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Man cheated of Rs 1.74 lakh through fake PM Awas Yojana link

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Cuncolim police have registered an FIR against unknown persons for allegedly cheating a Jharkhand native of Rs 1.74 lakh. In his complaint, Birbal Nayak, a resident of Cuncolim and a native of Jharkhand, stated that on October 3, at the IDC Cuncolim, unknown persons contacted him through WhatsApp and induced him to download an APK file to apply for the PM Awas 

Yojana scheme.

Believing the offer to be genuine, Nayak clicked on the APK link, following which Rs 1,74,577 was withdrawn from his bank account through multiple transactions without his knowledge, thereby 

cheating him.


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Kushavati road safety panel to review accident hotspots

The Goan Network
Published Oct 17, 2026, 12:29 AM IST
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MARGAOKushavati district Collector Gurudas Desai has called for coordinated efforts by all departments to implement Supreme Court Committee for Road Safety (SCCORS) directives in Quepem, Sanguem, Dharbandora and Canacona amid rising road fatalities.At the first meeting of the Kushavati District Road Safety Committee (KDRSC), held at the Matanhy Saldanha Administrative Complex, Margao, Desai said accident-prone zones in all four talukas would be inspected with the respective…

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