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The Idol Wing CID has registered a case against a senior official of the Srirangam Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, maintained by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department, and five others based on a complaint alleging theft of ancient idols and precious artefacts belonging to the shrine. The case was registered on Wednesday based on a direction from the Madras High Court to the Idol Wing CID to conduct a thorough investigation into the complaint preferred by Rangarajan Narasimhan of Srirangam. Mr. Narasimhan claimed that several idols and precious artefacts belonging to the Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple were stolen during the period 2012-2017. Police said the six persons have been booked under IPC sections including 406 (criminal breach of trust) and 409 (criminal breach of trust by public servant) and under section 25 (2) of The Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972. The investigation would be carried out by Idol Wing CID Additional Superintendent of Police G.S. … [Read more...] about HR&CE official, 5 others booked for theft in Srirangam temple

Three Delhi Police officers have been booked for allegedly trying to extort money from two persons in Dwarka’s Mohan Garden, the police said on Thursday. They said that two of the officers have been suspended and disciplinary action is being taken against the third.A senior police officer said that in the last week of November, two persons — one hailing from Himachal Pradesh and another from Rajasthan who work in Mohali — had come to Delhi and were on Najafgarh Road in their car. The victims had stopped to buy fruits when a person in civil dress approached them and introduced himself as a Narcotics Cell officer. “The victims said that the man searched their car and interrogated them. He took out around ₹9,000 from their wallet alleging that they were supplying drugs. He was later identified as constable Harish posted in West District’s Narcotics Cell,” the officer said.The two persons kept on telling the officer that they were not supplying … [Read more...] about Three policemen booked for extortion, 2 of them suspended

Virudhunagar District Crime Branch has booked R. Radhakrishnan and his wife, Sitalakshmi, on charges of cheating a few persons to the tune of ₹63 lakh on the promise of getting them government jobs. Police said Radhakrishnan of Kariyapatti told P. Muthu, a long-time friend from Kariyapatti, that he had contacts with higher officials and got government jobs to several persons on giving money to top officials. Radhakrishnan’s wife and her father too confirmed about his dealings. Based on their promise, Muthu and a few others paid ₹75 lakh in instalments through cash and bank transactions between January and May. However, Radhakrishnan made Muthu travel a lot of times to Chennai, but did not get any job as promised. When Muthu pressured him, Radhakrishnan handed over eight appointment orders, which was declared as fake by officials. When Muthu sought his money back, Radhakrishnan returned ₹12 lakh. When he sought the remaining money, Radhakrishnan reportedly … [Read more...] about Man booked for cheating job aspirants at Kariyapatti

Members of the Bafna family accuse the realtors of defaulting on loans to the tune of Rs 50 lakh On Wednesday, Darode Jog and Associates and its partners became the second realty entity in the city to be booked under provisions of Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors (in Financial Establishments) or MPID Act, 1999, after the DSK group. At the behest of the sessions court, Market Yard police registered an FIR under the legislation and also for cheating and criminal conspiracy against Sudhir Darode, Anand Jog and their firm Darode Jog and Associates. The realtors, who have already been pinned by hundreds of customers for failing to deliver on their projects, were this time accused by two members of an industrialist’s family for not returning money loaned. Satish Bafna, whose company Shree Vijayshanti Industries was into making utensils from copper, brass and steel, had given a loan of Rs 35 lakh, while his brother Prakash Bafna’s daughter-in-law Nisha Chetan … [Read more...] about After DSK, Darode Jog booked for duping depositors

NEW DELHI: A beekeeping tour in Coorg or dolphin spotting in Goa? Online travel agents and booking platforms are going beyond the usual flight and accommodation booking to focus on what they call experiential travel. Last week, Cleartrip announced that it expanded its international footprint by partnering with global activity platforms like Klook and Musement to offer end-to-end experiential travel services in 48 European and 18 Southeast Asian countries. Through its existing partners, Cleartrip also plans to launch a range of new activities for various Indian destinations on its platform. The company said it is currently offering one lakh activities and experiences a month for both domestic and global destinations. “We had also launched categories like eat out and events for cities that people travel to, but we have decided to focus and deploy more resources on activities and experiences,” said Anand Kandadai, Cleartrip’s executive vice president. “Customers … [Read more...] about OTAs and booking platforms focus on experiential travel