Udupi Police receives first complaint against IMA Group of Companies
Udupi: A case has been registered in Udupi District against the IMA Group of Companies who have been involved in an alleged cheating fraud and multi-crore financial scam.
This is reportedly the first case registered against the company in Udupi District.
The complainant has been identified as S K Nahida (30), a resident of Kemannu. In her complaint she stated that she was cheated by the company when she invested in IMA Credit Co-Op Society which promised a return of 3.1% interest on her investment.
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She further states that she invested Rs. 50,000 in December last year along with the share amount of Rs. 1000. She also possess a passbook and certificate of the company.
Initially, Nahida reports that she received her interest returns for the month of January and February this year followed by which the company stopped giving her returns to her.
Following her complaint Udupi Police has registered case under section 406 and 420 of IPC. The case is being investigated by an SIT which has received more than 25,000 complaint in the case so far.
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South African police arrest suspect in mass shooting that killed 12, including 3 children
Johannesburg (AP): A 32-year-old suspect has been arrested in connection with a mass shooting which claimed the lives of 12 people including three children at an unlicensed pub earlier this month, South African police said on Monday.
The man is suspected of being one of the three people who opened fire on patrons in a pub at Saulsville township, west of South Africa's capital Pretoria, killing 12 people including three children aged 3, 12 and 16.
At least 13 people were also injured during the attack, whose motive remains unknown.
According to the police, the suspect was arrested on Sunday while traveling to Botlokwa in Limpopo province, more than 340 km from where the mass shooting took place on Dec 6.
An unlicensed firearm believed to have been used during the attack was recovered from the suspect's vehicle.
“The 32-year-old suspect was intercepted by Limpopo Tracking Team on the R101 Road in Westenburg precinct. During the arrest, the team recovered an unlicensed firearm, a hand gun, believed to have been used in the commission of the multiple murders. The firearm will be taken to the Forensic Science Laboratory for ballistic analysis,” police said in statement.
The suspect was arrested on the same day that another mass shooting at a pub took place in the Bekkersdal township, west of Johannesburg, in which nine people were killed and 10 wounded when unknown gunmen opened fire on patrons.
Police have since launched a search for the suspects.
South Africa has one of the highest homicide rates in the world and recorded more than 26,000 homicides in 2024 — an average of more than 70 a day. Firearms are by far the leading cause of death in homicides.
The country of 62 million people has relatively strict gun ownership laws, but many killings are committed with illegal guns, according to authorities.
According to police, mass shootings at unlicensed bars are becoming a serious problem. Police shut down more than 11,000 illegal taverns between April and September this year and arrested more than 18,000 people for involvement in illegal liquor sales.
