Mangaluru police arrest two in ganja peddling, seize 1.1 kg of narcotics
Mangaluru: Police have arrested two persons involved in ganja peddling and seized narcotic substances during a raid conducted within the limits of the Ullal police station in the city.
According to Deccan Herald, acting on a tip-off, a team of officers from Ullal police station carried out a raid at a public place near Bagambila in Kotekar village of Ullal taluk.
The police received information that three individuals were selling ganja to customers and college students.
During the raid, police apprehended two persons, while another accused managed to flee from the spot on a scooter.
The arrested have been identified as Sheikh Arbaz and Rasheed Alvin, both hailing from Uppala in Kasargod, while Altaf fled during the raid.
Police seized 1.1 kg of ganja, estimated to be worth Rs 51,500, along with Rs 520 in cash, two mobile phones and other materials from the possession of the accused.
A case has been registered at Ullal Police Station under Sections 8(c) and 20(b) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, and further investigation is underway.
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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.
