Illegal stock of e-cigarettes in Talapady: Ullal Police arrest one, seize items worth Rs 37,000
Ullal: In an operation conducted in Talapady village on Wednesday night, Ullal Police arrested a man who had illegally stocked e-cigarettes in white sacks outside a house and also seized the sacks.
The arrested man is identified as Nawaz.
The police team, led by Ullal Police Station Sub-inspector Siddappa Naranoora, reportedly conducted the raid on Wednesday night, on getting information from reliable sources that e-cigarettes had been stored illegally at a house in Talapady.
The police officer and personnel are learned to have confiscated e-cigarettes manufactured by various companies and said to be worth Rs 37,000. Nawaz had accumulated the e-cigarettes without permit and was attempting to sell tm, the police officers have said.
A case has been filed against the accused by the police officers, who are continuing the investigation further.
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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.
