Shivamogga: Three boys drown in tank
Shivamogga, June 3: Three boys who have gone for a swim in a tank at Tammadihalli village in the taluk on Sunday afternoon drowned.
The deceased boys are identified as Chiranth (14), Vasanth (14) and Ajay (12) of Tammadihalli village. Knowing that the boys were drowning, the villagers rushed to the spot. But before they reach the tank, the boys were drowned. The bodies were fished out of the water. The Kumsi police who visited the spot took the bodies to McGann Hospital for postmortem.
As today is Sunday, around eight boys have gone for a swim at Janglikere on the outskirts of the village. Because of the monsoon rains, the rainwater collected in the tank. But the boys, who were unaware of the depth of the tank in some places, drowned in the water accidentally and died, it is said.
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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.
