Pre-monsoon rain lashes in Mangaluru, Shivamogga
Mangaluru/Shivamogga: Pre-monsoon rain which lashed in Shivamogga and on the outskirts of Mangaluru and the city on Sunday evening with gusty wind and thunderbolt cooled the weather.
The people were suffering due to scorching heat and the rain which lashed on Sunday evening brought cheers. There was a cloudy weather in and around Mangaluru. After 7 pm, some parts of the city experienced heavy rain for more than one hour.
In Shivamogga also, the pre-monsoon rain lashed the city at around 9 pm lasting for more than an hour. The rain coupled with heavy wind and thunderbolt quenched the thirst of the earth. It brought some relief to the people as they have been experiencing excess heat in the city.
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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.
