Measures for peaceful voting: Mangaluru city police commissioner Vipul Kumar
Mangaluru: City Police Commissioner Vipl Kumar said that necessary measures have been taken up for a peaceful voting during the May 12’s state Assembly polls.
Addressing a press conference at his office this morning, Mr. Kumar said that there are four Legislative Assembly constituencies and 877 booths under the limits of Mangaluru city police. The constituencies are Mangaluru South, Mangaluru North, Mangaluru and Moodbidri. Among the 877 booths, 201 have been identified as critical booths, he said.
Mr. Kumar briefed that "a total of 26 check-posts have been set up, out of which 6 are inter-state border check-posts. There are 14 flying squads. Around 2,700 personnel and officers (CAPF, civil police, armed police and home guards) have been deployed for the election bandobast duties.”
In view of maintaining law and order, 1,908 weapons have been deposited by gun license holders, 753 security-related cases have been filed. 2,756 rowdy-sheeters and 90 potential trouble-makers are under surveillance.
DCP Hanumantharaya and Uma Prashant were also present.
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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.
