats. In history department, modern Indian history and archaeology were added. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like The Cost Of Amusement Park Equipment From Mexico Might Surprise You Amusement Park Equipment | search ads Click Here Undo The council also approved an amendment to the national credit framework (NCF), which will require students to earn 20 credits every semester, totaling 200 credits by the end of their postgraduate degree. This is a shift from the previous system where the credit system did not specify a uniform requirement for each semester. The changes are aligned with the UGC's 2025 regulations and aim to streamline academic standards across higher education institutions. The meeting also saw approval of the proposal allowing students with science background to pursue MA/MSc. geography. Earlier, it was necessary for candidates to have geography and topogradhy as subjects in undergraduate for elligibility to this course. Devendra Kumar Singh, NGPC principal, said, "The introduction of MSc geoinformatics and MJMC along with the amendments to the credit system, reflects our commitment to providing students with relevant, future-oriented education."
