Chief accountant arrested near Nanjangud for embezzling Rs 2.5 crore from Dubai hotel
Mysuru: The Udupi police have arrested a 31-year-old Indian expatriate, Nagesh Poojary, who is accused of embezzling Rs 2.5 crore from a hotel owned by Dubai's Fortune Group while serving as the chief accountant.
Poojary, a resident of Barkur in Udupi district, reportedly siphoned off the funds in a phased manner. After initially securing bail from a judicial magistrate first class court, he went absconding following the cancellation of his bail by both the district sessions court and the Karnataka High Court.
Police arrested him near Nanjangud in the Mysuru district. Poojary was subsequently presented before a court, which has remanded him in police custody for three days, until October 16, for further investigation.
Poojary joined the Dubai-based Fortune Group of Hotels, managed by Kundapur hotelier Varkady Praveen Kumar Shetty, as an accountant and was promoted to chief accountant in 2022. In 2023, he returned to India for his wedding on a three-month leave, which he later extended. After his request for an additional 15 days was denied, he resigned via email.
During a review of the hotel’s financial records, the management discovered a shortage of Rs 2.55 crore, which Poojary had allegedly embezzled by creating false entries in the accounts to cover up his cash transactions. Following the cancellation of his bail, he evaded authorities.
The government recently appointed Shivaprasad Alva, a senior law officer from Mangaluru, as the special public prosecutor to handle the case.
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8 children between ages of 1 and 14 dead after mass shooting in Louisiana, police say
Shreveport(US) (AP): A gunman in Louisiana killed eight children in shootings at two different homes early Sunday in the nation's deadliest mass shooting in more than two years, police in Shreveport said.
The victims ranged in age from one to about 14 years old, said Shreveport police spokesperson Chris Bordelon. A total of 10 were shot and some of the children were related to the suspect, Bordelon said.
The gunman later died after a chase with officers who fired at the suspect, Bordelon said. The suspect stole a car while leaving the scene of the shootings and was followed by police, according to Bordelon.
Police did not release the name of the suspect but did say he was an adult male. The shootings were the result of a “domestic disturbance,” Bordelon said.
Officials said they were still gathering details at the crime scenes south of downtown Shreveport — the two homes and a third location.
“This is an extensive scene unlike anything most of us have ever seen,” he said.
It was the deadliest mass shooting in the US since eight people were killed in a Chicago suburb in January 2024, according to a database maintained by The Associated Press and USA Today in partnership with Northeastern University.
At a news conference outside the residence where one of the shootings occurred, officials appeared stunned, requesting patience and prayers from the community as they sorted through multiple crime scenes.
“I just don't know what to say, my heart is just taken aback,” Shreveport Police Chief Wayne Smith said. “I cannot begin to imagine how such an event could occur.”
“This is a tragic situation — maybe the worst tragic situation we've ever had,” said Tom Arceneaux, mayor of the city in northwestern Louisiana with about 180,000 residents. “It's a terrible morning.”
Louisiana State Police say their detectives have been asked by Shreveport police to investigate. In a statement, state police say no officers were harmed in the shooting that involved an officer after a police pursuit into Bossier City on Sunday morning.
State police are asking anyone with pictures, video or information to share it with state police detectives.
Louisiana Gov Jeff Landry said in a statement that he and his wife were heartbroken. “We're deeply grateful to the law enforcement officers and first responders working tirelessly on the scene,” he added.
