Kalaburagi; Government bus collides with tree: Teachers, driver killed
Kalaubaragi: Four persons including driver and women were killed when a government bus collided with a tree while overtaking another bus in the limits of Jevargi police station in the district on Saturday morning.
A bus was approaching here from Surpur and another bus from Dharwad. While a bus driver attempted to overtake another bus, a dog came from the opposite direction. Suddenly, the driver changed the direction of the bus and rammed into a tree after losing control over the vehicle.
The accident, which severely damaged the front portion of the bus, led to the death of three female teachers and the bus driver. More than ten people have been injured and admitted to the Jevargi government hospital.
A case has been registered at Jevargi police station.
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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.
