Man detained in Udupi for trying to sell fake tiger claws
Udupi: Forest officials have taken into custody a man who was allegedly trying to sell fake tiger claws by claiming they were genuine.
The accused, dressed in the attire of a monk, was reportedly attempting to convince people that the tiger claws in his possession were real and offering them for sale.
Activists of a citizens’ committee, who received information about the matter, alerted the police. Based on the tip-off, personnel from Udupi Town Police detained the suspect near the old bus stand in the city and later handed him over to the forest department for further action.
Members of the Udupi District Citizens’ Committee, including Nityananda Olakadu and Taranath Mesta Shirur, assisted in the operation.
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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.
