Kolkata: Gang busted for oximeter scam
Kolkata: In the course of a raid conducted by the Enforcement Branch, a gang was busted manufacturing unbranded oximeters, many of which were fake.
They were selling them at inflated prices between Rs 2500 and Rs 4000 under the name of ‘branded products.’ Although raids are underway to nab members of the gang, police said they have seized processed goods from the makeshift factory.
“We have been carrying out raids against fake and high-cost oximeters. We received information through our sources on Tuesday evening that oximeters were being manufactured locally and sold as expensively as Rs 4000. During investigation and raid at the Amritalal Mukherjee Road at Thakurpukur, 30 such assembled pieces and 100 other partially manufactured oximeters were seized by our team,” said DC Kankar prasad Barui as per Times of India.
In the meantime, wearable smartwatches with biometric sensors and bite-sized oximeters to monitor one’s vitals steadily became staple items during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
‘CarePlix Vital’s’, a smartphone application developed by CareNow Healthcare, allows one to view oxygen saturation (SpO2), pulse and respiration rates by placing a finger on the smartphone’s rear camera and flashlight.
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Fake currency racket busted in Patiala, 4 arrested
Police also recover printers, a computer and laminators from possession of accused, including a woman.
Police on Wednesday claimed to have busted a gang involved in manufacturing of fake currency and arrested four persons, including a woman, with counterfeit bills to the tune of ₹1.99 lakh.
The accused were identified as Jasvir Singh, Harwinder Singh and Ravi of Sangrur district and Piarjeet Kaur of Patiala city.
Senior superintendent of police (SSP) Sandeep Kumar Garg said they also recovered printers, a computer and laminators from their possession.
“Acting on a tip-off, a police team conducted a raid and arrested the suspects from the spot. During interrogation, it came to the fore that Jasvir, who was earlier involved in such cases, had formed the gang after coming out on bail last year,” he said.
Garg said the fake currency seemed to have been prepared using very high-quality equipment.
“There is little difference between the notes they made and the genuine ones. Shopkeepers are liable to be easily cheated with such bills,” he added.
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Bengaluru: After 30-min chase, DRI team seizes gold bars worth Rs 4.7 crore; 2 nabbed
Bengaluru: On Friday, in a fresh incident, a team of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence from Bengaluru has arrested two members of a gang smuggling gold bars worth Rs 4.7 crore. The Bangaluru revenue intelligence department’s sleuths nabbed the two men in Chitradurga after a 30-minute chase.
After being suspicious of the car, the DRI team chased down the smugglers on the outskirts of Chitradurga town, including the driver. Both the passengers have been identified in their early 30s.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence team sleuths have got the input that large quantities of gold were being smuggled from Kerala to Andhra Pradesh via Karnataka. After that, a search was launched to trace the consignment.
As per the report, gold was hidden in a secret cavity of the passenger seat of the sedan they were travelling in. Police estimated the weight of gold around 9.3 kg.
While commenting on the operation a Directorate of Revenue Intelligence officials said that on Friday they increased the surveillance after information of Kerala registration car is being used to transport gold. The DRI official added, ” Our team spotted the vehicle and attempted to stop it but the driver ran over the barricades and sped away,” as saying was quoted by the Times of India.
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SEB seizes NDPL worth Rs 7 crore since inception
VIJAYAWADA: Despite partial curfew restrictions in place in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and increasing vigil at all check-posts, illegal transportation and smuggling of Non-Duty Paid Liquor (NDPL) seems to be continuing unabated for the past few months. More than 6,000 cases were filed against illegal liquor smuggling, three lakh bottles of NDPL worth around Rs 7 crore and around 3,500 vehicles were seized this year after the formation of SEB under the amended Prohibition and Excise Act, which is now in force in Andhra Pradesh as a part of government’s policy towards total alcohol prohibition.
The Krishna police have seized around 2,400 bottles of liquor from other States transported from Telangana to sell them in the black market at two places on Saturday. In the first incident, Hanuman Junction police raided a house and seized 838 bottles of NDPL from a person and arrested him. The police have raided the house followingff a tip-off that the accused was procuring liquor from Telangana via G Kondur and selling the same at higher prices.
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9.5 kg gold smuggled through Kerala airports seized in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: A team of DRI (Directorate of Revenue Intelligence) officials seized 9.5 kilograms of gold which was smuggled through the airports in Kerala.
The gold was seized on the Bengaluru city border. The DRI team chased the gold smugglers and nabbed them.
Two persons have been taken into custody in connection with the incident. More details regarding the incident is awaited.
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Bongaigaon district police seized huge cache of fake currency notes
BONGAIGAON: Following information, Bongaigaon district police seized a huge cache of fake currency notes on Saturday. This incident took place in Tupkachar area under Mererchar PS of Bongaigaon district on Friday night, police seized fake currency notes of value Rs 1,86,800. Swapnaneel Deka, Bongaigaon Superintendent of Police, said that police conducted raid in the house of a local named Abu Bakkar Siddiqi. “We recovered the money but Abu Bakkar Siddiqi managed to flee. We will nab him soon,” the SP said.
The SP added that a fake currency note racket was active in the border areas of Bongaigaon and Barpeta districts. “We have started investigation and we hope to bust the racket soon,” he said.
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RPF seizes smuggled liquor from Mangala Express
The Crime Intelligence Unit of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) on Saturday seized 125 bottles of smuggled Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) from Mangala-Lakshadweep Express. The surprise inspection was conducted on the directive of Railway Divisional Security Commissioner Jithin B. Raj at the Vadakara railway station around 1.30 a.m.
With this, the total number of liquor bottles seized from various trains during the second phase of the lockdown reached 1,500. The recovered stock was handed over to the Excise Department for investigation. No one was arrested in connection with the latest incident.
RPF Additional Sub Inspector P.P. Bineesh said the checking squad had seized over 50 bottles in a similar surprise inspection on Mangala Express last Sunday. He added that there was a spike in liquor smuggling attempts subsequent to lockdown curbs on sales outlets in the State.
According to RPF officials, Mangala Express was one of the most misused trains by unidentified persons to ship illegally purchased stock. Despite intensified vigil, there have been attempts to break surveillance networks at various railway stations, they said.
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Customs officials at the Chennai airport seized 9 kg of gold worth ₹4.5 crore from eight passengers, who had smuggled it from Dubai.
Based on information that gold was being smuggled by a group of passengers arriving from Dubai, special vigil was maintained at the airport to nab them.
Eight passengers who arrived from Dubai were intercepted at the exit as they appeared to be in a hurry. On questioning, they became nervous and gave evasive replies.
Gold paste in plastic pouches was found concealed in their trousers as well as underwear. About 9 kg gold was recovered from the gold paste after extraction and the same was seized under Customs Act. All the eight were arrested, said Commissioner of Customs, Chennai International Airport.
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Mumbai: Liquor worth Rs 1 crore seized in 2 days, four smugglers held
In the past two days, the state excise department has seized liquor worth Rs 1 crore from Panvel and Osmanabad, and arrested four people on charges of smuggling.
The Mumbai excise department received information that liquor was being smuggled to Panvel from Goa. Under the leadership of Mumbai excise flying squad Inspector Santaji Lad, officers laid a trap in Panvel and seized liquor worth Rs 56.5 lakh, and arrested two smugglers, Shinku Mishra and Shailesh Padmavati. Packed in 500 boxes were bottles of Royal Challenge, Officer’s Choice, Blue Whiskey and Old Monk.
Later, on Thursday, they laid a trap on the Beed-Osmanabad highway and seized a truck containing liquor worth Rs 43.93 lakh. They arrested Mahesh Ajnare and Kana Radhesham Charlala for smuggling the liquor. A total of 757 boxes of Royal Blue whiskey was seized.
State excise department officials are now searching for Deepak Rajput and Bhaijan Maulana. Officials said that these smugglers buy cheap liquor from Goa, smuggle it to Maharashtra and sell it at a higher price, making double profits.
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Gardaí remind public to be aware of fake notes following seizure of €94k of counterfeit currency
Gardaí have seized almost €100,000 of counterfeit currency in recent days.
Gardaí in Laois, Offaly and Kildare carried out searches this week following an increase of counterfeit currency being posted into Ireland. During one search, more than €94,000 of counterfeit currency was seized in all denominations.
A 20-year-old female was arrested at the scene but was released without charge. A file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions. A second search was carried out and €5,000 of counterfeit currency was seized.
A 21-year-old male was arrested, who was later charged and remanded in custody.
Gardaí have warned that incidents of counterfeit and prop money being posted into the country are becoming more frequent and there has been an increase in the tendering of such fraudulent notes.
A garda spokesperson said: “In many cases, business owners are detecting people using counterfeit €50 notes to buy small items.
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