Singapore Police warn public on PayNow phishing website and scam SMS ‘alert’ on certificate expiry

A Singapore Police media release said: “In this scam [PayNow] campaign, victims would receive a text message stating – ‘Pay Now: Your certificate expires in 3 days. Renew it now at to keep your services active’. Victims who click on the URL embedded in the message would be redirected to a fake PayNow phishing website.”

Immigrant worker flies from Kuwait to India to murder daughter’s molester, confesses crime in video message

Rajampet sub-divisional police officer N Sudhakar said Anjaneya Prasad arrived from Kuwait recently and beat his physically challenged relative P Anjaneyulu (59) to death with an iron rod for allegedly sexually abusing his daughter.

Indian national jailed in Singapore for smuggling 58 Indian star tortoises via Changi Airport

The Indian smuggler Abdul Jaffar had wrapped the tiny tortoises in cloth and bundled them in his suitcase. After he was caught at Singapore Changi Airport, a veterinarian in Singapore, assessing the health of the smuggled tortoises, said that this manner of transportation had caused the little creatures “unnecessary suffering”.

7-month-old raped in Kolkata even as city remains traumatised by RG Kar rape-murder

Months after a rape and murder case of a junior doctor left Kolkata in a state of shock and shame, another incident from the West Bengal capital has come to light. This time, the victim is a seven-month old girl, who is currently undergoing treatment at the ICU of a hospital in the city.

Singapore tycoon and wife arrested in Malaysia after 19-year manhunt in SGD 72 million embezzlement case

The arrests of Ng and Thor were made by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), whose agents then handed over the two fugitives immediately to the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB). Further investigations are currently on-going.

Singapore and India part of global Interpol operation busting human trafficking rackets; 3,200+ rescued, 2,500+ arrested

Authorities around the world conducted police raids, reinforced strategic border points, monitored nearly 24,000 flights and deployed officers to known trafficking and smuggling hotspots. Globally, nearly 8 million checks were carried out against Interpol’s databases.

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