Five men held in Mangaluru, nearby areas for consumption of narcotics
Mangaluru: Officers from various police stations in the city and the outskirts of Mangaluru, who undertook separate investigative operations, have arrested five people under charge of consumption of narcotics.
Ullal Assistant Sub-inspector Mohan KV has arrested Suhan Poojary (21) and B Sudesh (19), learned to be residents of Narla Padil in Ullal.
Police sources have said that the ASI was on his rounds in Kotekar village of Ullal taluk when he noticed the two youngsters, who were under the influence of narcotics and causing inconvenience to the public on Beeri Road in Kotekar. Poojary and Sudesh were taken into custody and, when subjected to a medical check-up, found to have consumed drugs, police have said.
In a second case, a man accused of narcotics consumption, identified as Ashraf, was held by Panambur Station Sub-inspector Shrikala KT recently. The officer reportedly arrested Ashraf near Kasaba Bengre in Mangaluru taluk on Monday, February 23.
Two youngsters, Chandan (19) of Urundadigudde and Kiran Ravi Nayak (24), a resident of Siddapura Kanakeri, were seen in a delirious state, allegedly after consuming drugs. The duo was held near the bus stand in Panjimogaru in Mangaluru city.
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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.
