Mangaluru: In an incident of cybercrime reported from Mangaluru a local resident has lost his 1.5 crore rupees after falling for a Facebook post offered him profits for buying shares.

The incident occurred when the victim came across a Facebook post titled “Jefferies Wealth Multiplication Plan” and answered questions on the post. He was then asked to transfer money to a bank account of an unidentified person to purchase shares.

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The victim stated that he transferred Rs. 73,00,000 from his State Bank of India account followed by another Rs. 73,00,000 from his another bank account totaling Rs. 1.5 crore to the bank account of an unidentified person who contacted him after he initially answered the questions on the post.

A case in this regard has been registered at local Cyber Economics and Narcotic Crimes (CEN) Police Station and further investigations are underway.

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Kolkata (PTI): Finn Allen blasted a 35-ball 93, while Angkrish Raghuvanshi hit an unbeaten 44-ball 82 as Kolkata Knight Riders kept their playoff hopes alive with a 29-run win over Gujarat Titans in the IPL match here on Saturday.

Sent in to bat, Allen went on a six-hitting spree, smashing 10 maximums and four boundaries to add 95 off 41 balls with Raghuvanshi (82).

Raghuvanshi then shared another 108 off 53 balls with Cameron Green (52 not out) to power KKR to a challenging 247 for 2.

In reply, GT could manage 218-4, riding on skipper Shubman Gill's 49-ball 85 and a 35-ball 57 from Jos Buttler. Opener Sai Sudarsan was retired hurt but returned to make a 28-ball 53 not out.

Sunil Narine (2/29) claimed two wickets and Saurabh Dubey snapped one for KKR.

For GT, Mohammed Siraj (1/50), Sai Kishore (1/38) were the wicket-takers.

Brief Score:

KKR: 247 for 2 in 20 overs (Finn Allen 93, Angkrish Raghuvanshi 82 not out, Camero Green 52 not out; Mohammed Siraj 1/50).

GT: 218 for 4 in 20 overs (Shubman Gill 85, Sunil Narine 2/29).