Udupi man loses Rs 55,000 in Facebook graphics card scam
Udupi: A 23-year-old man was allegedly cheated of Rs 55,000 after attempting to purchase a computer graphics card through a Facebook advertisement, Deccan Herald reported.
According to police, the victim, Anirudh Rao of Ambalapady in Udupi taluk, came across an advertisement promoting low-cost PC components on a Facebook group. After placing an order for a graphics card, he was contacted by an unidentified person via WhatsApp, who instructed him to make the payment.
Acting on this, Anirudh Rao transferred Rs 55,000 via UPI to an account on December 17. However, even after receiving the payment, the accused neither delivered the graphic card nor refunded the amount, thereby cheating the complainant online.
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Realising that he had been cheated, Anirudh Rao approached the Udupi Town Police Station and lodged a complaint.
A case has been registered under Section 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Section 66(D) of the Information Technology Act. Further investigation is underway, police said.
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Ramzan fasts to begin in India from Thursday
New Delhi (PTI): Ramzan fasts will begin on Thursday in India as the crescent moon marking the start of the fasting month was sighted in various parts of the country on Wednesday.
After the sighting of the moon, the holy month begins and for the next 30 days, Muslims fast from dawn to dusk.
Shahi Imam of Chandni Chowk's Fatehpuri mosque Maulana Mufti Mukarram Ahmed announced that the crescent moon was sighted and the month of fasting will start from February 19.
Naib Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid Syed Shaban Bukhari also declared that the moon was sighted.
During this month, a special prayer called Taraweeh are offered in mosques in the evening. In this prayer, the entire Quran is recited and it continues till the sighting of the Eid moon.
Mufti Mukarram has appealed to the Muslim community to "pray as much as possible for the well-being of the 140 crore people of the country".
