Multi-crore scam: People from Mangaluru also invested in IMA!
Mangaluru: Hundreds of people from Dakshina Kannada district also invested lakhs of rupees in IMA company of Bengaluru. But till date, no one has dared to disclose it publicly. Moreover, they have even not interested to lodge complaints with the police.
People from Mangaluru, Ullala, Detalakatte, Surathkal, Krishnapura and other places invested in the company. Some people have even pledged their gold in banks and societies to invest in IMA, it is said.
Interestingly, some agents and sub agents have been working for the company. In the beginning, investors have got more profit than their expectations for their investment. Observing this, others have also queued up to invest in the company, while some others have invested their hard earned money just a few months back. Now they have become helpless as soon as they heard the scam.
When Varthabharati contacted some of the investors, they said that they suffered a lot due to investment. Even the police complaint would not serve any purpose. They have invested the money for future plans like children's education and others. But they do not have any documents for their investment. So, they could not give complaint, they said. But some others declined to divulge the information.
Company held customers meet
In order to instill confidence about the company and educate the customers about investment and benefits, the company has conducted customers meetings in Mangaluru, Thokkottu and other places. But now, there is no one to answer or clear the confusion about the scam.
- Sandeep Patil, Commissioner, Mangaluru City Police
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South African police arrest suspect in mass shooting that killed 12, including 3 children
Johannesburg (AP): A 32-year-old suspect has been arrested in connection with a mass shooting which claimed the lives of 12 people including three children at an unlicensed pub earlier this month, South African police said on Monday.
The man is suspected of being one of the three people who opened fire on patrons in a pub at Saulsville township, west of South Africa's capital Pretoria, killing 12 people including three children aged 3, 12 and 16.
At least 13 people were also injured during the attack, whose motive remains unknown.
According to the police, the suspect was arrested on Sunday while traveling to Botlokwa in Limpopo province, more than 340 km from where the mass shooting took place on Dec 6.
An unlicensed firearm believed to have been used during the attack was recovered from the suspect's vehicle.
“The 32-year-old suspect was intercepted by Limpopo Tracking Team on the R101 Road in Westenburg precinct. During the arrest, the team recovered an unlicensed firearm, a hand gun, believed to have been used in the commission of the multiple murders. The firearm will be taken to the Forensic Science Laboratory for ballistic analysis,” police said in statement.
The suspect was arrested on the same day that another mass shooting at a pub took place in the Bekkersdal township, west of Johannesburg, in which nine people were killed and 10 wounded when unknown gunmen opened fire on patrons.
Police have since launched a search for the suspects.
South Africa has one of the highest homicide rates in the world and recorded more than 26,000 homicides in 2024 — an average of more than 70 a day. Firearms are by far the leading cause of death in homicides.
The country of 62 million people has relatively strict gun ownership laws, but many killings are committed with illegal guns, according to authorities.
According to police, mass shootings at unlicensed bars are becoming a serious problem. Police shut down more than 11,000 illegal taverns between April and September this year and arrested more than 18,000 people for involvement in illegal liquor sales.
