Pedamale: Bike-rider killed in collision with lorry
Uppinangady: A 29-year-old bike-rider killed on the spot when a lorry collided head-on with the bike he was travelling in on Uppinangady-Guruvayanakere state highway near Pedamale on Wednesday morning.
The deceased has been identified as Ashok Pujari, a resident of Moodbail in Piligod.
The accident occurred when a lorry collided head-on with Ashok Pujari’s bike when he was travelling from Uppinangady to Beltangady. On the spot, Ashok Pujari succumbed to injuries.
Putturu traffic police have registered a case.
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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.
