Pedestrian dies after hit-and-run near Kuttar in Ullal
Ullal: A 50-year-old man died after being hit by an unidentified vehicle while crossing the road near Kuttar on Tuesday night.
The deceased has been identified as Dinesh Gatti (50) of Mundoli. According to police sources, the accident occurred when he was crossing the Madani Nagar Main Road.
Gatti sustained serious injuries in the collision and was immediately rushed to a hospital for treatment. However, he succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday.
The vehicle involved in the accident reportedly fled the scene soon after the incident.
Gatti was an agriculturist and is survived by his wife and two children.
Local traffic police have registered a case and investigation is under way.
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
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.
