A 25-year-old man from Agra has been arrested for defrauding a Nainital professor of Rs 47 lakh using a digital house arrest scam. The longest known digital arrest in Uttarakhand, the victim was manipulated over 18 days, transferring funds under the scammer’s threats.

In a joint press conference with European Commission President Ursula Von Der Layen, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the two-decade-long strategic partnership between India and the EU is natural and organic.

The BJP MLA said that the beach shacks are given to traditional Goan inhabitants and are not meant to be subleased or rented to non-Goans to set up a business venture.