Jaipur:

 The Kota City Cyber Police in Rajasthan on Wednesday arrested a 22-year-old youth Sohail Khan in connection with a cyber fraud case amounting to Rs 56 lakh, an official said.

The accused was on the wanted list for a long time. The police also seized a mobile phone and Rs 15,000 from the accused.

According to SP Amrita Duhan, a man named Pradeep Kumar, filed a complaint on February this year mentioning that in January, he was added to a WhatsApp group with unknown members, where he received messages promoting online share trading.

He was lured into downloading an app from the Google Play Store and creating an account.

Later, Kumar transferred Rs 56 lakh from his accounts to the account provided by the scammers between January 19 and February 6, 2024.

When he attempted to withdraw his “investment” via the app, it failed. Further, the fraudsters demanded an additional Rs 11.30 lakh. Realising the scam, Kumar reported the case to the Cyber Cell.

A case under the IPC and IT Act was registered, and a special team led by SHO Inspector Satish Chand, under the supervision of ASP Dilip Saini, was formed to apprehend the culprit. The team tracked the bank accounts and mobile numbers used in the fraud and successfully arrested Sohail Khan.

Upon investigation, it was confirmed that the Rs 56 lakh fraud amount was deposited into Sohail Khan’s bank account. Further inquiries revealed that his bank account is linked to 45 cyber fraud complaints registered across various states on the cybercrime portal.

Sohail Khan has been remanded to two days of police custody for further investigation into the fraud amount and to identify other accomplices involved in the scam.

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Jaipur:

Rajasthan Police has introduced a women safety section on an application that provides information on its activities to the people of the state.

The new “Need Help” feature on RajCop Citizen app will allow women to quickly request help during emergencies and police will respond promptly to their calls for aid.

The initiative also includes awareness demonstrations at the district and range levels through “Suraksha Sakhi” (safety friends), police volunteers, and other community outreach channels to encourage public use of the app.

Additional Director General of Police Civil Rights Malini Agrawal has issued instructions to all police Superintendents and deputy commissioners to encourage the general public to download the RajCop Citizen App.

She highlighted the importance of conducting demonstrations to inform people about the app’s features, ensuring that distressed women can access help whenever needed.

Agrawal explained that the app’s “Need Help” feature offers two types of assistance: ‘Emergency Help’ and ‘Non-Emergency Help’.

In case of an emergency, when a woman requests help through the app, a notification is immediately sent to the 1090 Control Room (Jaipur). Once the notification is accepted by the operator, the app shows the victim that help is on the way.

The victim is then contacted by phone to understand the situation. If the victim sends a message requesting help without speaking, the system will proceed to provide immediate assistance by dispatching help to the victim’s location.

The Jaipur Control Room operator sends the notification to the relevant Abhay Command Centre in the victim’s district. Based on this, the concerned local police station or nearby police vehicle is dispatched to the location. The victim can track the arrival of the vehicle on the app in real time.

In situations that are not emergencies, when a woman requests help via the “Non-Emergency Help” option, the control room operator will accept the request and call the victim to understand the issue.

Based on the discussion, the operator will call the concerned police station to ensure assistance is provided. If the matter involves a formal complaint, the control room staff will register the complaint in the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) database and forward it to the relevant police station for investigation.

Once the investigation is completed and appropriate action is taken, the police station will notify the control room, which will then close the request on the app.

Agrawal said that the launch of the “Need Help” feature is part of Rajasthan Police’s ongoing efforts to enhance women’s safety and ensure that they have quick and easy access to help in times of distress.

“By encouraging the use of the RajCop Citizen App, the police aim to make it easier for women to seek immediate assistance during emergencies and ensure that they are not left helpless,” she said.

She said that the initiative has been designed to make the process of obtaining police help simple, transparent and efficient, helping to create a safer environment for women across the state.

RajCop Citizen App allows people to add complaints and track their registered FIRs or complaints.

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Jaipur:

A 25-year-old man was beaten to death in Rajasthan’s Neem Ka Thana district allegedly over suspicion of being in a romantic relationship with a married woman, police said on Thursday.

The police have detained four persons, including the in-laws of the woman, in connection with the murder, they added.

Deputy Superintendent of Police (Neem Ka Thana Circle) Anuj Dal said the incident took place on Wednesday night in Rawat Majra village.

Upon information that one Mukesh Kumar Meena was allegedly thrashed by a group, a police team reached the spot and found the victim in an unconscious state. Meena was taken to a hospital where doctors declared him dead, Dal said.

According to police, Meena was a resident of Bansur and worked in the tent business. A year ago, he met a woman in Rawat Majra village, 2 km away from his village, when we went there for work. On the day of the incident, the victim had allegedly gone to meet her.

DSP Dal said a case of kidnapping and murder has been registered against six accused named by the deceased’s sister in her complaint.

He added that four persons have been taken into custody for questioning.

Dal said prima facie it appeared that Meena died allegedly due to assault by the group, however, the actual reason will be clear only from the postmortem report.

He said the body was handed over to the family after the postmortem on Thursday.

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Udaipur:

The Rajasthan Police have arrested a man for killing a 15-year-old girl by pushing her in front of a train after she rejected his friendship proposal on Friendship Day in Udaipur, officials have said.
The accused has been identified as Shourveer Singh, son of Ram Singh.

Udaipur’s Superintendent of Police (SP) Yogesh Goyal said that the father of the 15-year-old minor girl lodged a missing report at Pratap Nagar Police Station in Udaipur on the night of August 2. The girl’s father claimed that his daughter, who left for computer class, had not yet returned home. Subsequently, an investigation and search were launched.

A police team received information that the body of a girl was lying on a railway track. On receiving the information, the team reached the spot. The girl’s family members, who were also called for the identification of the girl, confirmed that she was their daughter.

The team started an investigation into the incident with the help of intelligence and technical support. The suspect, Shourveer Singh, was detained and during interrogation, the accused confessed the crime. After which the accused was arrested, police said.

According to police, the accused during interrogation said that “since the girl did not befriend him, he lured the girl and called her to the railway track, Debari, on the pretext of a meeting. When the  girl refused to befriend the accused, he killed her by pushing her in front of a train coming on the track”.

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Kota:

A first-year student allegedly faked his kidnapping and sent photos of him tied up and gagged to his parents, demanding Rs 2 lakh as ransom, the police in Rajasthan’s Kota said on Thursday.

Bhojraj Gochar, a resident of Jagpura, filed a missing person’s report, claiming his 18-year-old son Suraj Gochar, who left home on Tuesday, did not return, Superintendent of Police (SP) Amrita Duhan said.

A team was formed under Deputy Superintendent of Police Manish Sharma to rescue the teen, she said.

During investigations, Bhojraj Gochar told the police that he received a ransom demand of Rs 2 lakh on WhatsApp. A photograph of his son with his hands tied and mouth gagged was also sent to him from his son’s phone, Ms Duhan said.

Based on the input and technical investigation, the police detained Suraj Gochar from the Jaipur Junction station this evening, she said.

The teen hatched the plot after watching a television series to recoup the Rs 40,000 he had lost in an online game, she said.

Suraj Gochar left home on the pretext of filling out his admission form and reached Jaipur, where he took a picture of himself tied and gagged in a hostel room using the timer on his phone camera and sent it to his father, the police said.

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Jaipur:

A 55-year old woman and her minor grandson were allegedly killed by a tenant here on Monday.

Police said accused Manoj Bairwa attacked Prem Devi with a sharp-edged weapon after an argument in the Sanganer area of Jaipur. Her seven-year-old grandson Gaurav, who was standing there, was also allegedly killed by the accused, they added.

Bairwa allegedly dumped the bodies in the water tank of the house.

The accused was later taken in police custody for questioning, they said, adding that the bodies were shifted to the mortuary of a nearby hospital for postmortem.

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Jaipur:

A foreign national employed at a mine in Rajsamand district in Rajasthan died after accidentally falling from the balcony of his house, police said on Friday.

Luis Angil (38), a resident of Peru, was on the phone when he accidentally fell from the balcony of his house on Wednesday night, they said.

Police said the body was handed over to his brother after postmortem. He and his brother were employed at Dariba mines as an operator.

“Preliminary investigation revealed that the deceased was drunk and while talking to his family members on the mobile, he lost his balance and fell down from the balcony, due to which his head got injured and he died,” SHO of Railmagra Police Station Prabhu Singh said.

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Jaipur:

A man who was arrested on murder charges allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from the window of a prison in Dausa’s Lalsot police station, police said today.

Dausa Superintendent Ranjeeta Sharma said Manoj Meena, 32, was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly murdering his relative and was in custody.

On the night of his arrest, Manoj Meena hanged himself from the window of the jail with a blanket, the Superintendent of Police said.

He was immediately rushed to the district hospital where he was declared dead, she said.

The postmortem of the body has been conducted and will be handed over to family members. The matter is being investigated, she added.
 

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Jaipur:

 A 23-year-old man allegedly killed a passerby with a cricket bat outside his house here while his cop-father was inside, police said on Wednesday.

DCP (West) Amit Budhania said the accused Kshitij Sharma has been arrested and is being interrogated.

The incident took place outside the accused’s house in Rajni Bihar Colony here while his father Prashant Sharma, an inspector in Rajasthan Police, was inside the home, the DCP said.

The incident took place outside the inspector’s house on Tuesday night when Kshitij got into an argument with Mohan Lal Sindhi (35) who was crossing through the area.

As the argument escalated, Kshitij allegedly went inside the house to bring a bat and used it to repeated hit Sindhi’s head, eventually leading to his death, the police said citing a CCTV video of the incident.

Meanwhile, Kshitij’s father came out of the house upon hearing some noise and found Sindhi lying unconscious on the road, they said.

They took the victim to a nearby hospital where the victim was declared brought dead, Mr Budhania said.

A case was filed against Kshitij under Section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code and he was arrested, he said.

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Kota:

 Two masked men carrying firearms looted Rs 10.75 lakh from a bank in Badgaun village of Baran district on Wednesday, police said.

Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) of Baran Rajesh Choudhary said two bike-borne masked men carrying firearms barged into the Badgaun village branch of the UCO bank around 12 noon and looted Rs 10.75 lakh.

They fired a shot in the air to terrorise the bank staffers, the police officer said, adding that a used cartridge was found at the spot.

On receiving information about the incident, police rushed to the spot and initiated a probe into the matter. Police teams have been formed to arrest the accused and CCTV footage was being examined, the ASP said.

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