Mangaluru: Man rams car into two-wheeler, arrested for attempt to murder
Mangaluru: A man has been arrested in connection with an attempted murder case after he allegedly rammed his car into a two-wheeler following a dispute over a land deal in the city on Tuesday.
The accused, identified as Sharif, had reportedly invested around Rs. 2 crore in land at Surathkal Kana and Vamanjoor. In connection with this, Mohan Das Shetty (56), a resident of Mallikatte, confronted him on Arya Samaj Road at around 11 am on Tuesday, alleging that he had been cheated.
During the altercation, Sharif allegedly snatched Mohan Das Shetty’s mobile phone. Later, while Shetty was riding his two-wheeler, the accused is said to have chased him in a car and deliberately hit the vehicle from behind at high speed, in an alleged attempt to kill him.
The Kadri police have registered a case and arrested the accused. The Police Commissioner confirmed the arrest.
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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.
