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  • CBI arrests ponzi firm promoter after his deportation from Saudi Arabia

    By PTI
    NEW DELHI: The CBI has arrested Sudeer Muhammed Cheriya Vannarakkal who allegedly siphoned off about Rs 10 crore of public money through a ponzi scheme after he was deported from Saudi Arabia following an Interpol Red Notice, officials said on Sunday.

    Cheriya and his partners had floated a ponzi company in 2009-11, called Forex Trade, in Kasargod in Kerala and lured gullible investors with a promise of exorbitant rates of interests on 61-day deposits and an assurance of 2-per cent commission per month to agents, they said.

    With the help of the scheme, he collected over Rs 9.98 crore of investments from people but did not pay the promised returns and principal.

    The CBI took over the investigation into the case on the directives of the Kerala High Court and registered five cases against him, his accomplices and the company which were earlier probed by Kerala Police, they said.

    “He was involved in five cases registered by CBI in Chennai.

    CBI had got issued a Red Notice through Interpol against the accused.

    The accused was located in Saudi Arabia and with the close assistance & coordination with the authorities in Saudi Arabia through Interpol channels, he was deported back to India,” CBI spokesperson R C Joshi said.

    He said the accused was produced before a special court in Ernakulam which sent him to judicial custody till April 8.

    “After investigation, a charge sheet was filed in the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ernakulam.

    The accused were declared as Proclaimed Offenders by the court,” Joshi said.

    He said the fifth case was registered on the allegations that the accused induced the a complainant to arrange approximately Rs 50 lakh as deposit and promised to give monthly returns arising out of his business to the depositors.

    “The complainant allegedly invested Rs 19 Lakh in 2011 in the said Company and the accused did not pay returns as well as the principal amount to the complainant. A charge sheet was filed in the special court, Ernakulam in this case as well,” Joshi said.

     

  • Embassy in Abu Dhabi asks Saudi-bound Indians stranded in UAE to return home

    Express News Service
    MANGALURU: With Saudi Arabia imposing a temporary suspension on air travel from 20 countries, the Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi has asked Indians stuck in Dubai to consider returning and make their travel plans once the curbs are lifted.

    Saudi Arabia, on February 2, had imposed a temporary suspension on the entry of citizens from 20 countries, including India, in order to curb the rise in COVID-19 cases. People quarantining in Dubai and those who were en route to Saudi were left in the lurch because of this sudden announcement, and decided to stay put in the hope that the curbs on the travel will be lifted soon. 

    However, the recent advisory issued by the Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi has come as a rude shock to them as it states that it is not possible for Indian nationals to transit via Dubai and Abu Dhabi to travel to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. “All Indian nationals are therefore advised to kindly ascertain the latest covid related travel guidelines of their final destination country before embarking on an outward journey from India. They are also advised to carry enough personal provisions and funds to cater to any emergency requirements. All those Indian nationals who are already in UAE en route to Saudi Arabia or Kuwait, are advised to consider returning to India and make their further travel plans only after the restrictions in the final destination countries are lifted.”

    PA Hameed, a Riyadh-based activist, expressed disappointment over the Indian government’s response. Hameed, who had written to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to bail out Indians said, “India could do more than this. A majority of those who are stranded in UAE are blue-collar workers who had returned to India several months ago after they were rendered jobless due to the pandemic. Now, they are risking their livelihoods to resume jobs and are in deep trouble because of this unexpected travel suspension. While some are coming to Saudi on visiting visas, there are several others who are dependent on their work visas that are likely to expire within a few weeks.”

    Hameed further stated that returning back to India is not a cakewalk, especially for blue-collared workers. “Problems for such people are piling on and on. They have spent every last penny, time, energy to get here in the middle of a pandemic by complying with the COVID-19 rules and regulations. I am hereby requesting the Indian government to initiate the process of diplomatic talks with their Saudi counterparts and at least help out those who are stranded in Dubai and allow them to enter Saudi Arabia. This will definitely bring a great amount of relief to close to 1000 NRIs and their families. In the worst case scenario, the Indian government should make repatriation arrangements for them,” he requested.

  • Hundreds of Indians stuck in Dubai as Saudi Arabia imposes entry ban

    Express News Service
    MANGALURU: Hundreds of Indians are stranded in Dubai following Saudi Arabia’s temporary ban on the entry of people from 20 foreign countries, including India, in order to contain the surge in Covid-19 cases.Saudi-bound Indians who had already left their home country and those who were eager to finish their 14-day quarantine in Dubai in order to enter Saudi are now hit by uncertainty.Indians who had reached Dubai as foreigners bound to Saudi Arabia cannot enter the kingdom unless they undergo a 14-day quarantine in any one of the bordering countries such as UAE, Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait.   

    PA Hameed, an advocate and social worker in Riyadh , said many who completed the 14-day quarantine period in Dubai Wednesday onwards have not able to continue their journey to Saudi owing to the ban. He said a majority of the Indians stranded are blue collar employees who cannot afford an extended stay in Dubai. 

    “They have already spent a huge amount for 14-day  quarantine. Many had flown from India to Dubai with just the money required for the quarantine. Now, they are in deep trouble as they have to shell out a huge amount of money for hotel stay. Dubai is a very expensive place and most of them cannot bear this burden,” said Hameed.

    He has also written a letter to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar seeking his intervention in order to bail out the Indians from the crisis. The letter says those stranded include families, children and pregnant women.    Indian government has been requested to immediately take appropriate steps to secure the entry of stranded Indians into Saudi on humanitarian grounds by effecting diplomatic discussions with the Saudi Arabian government. 

    Sufiyan, who hails from Mangaluru and works as a labourer in Saudi Arabia, said he had travelled to Dubai after taking a loan from his relatives. “Now, I am stuck in Dubai and I do not have enough money for this extended stay,” he said.

  • Hundreds of Indians stranded in Dubai after Saudi ban on entry from 20 countries

    Express News Service
    MANGALURU: Hundreds of Indians are stranded in Dubai following Saudi Arabia’s temporary ban on the entry of people from 20 foreign countries including India in order to contain the surge in Covid-19 cases. Saudi-bound Indians who were eager to finish their 14-day quarantine in Dubai in order to enter the country are now hit by uncertainty due to the sudden ban.

    They had reached Dubai as foreigners bound for Saudi Arabia can’t enter until they undergo a 14-day quarantine in any of the neighbouring countries like UAE, Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait etc. Most opted for Dubai because it’s very close to Saudi Arabia.

    PA Hameed, an advocate and social worker in Riyadh, said many who completed the 14-day quarantine period in Dubai are not able to continue their journey to Saudi Arabia due to the ban. He said a majority of Indians who are stranded are blue collar employees who can’t afford an extended stay in Dubai.

    “Already they have spent a lot of money for 14 days of quarantine. Many had flown from India to Dubai with just the money required for the quarantine. Now, they are in deep trouble as they have to shell out a huge amount for hotel stay. Dubai is very expensive and most of them just cannot bear the unnecessary burden,” said Hameed.

    He has also written a letter to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar seeking his intervention in order to bail out the Indians from the crisis. The letter says those stranded include families, children and pregnant women. “Some Indian residents in Saudi Arabia who traveled to Dubai a couple of days back to fetch their families and relatives are also stranded due to the sudden development. All of them are in a hapless situation and are pleading for immediate help from the Indian government,” it said.

    The Indian government has been urged to immediately take appropriate steps to secure the entry of stranded Indians into Saudi Arabia on humanitarian grounds by effecting diplomatic discussions with the Saudi government.

    Sufiyan, who hails from Mangaluru and works as a labourer in Saudi Arabia, said he had traveled to Dubai by taking a loan from relatives. “Now, I am stuck in Dubai and don’t have enough money for an extended stay. There is no guarantee when Saudi Arabia will lift the temporary ban. We can only hope that the Indian government bails us out from the crisis,” he said.

  • Editorial :- Pakistan’s hand in bringing nuclear enrichment to Korea

     

    Nobody can do the war, but peace can only sustain impatience: Donald Trump
    With the view of atomic bomb, North Korea’s aka is now in the hands of Donald Trump to teach Pakistan a lesson. There is more dangerous Pakistan than North Korea. Hence Pakistan’s Nukath Teeth will not be broken until it is said that without peace of poisonous snake like Pakistan it is difficult to establish peace in the world.

    The truth is that if Pakistan had not given nuclear technology to nuclear technology, then it could not even make an atom bomb. But, not only UAR Korea but Saudi Arabia is also thankful to Pakistan. There is no shortage of those who believe that Pakistan has also built an atom bomb for Saudi Arabia. It is said that Pakistan will help Saudi Arabia with the atom bomb in crisis.

    Both Pakistanis were made in North Korea. Sunday’s Guardian revealed the shocking disclosure that both nuclear bombs tested by North Korea were made in Pakistan. This disclosure has come to an alliance between the two countries. Significantly, Pakistan has long been accused of selling North American arms to nuclear weapons.

    However, this report from the Guardian proved that the news of nuclear cooperation between North Korea and Pakistan is not baseless. At the international level, the fear of being behind Pakistan’s North Korean nuclear program is expressed.

    There is no doubt that Pakistan’s hands in Korea’s hydrogen bomb?
    Pakhani Hukkam, cleansing the world around the allegations of supporting terrorists, has come under suspicion after North Korea’s hydrogen bomb trial.
    Korea launches technical missile from Pak

    Korea had signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty in 1985, so he could not develop nuclear weapons. In 1996, he made an agreement with Pakistan, under which Pakistan provided a high level of enriched uranium program in lieu of long distance missile technology.

    Abdul Qadir Khan, father of Pakistan’s nuclear program, also sold the design of uranium enrichment centrifuges to North Korea at the same time. In return, through the long-range missile technology from North Korea, Pakistan developed missile gauri from surface to medium surface surface.
    About 10 years after the agreement with Pakistan, North Korea conducted the first nuclear test in 2006. Korea also conducted nuclear tests in 2009 and 2013. A UK newspaper had claimed that a senior North Korean official named Abdul Qadir Khan? Writing the letter in 1998, we gave details of the amount given in lieu of centrifugal devices.
    According to the newspaper, a former head of the Pakistani army was given $ 3 million in nuclear technology transactions, while $ 5 million was given to a lieutenant general. However, both the army officers dismissed these claims.
    Abdul Qadir Khan had also been prosecuted for selling nuclear technology, although in 2004, President General Pervez Musharraf had apologized to him. Korea has been claiming to develop long-range missiles, but it is still skeptical about the fact that it is close to developing the intercontinental ballistic missile.
    Musharraf had threatened India, saying that we did not create a nuclear weapon for commemoration of the Shab-e-Barat not to commemorate Joker.
    Donald Trump has said today that no one can do the war, but peace can only sustain impatience.
    US President Donald Trump has called meeting with Kim Jong-un, the ruler of North Korea in Singapore, as the moment of history. After the meeting on Tuesday, he said, “We are ready to write new history and new chapters. The past can not determine the future. “President Donald Trump further said,” Kim Jong-he has a chance to choose a better future for his country. Nobody can do the war, but peace can only sustain impatience.
    Donald Trump wants that now North Korea’s ace bring peace to the world by bringing Pakistan on the right path. As it has been written from the US, the Nuclear Sect was stolen by the United States and the Pak nuclear bomb was completed and this was supplied by Nuclear Sector Technik Pakistan to North Korea. Just as Zia-ul-Haq is a Great Father of Global Jihad, in the same way, the network of atomic bomb technology in Saudi Arabia, North Korea etc. is a world spreading in the world.