Mangaluru: Two arrested while selling drugs to students at Surathkal beach
Surathkal: Mangaluru Police on Friday arrested two people who were allegedly trying to sell MDM Drugs to the students near Surathkal Light House and Beach on a public road here in Suratkal.
The arrested accused have been identified as Mohammed Muzammil (40), a resident of Surathkal’s Krishnapura and Mohammed Sharif (40), a resident of Jokkabettu.
According to the reports the accused were selling MDM drugs at Surathkal Beach and Light House in a white car since Thursday morning. Working on a tip-off Special Crime Branch team raided the spot and nabbed the accused.
The raiding team seized 11 gram of MDM drug worth Rs. 30, 000/-, a white colour car worth four lakh rupees, cash Rs. 10,950 and four mobile phones from the two accused.
A case in this regard has been registered at Surathkal Police Station.
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Mangaluru: 74-year-old man cheated of Rs 1.77 crore in American commodities investment scam
Mangaluru: A 74-year-old man from the city has allegedly been cheated of Rs 1.77 crore in an online investment scam linked to American commodities trading, Deccan Herald reported on Thursday.
According to the complaint, the victim received a phone call on December 24 last year from a person who identified himself as Shoib Ghauri from a firm named Ventrade.
The caller allegedly promised high returns through investments in American commodities markets and assured that funds transferred in Indian rupees would be converted into US dollars and invested on the victim’s behalf.
Police said the accused remained in contact with the victim through email, WhatsApp, and phone calls. Initially, the complainant invested a small amount and received some returns in his bank account, which increased his confidence in the scheme.
Convinced by the assurances and expecting higher gains, he subsequently transferred larger amounts through RTGS, NEFT, and IMPS to bank accounts provided by the accused.
Between January 5 and February 2, the victim transferred a total of Rs 1,77,64,668.22 to the specified accounts, police said. When the promised returns stopped and communication became irregular, he realised he had been cheated.
A case has been registered at the CEN Police Station in Mangaluru, and further investigation is under way.
