Sirens sound in Bahrain; residents urged to take shelter, drone intercepted in Saudi Arabia
Manama/Riyadh: Sirens were sounded across parts of Bahrain, with authorities urging citizens and residents to remain calm and move to the nearest safe place.
In a message posted on X, Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior said, “The siren has been sounded. Citizens and residents are urged to remain calm and head to the nearest safe place.”
Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Defence said a drone was intercepted and destroyed in the Al-Kharj governorate.
The developments come after Saudi Arabia’s National Early Warning Platform for Emergency Cases issued alerts warning of potential danger in the Riyadh and al-Kharj regions.
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Online fraud: Hotel chef from Udupi cheated of over Rs 1 lakh by WhatsApp contact
Udupi: Udupi City Police have registered a case of online fraud after a 62-year-old hotel chef was allegedly cheated of Rs 1.13 lakh by a woman who befriended him on WhatsApp, claiming to be based in London.
The victim, identified as Pandu Kariappa Poojary, a resident of Kuthpadi in Udupi, was working at a hotel in Mangaluru.
He reportedly came into contact with a woman identifying herself as Emilda William on WhatsApp. During their interactions, she told Poojary that she planned to start a cosmetics and hotel business in India and would meet him during a visit to Mangaluru.
On April 7, Emilda sent Poojary a flight ticket from London to Delhi via WhatsApp. The following day, Poojary received a phone call from a woman who informed him that Emilda had arrived at Delhi airport carrying a demand draft worth Rs 5 crore along with other items. The caller allegedly asked him to pay Rs 70,000.
Subsequently, Poojary also received a call from Emilda, who was reportedly crying and spoke about the situation. Believing the claims, he transferred a total of Rs 1,13,300 in phases using a scanner. He later realised that he had been cheated.
