Man in Mangaluru defrauded of Rs 32 lakh with online employment offer
Mangaluru: Trusting an offer of an online part-time job proved expensive for a man here as he reportedly followed the directions of the fraudster and lost up to Rs 32 lakh.
The victim, who filed a complaint with Ullal Police, has said that he received a message from a person called Manvi on the social media platform Telegram on February 26 and was informed of a part-time job offer. The person is learned to have said that the victim could perform simple tasks like giving hotel ratings to earn money but added that he would have to make an initial payment of Rs 10,000.
The complainant told the police that he transferred the amount to the account of one Ashok Dattarwal on March 10 and, on completion of a task, he received Rs 17,000 as payment. Spurred by this, he invested Rs 10,000 again and was also paid for a task. The complainant paid up to Rs 32 lakh in phases to accounts of many individuals identified as Kishan Kumar, Ratheesh K, Prahlad Ahyavar, Shahjahan Ali, Piyush Santosh Rao, Yash Vaidyanath Kasare, Rameshwar Lal, and Ananthu Krishna between March 11 and April 2.
At a point when he neither got returns nor received any sort of communication, the complainant realized he had been duped and approached the police.
A case has been registered by the Ullal Police, who are probing the matter.
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Allen, Raghuvanshi, Green power KKR to 29-run win over GT
Kolkata (PTI): Finn Allen blasted a 35-ball 93, while Angkrish Raghuvanshi hit an unbeaten 44-ball 82 as Kolkata Knight Riders kept their playoff hopes alive with a 29-run win over Gujarat Titans in the IPL match here on Saturday.
Sent in to bat, Allen went on a six-hitting spree, smashing 10 maximums and four boundaries to add 95 off 41 balls with Raghuvanshi (82).
Raghuvanshi then shared another 108 off 53 balls with Cameron Green (52 not out) to power KKR to a challenging 247 for 2.
In reply, GT could manage 218-4, riding on skipper Shubman Gill's 49-ball 85 and a 35-ball 57 from Jos Buttler. Opener Sai Sudarsan was retired hurt but returned to make a 28-ball 53 not out.
Sunil Narine (2/29) claimed two wickets and Saurabh Dubey snapped one for KKR.
For GT, Mohammed Siraj (1/50), Sai Kishore (1/38) were the wicket-takers.
Brief Score:
KKR: 247 for 2 in 20 overs (Finn Allen 93, Angkrish Raghuvanshi 82 not out, Camero Green 52 not out; Mohammed Siraj 1/50).
GT: 218 for 4 in 20 overs (Shubman Gill 85, Sunil Narine 2/29).
