Two women die, six injure in road accident
Mudigere, May 3: Two women were killed on the spot and six other sustained injuries when their Sakaleshpur-bound car rammed to a lorry at Krishnapur near here on Thursday evening. The deceased are identified as Asma (50) and Saudha (48) of Natekal near Deralakatte in Mangaluru. The injured were admitted to a hospital in Mangaluru.
They were going to Sakaleshpur in the car from Mangaluru when the car collided head-on with the lorry which was moving towards Gonibeedu from Mudigere. After getting first aid at Mudigere MGM hospital, all the injured Ismail (60), Tasmia (40), Ayan (10), Tanees (16) and Seedha (16) were shifted to Mangaluru hospital for further treatment.
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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.
