Bengaluru: Techie cheated of Rs 4.19 lakh by dating portal
Bengaluru, Jan 27: A techie was reportedly cheated of Rs 4.19 lakh by a dating portal under the pretext of registering their firm with his company, police said here on Monday
The techie, in his complaint, said the "Dating Friendship and Telemarketing Company" approached him in December 2019 with this request.
He agreed and was then asked pay Rs 2,000 as enrollment fees, which he did.
Later two women rang him up on December 20 and 31 to ask for more payments, totalling 4.19 lakh.
However he grew suspicious when they rang him up a third time, demanding that he pay an additional Rs one lakh, following which he lodged a police complaint.
Police said they have registered a case on January 24 against the portal and the two women employees.
No one has been arrested so far, police said.
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Man kills 12-year-old nephew over property dispute in Karnataka’s Sindhanur
Sindhanur: A 12-year-old boy was killed and his mother seriously injured after a man allegedly attacked his elder brother’s family with a knife over a property dispute in Alabanur village of Sindhanur taluk on Wednesday morning.
The deceased has been identified as Nagaraj Siddappa Alvi (12). Amrutha Siddappa (42) sustained serious injuries in the attack. Police said the accused is Basavaraj Rudrappa Alvi, the younger brother of the victim boy’s father.
According to preliminary information, Basavaraj had arrived in Alabanur village on Tuesday and was staying at his mother’s house.
On Wednesday morning, he allegedly went to the house of his brother Siddappa carrying a knife. At the time, Siddappa’s wife Amrutha and children Nagaraj and Dhanush were present in the house.
Police said the accused allegedly attacked them with the knife. Nagaraj died in the incident, while Amrutha and Dhanush suffered serious injuries.
The injured were shifted to the government hospital in the city for treatment.
Deputy Superintendent of Police G. Chandrashekhar visited the spot and gathered information.
Sources said Chinnamma Rudrappa of Alabanur village has two sons Siddappa, who lives in Alabanur, and Basavaraj, who resides in Alliganur village of Siruguppa taluk.
Police suspect the long-standing property dispute between the two brothers led to the fatal attack.
