Coast Guard rescues 9 fishermen stranded near Karwar
Karwar: Indian Coast Guard staff rescued nine fishermen stranded in a fishing boat near Karwar coast on Monday.
The boat, St. Mary, was stranded for two days due to engine failure. The crew was running out of food and water, a release here stated on Tuesday.
The coast guard ship, ICGS C-420, on a routine patrol, received the message about the boat at about 1.50 p.m. on Monday. It located the boat at about 2.15 p.m. It was found that the boat’s engine crank shaft was damaged.
It was not feasible to carry out any repairs at sea. Hence, the boat was towed to Karwar harbour at about 4.45 p.m., the release 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.
