1. City Police Arrest Four in RTO Hacking Scam
The Cyber cell of Ahmedabad police on Friday, 19 July, arrested four accused for hacking into the Vastral RTO software and adding driving license data.
The accused have been identified as Jignesh Modi (30), Gaurav Sapodiya (28), Sandeep Makwana (29) and Sanket Rafaliya. The complaint was lodged by Pritesh Solanki, assistant regional transport officer of Vastral RTO, on 18 May.
The crime came to light when Solanki found new entries made on Sarathi software (which contains license holders' data) on a non-working day for the RTO. He found a total of 120 new entries made on 24 and 25 December last year, using Solanki's ID and password.
(Source: DNA)
2. Thousands in City May Have Illegal Driving License
The Cyber cell found out that the four arrested for hacking RTO software and issuing illegal licenses had committed a similar crime nine months ago.
As per Cyber cell officials, in March 2018, the accused installed the keylogger on the assistant RTO's computer, stole his ID and password, and got access to Sarthi software. They would enter new data in the RTO's records from Jamnagar and then apply for a duplicate license.
Rajdeep Zala, DCP of Cyber cell said, "The accused had access to the RTO software for nine months. They must have issued thousands of licenses to applicants. We are yet to get a number but we suspect it will be huge going by how they made 120 new entries in just two days."
The accused got caught only after they made new entries on a non-working day. It was also revealed that the accused added new data when the software didn't ask for one time password.
(Source: DNA)
3. IMD Forecasts Wet Weekend for South Gujarat
Farmers of south Gujarat have some reason to cheer. The weather department has predicted heavy rains in parts of the region on Saturday and Sunday. Rains are also expected in parts of east-central Gujarat, north Gujarat and Saurashtra.
It has been about a month since many parts of the state have not received rains. If showers continue for the next few days, it could give a fresh lease of life to sowing, say farmers.
According to the India Meteorological Department, there will be heavy rains during the weekend at isolated places in the districts of Daman, Dadra Nagar Haveli, Valsad, Navsari, Narmada, Chhota Udepur.
(Source: DNA)
4. After Ahmedabad Joyride Accident, Govt Panel to Study Rules in Amusement Parks Worldwide
Five days after two persons were killed and 29 injured after a joyride crashed at an amusement park near Kankaria lakefront in Ahmedabad on Sunday evening (14 July), the state government formed a high-level committee, under the leadership of Additional Chief Secretary (Home), to study the safety norms and rules being implemented in parks in other states in the country, and even in foreign countries to avoid mishaps in future.
The government is also planning to amend the current laws to give effect to such measures.
Minister of State for Home Pradeepsinh Jadeja made a statement in this regard before the Assembly, while speaking on a special reference to discuss the accident. Under the rules of Gujarat Assembly, the issue was taken up for discussion following a formal application moved by senior Congress MLA Shailesh Parmar in that regard.
(Source: Indian Express)
5. 17 Private Hospitals in Ahmedabad Charged People Covered Under Health Scheme
In past two years, 17 private hospitals in Ahmedabad city and district, which are accredited to provide medical services under the Mukhyamantri Amrutam (MA) Yojana, have been found to be charging people holding the MA Card.
This was revealed in a written reply by Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel to a starred question by Congress MLA from Jamalpur constituency, Imran Khedawala in the Gujarat Assembly on Friday, 19 July.
The reply added that the state government has taken action against those hospitals, while also recovering the money and returning it to the beneficiaries.
(Source: Indian Express)
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