Udupi: Woman conned of lakhs of rupees after posting property sale ad on OLX
Udupi: A case of fraud has been registered at the Udupi CEN Police Station related to the unauthorized transfer of money from an individual's bank account using Google Pay's QR code feature.
The incident began when Usha Kiran posted information about the sale of her property on OLX on August 27. Subsequently, a woman expressed interest in purchasing the property and obtained Usha Kiran's Google Pay number.
Following this, Usha Kiran's mobile device received several QR codes. Upon opening these codes, her Google Pay app was accessed without her authorization. As a result, a total of Rs. 1,28,496 was withdrawn from her three bank accounts on September 27 and 28, and the funds were fraudulently transferred to another account.
This incident has prompted authorities to take action, and a case has been officially registered in connection with this fraud case at the Udupi CEN Police Station.
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Rupee falls 9 paise to all-time low of 90.58 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai (PTI): Rupee depreciated 9 paise to an all-time low of 90.58 against US dollar in early trade on Monday, weighed down by uncertainty over an India-US trade deal and persistent foreign fund outflows.
Forex traders said rupee is trading with a negative bias as investors are in wait and watch mode and awaiting cues from the India-US trade deal front.
At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 90.53 against the US dollar, then fell further to an all-time intraday low of 90.58 against the greenback, registering a fall of 9 paise over its previous close.
On Friday, the rupee had slipped 17 paise to close at an all-time low of 90.49 against the American currency.
Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.05 per cent lower at 98.35.
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was trading higher by 0.52 per cent at USD 61.44 per barrel in futures trade.
On the domestic equity market front, the 30-share benchmark index Sensex was trading 298.86 points lower at 84,968.80, while the Nifty was down 121.40 points at 25,925.55.
Foreign Institutional Investors sold equities worth Rs 1,114.22 crore on Friday, according to exchange data.
"FPIs continue to be in selling mode in equity and debt while RBI has been selling dollars to fund their long positions," said Anil Kumar Bhansali, Head of Treasury and Executive Director Finrex Treasury Advisors LLP.
