Explosion in Kadaba police station
Kadaba, May 16: An old building of the local police station which is being used as the Home Guards office, was damaged due to a mysterious explosion inside the building here on Wednesday evening.
At 7 pm, something exploded with a huge sound. Fortunately, before the explosion takes place, two persons who were working in that building left the place and possible casualty was averted. Because of the explosion, some vehicles parked inside the building were damaged and the window-panes of some nearby houses were also broken. Because of the intensity of the explosion, people gathered in front of the police station. But the reason for the explosion is not yet ascertained.
DySP Srinivas, Puttur rural circle inspector Gopal Nayak and others rushed to the spot and inspected the spot.
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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.
