Udupi: Man loses Rs 9.78 lakh in online fraud over fake gas bill message
Udupi: A case of online fraud has been registered at the Udupi CEN Crime Police Station after a man was cheated of nearly Rs 9.78 lakh through a fake gas bill message.
The complainant, Ravidas Raghavendra Nayak from Kadiyali, received a call on March 17 from an unknown person claiming that a gas bill of Rs 20 was pending. The caller asked him to clear the bill.
He later received a WhatsApp message regarding the alleged pending bill along with an APK file. When Ravidas clicked on the file, money was fraudulently transferred from his multiple bank accounts.
A total amount of Rs 9,78,036 was transferred to another account without his knowledge, according to the complaint.
Police have registered a case and further investigation is underway.
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Iran warns of ‘uncontrollable consequences’ after energy site strike
Qatar warns residents of ‘Elavated’ threat
Tehran/Doha: Iran’s President Massoud Pezeshkian has warned that attacks on the country’s energy infrastructure could lead to “uncontrollable consequences” affecting the entire world.
In a post on X, Pezeshkian said he “strongly condemns” the strikes that targeted the South Pars gasfield earlier in the day.
“Such aggressive actions will not achieve anything for the American Zionist enemy and their supporters. Rather, they will complicate the situation and could lead to uncontrollable consequences that will affect the entire world,” he said.
Meanwhile, Qatar’s Ministry of Interior has urged residents to remain indoors due to what it described as an elevated security threat.
Authorities have not provided further details, but the advisory comes amid growing concerns over the safety of energy infrastructure and civilian areas in the region.
