Rider dies in Car-bike collision in Maravanthe
Gangolli, May 20: A bike was turned into ashes after it collided with a car on National Highway 66 near Maravanthe on Sunday evening, killing the rider on the spot.
The deceased has been identified as Puneeth Poojari (22), a resident of Teggarse in Byndoor. Akash, who was sitting pillion has sustained injuries and is being treated in Manipal hospital.
The occupants of the car, belonged to a doctor from Bengaluru, has sustained minor injuries.
The car moving from Byndoor collided with the bike coming from Kundapur to Byndoor. As a result Puneeth was thrown on the road and died on the spot.
Soon after the incident the bike caught fire and only the skeletal remaining’s of the bike was left.
Police rushed to the spot and inspected. Puneeth had bought the bike on Saturday, a day of the incident took place, police said. A case has been filed in Gangolli police station.
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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.
