Kochi:  Murder in Kochi. A young man was beaten to death in Netter. The incident happened around one o’clock at night. Ajay, a native of Palakkad, was killed. The incident took place in King’s Residency Oyo Room on Nettur Market Road.

Police arrested Suresh, a native of Palakkad, in the incident. The police said that Ajay’s affair with Suresh’s wife was behind the murder. Ajay Kumar was an employee of a financial institution.

Thiruvananthapuram: Vehicle pollution test rates have been increased. The new fee for two-wheelers is Rs 100 for BS-6. For others, the old rate of Rs 80 will continue. The new fee for petrol and CNG auto-rickshaws is Rs 110.

No increase up to BS3. The new fare for diesel auto rickshaws (BS4 and BS6) is Rs 130. Rs 110 (six months) for diesel cars up to BS3 and Rs 130 (one year) for others. The fee for medium and heavy vehicles is Rs 180 (one year). The old rate was 150.

BS-4 category two and three-wheeler certificate duration has been reduced to six months. Other BS-4 vehicles, including diesel auto rickshaws, will have a one-year validity period.

All BS-6 vehicles will get one-year validity. The validity of the calibration certificate issued by various agencies to the testing centers has been extended to six months.

The South Indian Bank Ltd. (SIB) hereby issues clarification on some media reports concerning incidents in the Bank’s ATMs, located in Ernakulam City and its vicinity.

The miscreant/s were reported to have obstructed the machine’s cash dispensation mechanism by placing an object, just in front of the shutter for seemingly blocking the cash. When customers left the ATM premises, the miscreant removed the object and took out the dispensed money.  

We understand that these kinds of incidents have been reported in some other bank ATMs also in other cities in different states.

As soon as these stray incidents were reported in our ATMs, the Bank took necessary measures to prevent such incidents and forthwith filed a Police complaint before the PS Kalamassery. The Bank had also filed a complaint before the Director General of Police (DGP) and before the City Commissioner of Police, Ernakulam, requesting to nab the culprit/s involved, at the earliest.  SIB is pleased to inform you that the police have shown great alacrity and arrested the miscreant involved in the stray incident/s on 26-08-2022 and thus averted the repetition of such incidents in other Bank ATMs.

We would also like to inform that all the complaints received from the customers connected to this incident have been duly attended to and the Bank has refunded the amounts. Additionally, the Bank has proactively identified such incidents and without waiting for the customer complaints, refunded the amounts involved. The Bank is committed in extending best possible co-operation to the Police in their investigation.

Kochi: Widespread ATM fraud in Kochi.  The thief stole money from 11 ATMs of South Indian Bank.  A quarter of a lakh of rupees was lost from the ATM in Kalamasery alone.  The investigation has been intensified to nab the fraud gang.

The evidence of the fraud that took place on the 18th and 19th of this month at South Indian Bank’s ATMs in Kochi has come out.  The thief will first observe the ATMs where there are no customers.  Then, inside the ATM, a special device is attached to the part where the money comes from.  Then the customers coming here from outside the ATM will be monitored.  But the customers who come to withdraw money will return from here when they are not able to get the required money after the procedure.

The method of theft is that the thief goes inside, shakes the device and steals the money.  ATMs in Kalamasery and Tripunithura parts have lost the most money.  Customers who lost money would first approach the bank with a complaint and then report the information to the police.  The police collected the CCTV footage of the thief taking the money without covering his face.

The initial conclusion of the police is that there are more people in the fraud group.  The case is being investigated under the leadership of the Commissioner.  At the same time, the officials conducted an inspection of the ATMs under the bank in case of fraud in many places.

Thrissur: Son killed mother in East Thrissur Kotali.  Shobhana (54), a native of Kotali, was killed.  His son Vishnu (24) was arrested.

 Vishnu killed his mother Shobhana by hitting her on the head with a gas cylinder.  After the killing, Vishnu reached the station and surrendered.  The reason for the murder is not clear.  Vishnu surrendered at Vellikulangara station.  The police are interrogating Vishnu.

 Meanwhile, Vishnu reached Vellikulangara police station at four o’clock.  He told the investigating officers that he had killed his mother.  It is said that the dead body is in the kitchen of the house in East Kotali.  Officials reached the spot soon and confirmed the incident.  Mother Shobhana was strangled by her son Vishnu and then hit her on the head with a gas cylinder.

 Later, he surrendered at the police station, which is about three kilometers from his home in Kishkekotali.  Vishnu committed the murder when his father went to work.

 A few days ago, Sobhana had sold the place.  Vishnu told the police that the problem of spending the money received from this led to the murder.  Police are investigating this.

 Thiruvananthapuram: Minister for Administrative Affairs KN Balagopal said that the modernized treasuries, which will ensure uninterrupted service, will also lead in the speed of transactions.  He was inaugurating the new building of Chatannoor Sub-Treasury.

  The online system is further improved and the treasuries are updated periodically.

The goal is to work through loopholes.  Similar to banking services, changes have been made in the treasury to suit the new era.  The Biometric system will be expanded to make it more efficient.  The success of the new facilities is evidenced by the fact that more investments are flowing into the treasury.  Welfare of pensioners is also ensured.  More facilities are being extended to all the treasuries for them.  He said that the modernization of treasuries is being implemented in the entire state following a uniform model.