Section 144 till May 16 midnight: DC Shashikant Senthil
Mangaluru: Deputy Commissioner Shashikant Senthil has said that due to the Dakshina Kannada district being a communally sensitive place, Section 144 will be in force in the district during counting from 14 May midnight to 12 am of 16 May.
Addressing a press conference, he thanked voters and staff for assisting in peaceful voting. While the prohibition orders will be in force; gathering illegally, celebrating victory, taking out processions in the district including at counting center would wholly be prohibited.
Any misconduct around the counting center will not be entertained. The public must co-operate with the district administration in this regard. Alcohol selling will be prohibited from 6 pm of May 14th to noon on May 14th.
Complete results expected within 2 pm
"Counting will begin at 8 am On May 15 at various rooms of Mahatma Gandhi Centenary High School and PU College, Bondel. The counting process will take place in phase vise, and the overall result is expected to be announced within 2 pm," the Deputy Commissioner said.
Initially, postal ballots will be counted. All postal ballots that will be received on May 15th within 8 am will be counted. EVM votes will be counted after 30 minutes from the beginning of the counting process.
Mobile, iPad, Laptop forbidden
"As per the Election Commission's orders, a three-layer security system has been set up within 100 m of the security rooms where EVMs / VV Patts are placed. All the persons entering the counting centers are thoroughly frisked before being allowed. No person is allowed to enter without the valid pass issued by DEO. The outer zone will be a traffic-free area, and parking vehicles within the 100 meters from counting centers are restricted. Electronic devices like mobile phone, iPad, laptop, audio-video devices are restricted," Mr. Senthil informed.
Traffic diversion
Police Commissioner Vipul Kumar said that some diversions have been made to the traffic movement near Bondel MJC education institute in the wake of counting.
“Vehicular movement and parking on both sides of the road are completely prohibited from the Bondel junction to Ishwarakatte junction. Two RAF units, 6 KSRP, 6 CAR and 100 mobile patrols have been deployed in the city,” Kumar said.
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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.
