Four killed, two injured as tractor trolley turns turtle
Raichuru, June 10: Four labourers were killed on the spot and two others sustained injuries when electric poles -laden trolley of a tractor turned turtle after separating from the engine at Sindhanur police station limits in the district on Sunday.
The victims were identified as labourers Nagaraj, Sharanappa, Ramesh and Mallikarjun of Sulekal village. Two other sustained serious injuries and battling for life, according to police.
The incident occurred when the engine of the tractor carrying electric poles was separated from the trolley at the cross of Sripuram junction. As a result, the electric poles fell on the labourers who were sitting on the electric poles. Three persons died on the spot and another died on the way to hospital.
Injured workers were admitted to Ballary VIMS hospital for treatment. The bodies were kept for post mortem at Sindhanur hospital.
Police officers visited the spot and inspected the accident. A case was registered at Sindhanur police station and investigating it.
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Online fraud: Hotel chef from Udupi cheated of over Rs 1 lakh by WhatsApp contact
Udupi: Udupi City Police have registered a case of online fraud after a 62-year-old hotel chef was allegedly cheated of Rs 1.13 lakh by a woman who befriended him on WhatsApp, claiming to be based in London.
The victim, identified as Pandu Kariappa Poojary, a resident of Kuthpadi in Udupi, was working at a hotel in Mangaluru.
He reportedly came into contact with a woman identifying herself as Emilda William on WhatsApp. During their interactions, she told Poojary that she planned to start a cosmetics and hotel business in India and would meet him during a visit to Mangaluru.
On April 7, Emilda sent Poojary a flight ticket from London to Delhi via WhatsApp. The following day, Poojary received a phone call from a woman who informed him that Emilda had arrived at Delhi airport carrying a demand draft worth Rs 5 crore along with other items. The caller allegedly asked him to pay Rs 70,000.
Subsequently, Poojary also received a call from Emilda, who was reportedly crying and spoke about the situation. Believing the claims, he transferred a total of Rs 1,13,300 in phases using a scanner. He later realised that he had been cheated.
