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3 arrested for extortion

MARGAO

The Colva police have filed a case of extortion against two women from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, as well as an unknown taxi driver. They are accused of demanding Rs 4,000 for escort services.

According to the Colva police, the FIR was lodged based on a complaint from 19-year-old Sufiyan Byadgi from Karnataka. He reported that the three accused contacted him for escort services, extorted Rs 4,000 from him, and threatened to accuse him of a crime if he did not pay more money.

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With supportive wife, this hearing-impaired carpenter chisels out their success story

BHARATI PAWASKAR
Published Jul 30, 2024, 1:25 AM IST
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With supportive wife, this hearing-impaired carpenter chisels out their success story

PANAJIDesmond Fernandes and Alency are perfect for each other. “I have no regrets that my husband has hearing issues and cannot speak. I am his ears and voice. Since our marriage, we have developed our own sign language to communicate. Desmond has around 120 deaf friends who use a standard sign language, different from ours. We have adapted it to our own vocabulary and created specific symbols for people and objects. We complement each other perfectly,” shares Alency, a…

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