Cast your vote without coming under any influence: BA Mohidin
Mangaluru, May 10: Voters must exercise their franchise without coming under any influence, appealed senior politician and former minister BA Mohidin.
"Exercise your right to vote by going to polling booths on May 12. Do not postpone your voting time until noon or evening. Participate in the voting as you have a great role in government formation. Do not stay back for any reason. Without coming under any influence, cast your vote in favor of a secular candidate," he appealed.
"With the election date approaching, messages to divide votes based on religion and ideology are being circulated in social media. These things can confuse voters. By giving their votes to a secular candidate, minorities must defeat the communal agenda of dividing votes," Mr. Mohidin stated.
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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.
