Pub attack case: Forum urges govt. to appeal against city court judgement
Mangaluru: The Citizens Forum for Mangalore Development on Monday urged the State government to file an appeal against a city court judgment acquitting 26 of 30 accused in the infamous pub attack case registered in the city in 2009.
In a press release, forum’s co-ordinator Vidya Dinker said that the outcome was unexpected and “we had been hoping for the strictest punishment for the guilty as per law.”
The forum said that the State government should pursue the matter seriously.
It criticised the Sri Rama Sene for celebrating the ‘victory’ by distributing sweets and bursting crackers.
The government should make use of the video and photographic evidence while filing the appeal. It should correct loopholes, if any, in the investigation in the case. The government should ensure that the guilty are punished.
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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.
