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Time of India
27-05-2025
- Time of India
Chitrakoot police arrest two fraudsters duping innocents
1 2 Jhansi: Police arrested two inter-state fraudsters on Tuesday in Chitrakoot, claiming to solve several cases of fraud in which the accused had decamped with hard-earned money from innocent people through fraudulent means. The police recovered Rs 45,000 from the accused, along with a motorbike and mobile phones used in the commission of the crimes. The arrested individuals were identified as Rajesh Mishra alias Punjabi, 40, and Anand Yadav, 19, both residents of Karvi, Chitrakoot. During the investigation, Rajesh was found involved in multiple cases registered against him under various sections in different police stations of Banda and Prayagraj districts, while Anand had cases registered in Chitrakoot district. The duo was apprehended by police during a search operation based on a particular tip-off at Kali Ghati Sariya, under Manikpur police station area. SP Chitrakoot Arun Kumar Singh stated that the two would dupe innocent people by misleading them, often targeting individuals in market areas and near banks. Detailing one of the crimes, the SP said that a complaint was lodged by Hari Prasad Yadav, who, along with his son, had withdrawn Rs 8,000 from the bank a few days prior. They were observed by the accused, who approached Hari Prasad and presented him with a bundle, claiming it contained 1 lakh rupees, requesting some change which they promised to return shortly. Unwittingly, Hari Prasad accepted the Rs one lakh bundle and handed over his eight thousand rupees to the duo. When the accused did not return for a long time, the victims came back home with the bundle of notes, only to discover to their shock that it contained merely pieces of paper carefully staged between two 500 rupee notes. Both accused have been booked under section 303, 318 of BNS and sent to jail.
Time of India
17-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Folk singer Swati Mishra's father, 2 RJD netas join BJP
1 2 Patna: Mumbai-based folk and bhajan singer Swati Mishra 's father Rajesh Mishra , besides two RJD netas, joined the BJP on Saturday. Swati would also render her services to strengthen the BJP and NDA partners in the coming assembly elections . Rajesh belongs to Mala Mahiye village under mofussil police station of Chhapra town in Saran district. Swati, who was present on the occasion, vaguely indicated that her father might not be averse to contesting the coming assembly elections. "I will contribute to the prospects of the BJP to my utmost capacity," she told reporters. Swati is a familiar name in the BJP circles. In Oct 2023, she had sung the popular 'Ram Ayenge' devotional song dedicated to Lord Ram, four months ahead of the 'pran pratishtha' (consecration) of the idol of Ramlalla at Ayodhya that was to be performed by PM Narendra Modi on Jan 22, 2024. Soon after the 'Ram Ayenge' devotional song hit the music market and also caught the imagination of connoisseurs of 'bhajans', PM Modi shared it on his social media platform, and thereby, jacked up its popularity pull further. Given the backdrop, Saturday's 'milan samaroh' for the induction of Rajesh Mishra and two other RJD netas– its former state general secretary Harivansh Paswan and its contestant in the assembly poll from Jhajha (Jamui) Vinod Prasad Yadav—acquired the colour of a high-profile function. State BJP chief Dilip Jaiswal gave the party's membership to the three and their supporters at the party's state headquarters. Others present on the occasion included ministers Mangal Pandey and Sanjay Saraogi, while the party functionary Anamika Paswan conducted the proceedings.
