Padubidri: Two held in fake gold scam; ornaments seized
Udupi: Police have arrested two persons in connection with a fake gold fraud case reported under the jurisdiction of Padubidri police station.
The accused have been identified as Kavya (32) from Buduganahalli in Tumakuru district and Venkatesh (42) from Santhebennur taluk in Davangere district. Police have seized 7.61 grams of gold ornaments and Rs 6,000 in cash from them.
According to police, the incident occurred on January 13, when Bassamma was walking near the old post office in Padubidri. A man and woman approached her and showed a gold chain with a Lakshmi pendant, claiming they were in urgent need of money.
Believing their claim, Bassamma handed over her gold ornaments worth Rs 1.50 lakh along with Rs 6,000 in cash in exchange for the chain.
However, when she later got the chain checked at a jewellery shop, she found it to be fake. By the time she returned to the spot, the accused had fled.
Based on the complaint, a case was registered, and police launched an investigation.
The arrests were made under the supervision of Udupi SP Hariram Shankar and Additional SP Sudhakar S. Naik, with a team of police officers executing the operation. 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.
