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Indian Express
20 hours ago
- Indian Express
Delhi: Retired Army Colonel duped of Rs 18.8 lakh; Kerala fisherman part of racket lands in police net
The Delhi Police Crime Branch has arrested a member of an online fraud syndicate that duped a retired Army Colonel of over Rs 18.80 lakh under the pretext of Forex investments, police informed on Saturday. Police said the accused, 29-year-old Sreejith Rajendran, is a fisherman from Kerala. He was arrested from Azheekal in Kollam district after an operation involving months of technical surveillance and investigation, added police. The case was registered on August 31 last year, under Indian Penal Code sections 420 (cheating) and 34 (common intention). According to the complaint, the victim, a retired Colonel, began receiving messages and phone calls in December 2023 from a woman identifying herself as 'Cute Arvin Anghita'. The caller allegedly persuaded him to invest in the Forex market, promising significant returns. Encouraged by the assurances, the victim transferred multiple instalments over time. However, when he sought to withdraw part of his investment, he was told he would first need to pay more money. He eventually ended up losing Rs 18.80 lakh to the fraudsters, said police. 'During the investigation, it was found that the cheated amount was transferred to different bank accounts. Most of the receiver bank accounts were opened using fake addresses and fake phone numbers. After an analysis of the bank account details, it was found that the cheated amount of Rs 5.93 lakh was transferred to a Federal Bank account in a branch located in Oachira in Kollam district, which belongs to Sreejith… This amount was withdrawn as cash by Sreejith on the same day,' said DCP (Crime Branch) Harsh Indora. Following this lead, the Crime Branch team, under the direction of DCP Indora and supervision of ACP Raj Pal Dabas, was dispatched to Kerala. The team successfully tracked down and arrested the accused from his residence in Azheekal, said police. Investigators found that Sreejith was lured into the racket by a friend who flaunted a lavish lifestyle funded through cheating. Another member of the syndicate, Sunil from Jodhpur, had been arrested earlier this year in January. The alleged mastermind, Anandhu Lal from Kollam in Kerala, remains absconding, police said.
New Indian Express
a day ago
- Entertainment
- New Indian Express
Moonwalking with the ‘Michael Jacksons' of good-old Kochi
Way before 'Moonwalk' flickered to life on screen, Sreejith P, 'dance master' of the film, had already choreographed it in spirit. Decades ago. In the bylanes of Tripunithura, on the dusty grounds of Thoppumpady, along vacant corridors, and inside tiny rented rooms. For Sreejith, 'Moonwalk' is not a film. It's a memory. It's survival. It's poetry. It's an ode to those who danced before they knew what a dance studio was, before Instagram reels turned a pirouette into a punchline. 'I saw myself in every scene,' he says. 'When the film wrapped, I cried. I remembered the kid who danced alone in a corridor, mimicking Michael Jackson moves seen once on a neighbour's TV. I remembered the years where I had no floor to rehearse on, just imagination.' Sreejith grew up in Tripunithura. But his first true steps into dance began in Thoppumpady. Every summer, his parents would send him and his brother to their grandmother's home. And it was here, outside the Thoppumpady church, that he encountered something transformative. 'They had these local shows, sometimes with recorded music playing from a speaker, sometimes with just claps. It wasn't polished. But it was raw, powerful. It was breakdance. I was 10. It lit a fire in me,' he recalls. His brother, who passed away in 2007, was a quiet cheerleader. 'We used to try moves at home, watching street performers and imitating them. Those were our masterclasses.' Sreejith began his formal journey at Kalabhavan, learning under the legendary Johnson Master, a name that echoes in most breakdancers' memory from that era. 'There would be 300 people in a batch. I always stood at the back,' he recalls. 'I was shy. I had no confidence. Johnson sir saw me and pulled me to the front. That moment changed my life.' Today, Johnson Master runs a cycle shop. But for Sreejith, he remains a monument. 'He was the best dancer India never knew. He didn't chase fame. He danced with madness. Passion. That's what I miss in today's generation,' says Sreejith. Now, Sreejith runs Dazzlers Dance Studio, with branches in Kadavanthra, Vyttila and more. But his proudest creation is Boho Space — a sanctuary in Tripunithura for any artist needing silence, solace, or a place to just be. Sreejith believes he helped birth a new dance language in Kochi — one rooted in breakdance but blossoming into cinematic storytelling. 'There was a time when dance in Malayalam cinema meant a few steps behind the hero. We changed that. Now it tells a story,' he says.
Hindustan Times
a day ago
- Hindustan Times
Delhi Police nabs man in Kerala for duping retired colonel of ₹18.8 lakh in forex investment fraud
New Delhi, A 29-year-old fisherman from Kerala has been arrested by the Delhi Police for allegedly duping a retired army colonel of over ₹18.8 lakh after promising high returns from foreign exchange investments, an official said on Saturday. The accused, identified as Sreejith Rajendran, a resident of Azheekal in Kollam district of Kerala, was apprehended from his hometown, he said. The police said Sreejith, who studied till Class 10 and is a fisherman by profession, was enticed into the racket by a friend who flaunted a lavish lifestyle funded through fraudulent means. Driven by greed and a desire for easy money, he became part of the syndicate. Earlier this year, another accused, Sunil, from Jodhpur was arrested in connection with the same gang. The mastermind of the operation, Anandhu Lal from Kollam, is still at large, according to the police. "The victim, a retired Colonel, was lured into the scam in December 2023 after receiving unsolicited messages and calls from a woman who identified herself as 'Cute Arvin Anghita'. She convinced him of potential profits in the forex market and encouraged repeated investments," Deputy Commissioner of Police Harsh Indora said. Under the guise of high returns, the complainant was coaxed into transferring money in several instalments. When he sought to withdraw funds, he was told to make additional payments to process the withdrawal, he said, adding that eventually, a total of ₹18,80,818 was taken from him. A case was registered on August 31, 2024, under the relevant sections of the IPC and an investigation was launched. "During the probe, it was found that the cheated funds were routed through several bank accounts, most of which had been opened using fake addresses and mobile numbers," the officer said. One such transaction amounting to ₹5.93 lakh was traced to a bank account in Oachira, Kollam, held by the accused Sreejith Rajendran. The amount was withdrawn in cash on the same day, he said. A police team was dispatched to Kerala and the accused was nabbed from Azheekal.
Hindustan Times
6 days ago
- Climate
- Hindustan Times
May records highest rainfall since 1901; Delhi remained unusually cool
New Delhi: The month of May was unusually cooler this year, with average daytime temperatures recording the seventh lowest for the month since 1901 and the lowest in the last four years, according to the India Meteorological Department's temperature and rainfall report for May. Night-time temperatures, or minimum temperatures, were also on the lower side this May, which recorded the 59th lowest average minimum temperatures for the month since 1901. 'Over India, the average maximum temperature (35.08 degree Celsius) was 7th lowest and average minimum temperature (24.07 degree Celsius) was 59th lowest since 1901. Mean temperature (29.57 degree Celsius) was the 19th lowest since 1901,' the IMD report said. The report also highlighted that the average rainfall across the country in May, recorded at 126.7 mm (106.4% of the long period average), was the highest for the month since 1901, when the temperatures first began recording. This May also recorded the highest number of heavy (64.5 to 115.5 mm) rain events at 1,053; very heavy (115.6 to 204.5 mm) rain events at 262; and extremely heavy (more than 204.5 mm) rain events at 39, in the past five years, barring 2021, when the number of extremely heavy rain events was higher at 42. OP Sreejith, scientist and head, Climate Monitoring and Prediction Group, IMD, cited long spells of 'overcast skies and wet conditions' behind the unusually cooler month of May this year. 'There are three main reasons for such unusual rains. First, Monsoon arrived early. Secondly, two depressions formed over Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal; and third, more Western Disturbances (WDs) impacted northern India,' Sreejith said. According to IMD data, the coolest May was recorded in 1917, when the average maximum temperature across the country was logged at 33.09°C. The next coolest May was recorded in 1933, with the average daytime temperature at 34.10°C, followed by 34.88°C in 1977, 34.93°C in 2021, 34.98°C in 1920, and 35.05°C in 1971. Over Central India, the average day temperature the previous month stood at 36.63 degree Celsius, the third lowest since 1901, while the average minimum temperature (25.14 degree Celsius) was the 12th lowest since 1901. Mean temperature (30.89 degree C) was the 3rd lowest since 1901, according to IMD. HT has earlier reported that May has been unusual for northwest India, particularly because of persistence of slow-moving western disturbances over the region. WDs are cyclones originating in the Mediterranean Sea which move east and bring winter rain to the northwest India. The impact of WDs is felt normally during December, January and February, but this year they have been active till late May. A persistence of WDs is normally deemed unfavourable for the monsoon, according to experts. 'WDs are persisting till summer this year. Monsoon has not progressed to NW India yet and hence we cannot say whether it will interact with these WDs. One of the main reasons we are seeing sudden, intense thunderstorm activity over NW India is the unusual persistence of these WDs,' M Mohapatra, director general, IMD, said last week. The northern limit of the Southwest Monsoon continues to pass through Mumbai, Ahilyanagar, Adilabad, Bhawanipatna, Puri, Sandhead Island. It has not progressed since last week, IMD said.
Time of India
28-05-2025
- Time of India
Girl, 16 & man, 38, jump in front of train near Haripad
Kottayam: A 38-year-old man and a 16-year-old girl died after being hit by a train in Karuvatta, Haripad, in Alappuzha district on Wednesday. Cheruthana native Sreejith and a Plus Two student hailing from Pallippad were found dead on the railway track. The incident occured at Karuvatta station along the coastal railway track around 11.35am. According to eyewitnesses, the duo arrived at the station on a two-wheeler and parked it near the platform. Only a few trains stop at the station. The staff at the station, as well as the railway gatekeeper, found something unusual about the two. When they started walking towards the approaching train, the gatekeeper shouted at them not to jump in front of the train. Since the track was straight, eyewitnesses suspect that the duo jumped in front of the train deliberately. According to the girl's relatives, she left the house saying that she wanted to buy shampoo. Following the accident, rail traffic was disrupted for half an hour. Sreejith was married but was staying separately from his wife. The girl was a neighbour of Sreejith's wife. She just finished Plus One.
