Arif murder case: Car used by suspects seized by Vitla Police
Vitla: Police investigating the murder of rowdy-sheeter Arif, also known as ‘Tablet Arif’, have seized a car suspected to have been used by the attackers.
Arif was killed by unidentified assailants on the Thokkottu flyover early Friday morning. According to initial findings, the suspects had been following him and allegedly rammed his motorcycle, causing him to fall on the road. He was then attacked and hacked to death using lethal weapons.
After the incident, the accused fled the spot. During the course of the investigation, police received information about an abandoned car at Budoli, which falls under the Vitla Police Station limits.
Acting on the tip-off, a police team led by Station House Officer Prakash Devadiga rushed to the location and seized the vehicle believed to have been used in the crime.
Police said further investigation is underway to identify and trace the accused.
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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.
