Palakkad: Youth robbed after making him unconscious in train
Kasaragod, September 24: A passenger was robbed of cash and valuables after making him unconscious in a train while coming from Mumbai on Sunday.
The victim is identified as Arun from Palakkad. He had gone to Mumbai in search of a job recently. While coming back to his native place, a Hindi-speaking passenger had become friend in Hapa Express train and he had offered biscuit to Arun. After consuming the biscuit, Arun became unconscious and when he reached Kasaragod, he regained his conscious and found that a gold chain, Rs 2,000 cash, ATM cards and other valuables were missing. Later, Arun informed the railway police who admitted him to Kasaragod general hospital.
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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.
