Main accused of multi-crore Global Index fraud nabbed

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July 12, 2011

Mangalore, July 12: Mangalore city police arrested the prime accused in a multi-crore fraud case on Monday night and recovered cash and other valuables worth Rs 65 lakh from his procession.

Police on reliable information, nabbed the accused Praveen Shetty (24), near Hotel Grand Meridian, Sheshadripuram, in Bangalore and brought to the city.

Praveen Shetty son of Sadashiva Shetty, a resident of Perdoor in Udupi district, was absconding in Chandighar, Dargiling and Vishakpatna.

City Police Commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh addressing the media persons here on Tuesday said, with the arrest of Praveen, the total number of arrested in this case increased to five. Four persons Vasantha KD of Sullia, Shekhar Bhat of Belthangady, Ashok Kumar of BC Road and T Koragappa Poojary of Puttur were already arrested.

The fraud had come to light on March 4, when two people, who had invested a huge amount of money with one Global Index Investment Company (GIIC) operating in Mahendra Arcade Complex, Karangalpady here, lodged separate complaints against it at Kadri Police station after realising that they were utterly deceived by the company.

It is said that the company has duped Rs 11 to 12 crore to nearly 2500 people in Mangalore city alone.

Warning

Mr Singh asked the public to be alert when such companies advertise offering highest interest rate for investment. Companies such as Global Index, Nano Forex, Uni Pay to You, SPM Infotech, La-Green Ma, Guru Teak Investment Pvt Ltd duped the public several crores of rupees in Mangalore alone.

He said any such companies cannot offer highest interest rate more than what Reserve Bank of India has fixed. 11 cases in Mangalore East police station, six cases each in Urwa and Surathkal police stations, four in Ullal, one case each in Mangalore North, Mangalore South and Urwa Police Stations have been registered. 11 accused have been arrested in all the cases.

He also requested the public to inform police department if such companies or any firm comes up luring huge profit.

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Campus politics: DKS pushes to restore student elections in Karnataka banned since 1989

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November 26,2025

Bengaluru, Nov 26: Karnataka is taking its first concrete steps towards lifting a three-decade-old ban on student elections in colleges and universities. Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar announced Wednesday that the state government will form a small committee to study the reintroduction of campus polls, a practice halted in 1989 following incidents of violence.

Speaking at a 'Constitution Day' event organised by the Karnataka Congress, Mr. Shivakumar underscored the move's aim: nurturing new political leadership from the grassroots.

"Recently, (Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha) Rahul Gandhi wrote a letter to me and Chief Minister (Siddaramaiah) asking us to think about restarting student elections," Shivakumar stated. "I'm announcing today that we'll form a small committee and seek a report on this."

Student elections were banned in Karnataka in 1989, largely due to concerns over violence and the infiltration of political party affiliates into campus life. The ban effectively extinguished vibrant student bodies and the pipeline of young leaders they often produced.

Mr. Shivakumar, who also serves as the Karnataka Congress president, said that former student leaders will be consulted to "study the pros and cons" of the re-introduction.

Acknowledging the history of the ban, he added, "There were many criminal activities taking place back then. We’ll see how we can conduct (student) elections by regulating such criminal activities."

The Deputy CM reminisced about his own journey, which began on campus. He recalled his political activism at Sri Jagadguru Renukacharya College leading to his first Assembly ticket in 1985 at the age of 23. "That's how student leadership was at the time. Such leadership has gone today. College elections have stopped," he lamented, adding that for many, college elections were "like a big movement" where leaders were forged.

The move, driven by the Congress high command's push to cultivate young talent, will face scrutiny from academics and university authorities who have, in the past, expressed concern that the return of polls could disrupt the peaceful academic environment and turn campuses into political battlegrounds.

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