Gantalkatte Imtiyaz murder attempt case: Another accused held
Mangaluru, October 27: Moodabidri police have arrested another accused in an attempt to murder Gantalkatte Imtiyaz of Karinje village in the taluk, at Vamanjoor.
The arrested has been identified as Guruprasad alias Gururaj (36) of Hosabettu Meethottu. Imtiyaz has been running Badriya hotel at Gantalkatte. On September 24, a person came in a car and ordered 10 teas. When Imtiyaz went inside the hotel to prepare tea, the person who ordered for tea and three others barged inside the hotel and attempted to murder Imtiyaz. Seriously injured Imtiyaz escaped from the back door.
Based on a complaint lodged by Ibrahim who was the eyewitness, Moodabidri police registered a case. Now, the court remanded Guruprasad to five days police custody.
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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.
