Mobile phone seized from inmate during inspection at Mangaluru District Prison
Mangaluru: A mobile phone was seized from an inmate at the District Prison in Kodialbail during a surprise inspection conducted by prison authorities on February 23. A complaint has been filed at the Barke Police Station in connection with the incident.
According to sources, the inspection was led by Superintendent of District Prison Sharanabasappa along with other officials. During the checking of Block B, officers inspected Cell No. 5, where inmate Chandrahass Poojary, also known as Chandra, son of Narayana Poojary, was lodged.
While examining the bedding provided to the inmate, officials reportedly found a black Nokia keypad mobile phone with a battery concealed inside the folded bedding. Mobile phones are prohibited items inside prison premises.
The device was immediately confiscated by the prison authorities. Following the seizure, Superintendent Sharanabasappa informed senior officials and lodged a formal complaint at the Barke Police Station seeking legal action against the inmate.
Police have registered a case and further investigation is under way.
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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.
