Case filed after illegal blasting during well work damages house in Dakshina Kannada
Mangaluru: Police have registered a case following an alleged illegal blasting incident during well construction at Ramakunja village in Kadaba taluk that reportedly caused damage to a nearby house.
According to a report published by Deccan Herald, the incident occurred when Somashekhar, who owns land at Kampa in Ramakunja village, began digging a well on his property. The work of breaking rocks inside the well was reportedly entrusted to Shivarama, a resident of Kodimbala village.
Police said Shivarama allegedly prepared to use explosives to break the rocks inside the well. Residents living nearby noticed the preparations and went to the spot, warning him not to carry out the blast as houses were located close to the site and the explosion could pose a danger to people and property.
Despite the warning from locals, the blasting was allegedly carried out using explosives. Following the explosion, cracks were reported on the wall of a house located nearby.
Based on a complaint, the Kadaba Police have registered a case under Sections 288 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, and Section 9(B) of the Explosives Act, 1884.
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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.
