Surat: A city-based company lost Rs 20 lakh to cyberfraud after scammers hacked its accountant’s mobile phone, impersonated a company director on WhatsApp and induced the accountant to transfer funds to a third-party bank account.According to the FIR registered at Cyber Crime police station on Monday, Dharmesh Kapadia, 49, owns Etherbit Pvt Ltd in the…
(AI image) Ritul Gabani faced a lock malfunction in his Surat flat, which trapped his family inside SURAT: A Surat family was trapped inside their flat after a digital door lock jammed, prompting the owner to pay Rs 400 for an emergency technician visit even though the lock was under warranty. The consumer commission later…
Surat: The civic body on Monday inspected 80 food establishments across the city, issuing notices to 32 outlets for hygiene and infrastructure shortcomings, collecting 25 food samples for testing and imposing fines totalling Rs 1.09 lakh.Zonal teams from the SMC’s food and sanitation divisions carried out checks to assess hygiene standards and regulatory compliance. Officials…
Surat: A Varachha jeweller approached Cybercrime police after funds credited to his account for a gold jewellery purchase were traced back to online fraud cases registered in Karnataka and Telangana, leading to part of his bank balance being frozen.According to the FIR, Pratap Chovadiya, 50, who runs Arihant Jewellers near Varachha Main Road, was approached…
Unnati to train and employ 650 women artisans Surat: In a step towards expanding women’s participation in the gem and jewellery industry, Surat has emerged as a pioneer in training women artisans in diamond polishing and jewellery manufacturing on a large scale.The initiative was driven by growing demand from the industry, which has sought to…
Surat: Three decades after a man was allegedly killed during a violent clash in Surat’s Sachin GIDC area, the city police’s Prevention of Crime Branch (PCB) has arrested a murder accused who had remained absconding since 1996.The accused, Chandar Dalai, was wanted in connection with a case registered at Sachin police station in 1996 under…
SMC has been organising the theatre competition for 52 years Surat: A play competing in the Surat Municipal Corporation’s annual theatre competition was cancelled on Monday after its lead actor was diagnosed with dengue, forcing organisers to arrange refunds for ticket holders.Eventz Tree, which was set to stage “Patient No 11”, could not perform after…
Surat: A digital lock failure that trapped a Surat family inside their flat led to a consumer forum ruling that charging a separate emergency visit fee during the warranty period amounts to an unfair trade practice.The Surat District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (Additional) directed Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Company Ltd to compensate a consumer, Ritul…
Surat: A Surat Municipal Corporation employee lost Rs 27 lakh after cyberfraudsters on WhatsApp groups allegedly persuaded him to invest in shares and IPOs through certain applications that displayed fake profits and promised high returns but did not allow him to make withdrawals.According to the FIR registered with Cybercrime police station, the fraud took place…
Surat: A 47-year-old woman content creator with around one million Instagram followers was arrested by the Surat Cyber Crime Branch for allegedly uploading an objectionable reel featuring an image of Mahatma Gandhi from a Rs 500 currency note.The accused, Simran Amit Patel, a resident of Adajan, allegedly uploaded the reel on Instagram on Oct 1,…
