Private bus overturns at Alvanki Ghat near Bhatkal; five injured
Bhatkal: Five passengers were injured after a private bus overturned at Alvanki Ghat near Gerusoppa in Honnavar taluk of Uttara Kannada district on Sunday night.
According to police, a private bus belonging to Shri Kumar Travels was travelling from Bhatkal to Bengaluru via Honnavar at around 8:30 pm when the driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle at Alvanki Ghat, about 60 km from Bhatkal, causing the bus to overturn.
Five passengers sustained injuries in the accident and were immediately shifted to the Honnavar Government Hospital for treatment.
After receiving information about the incident, the Honnavar Police rushed to the spot and conducted an inspection.
A case has been registered at the Honnavar Police Station, and 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.
