Mangaluru: 54-year old woman dies of fever; Dengue suspected
Mangaluru: A 54-year old woman on Thursday passed away in a private hospital where she was admitted for the treatment of fever.
The deceased has been identified as Leelavathi (54), wife of Sadashiva a resident of Monkey stand in Mangaluru.
Leelavathi who was suffering from severe fever is suspected to be suffering from Dengue. Leelavathi is survived by her three children.
MLC I’van D’souza while responding to the increasing number of Dengue cases in the District called upon state government to take measures and precautionary steps to stop and prevent Dengue from spreading.
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Bengaluru: Jewellery shop owner absconds after cheating customers
Bengaluru: A jewellery shop owner in Bengaluru is accused of cheating customers of gold ornaments worth crores of rupees before absconding, police said on Saturday.
The accused has been identified as Tejas Gowda alias Murthy, owner of Raghavendra Jewellery shop in Chikkabanavara. Based on a complaint filed by a woman, Kodigehalli police have registered an FIR and begun a search for him.
Police said the accused collected information about people who had pledged gold ornaments with financial institutions. He then contacted them and offered higher loan amounts at lower interest rates.
According to the police, he cleared the customers’ existing loans, collected the pledged ornaments from the institutions, and kept them in his jewellery shop.
Further investigation is underway.
