Two more decomposed Whale carcasses found on beach near Bhatkal, third instance in one week
Bhatkal: The Kasarkod Tonka beach in Uttara Kannada district witnessed the discovery of highly decomposed carcasses of two whales on Saturday, marking the third such incident in the Honnavar region within a week.
The recent findings included the carcass of a 26-ft-long sub-adult female Baleen whale and a juvenile whale. Earlier, on September 9, a 46-ft-long male Baleen whale had washed ashore near Mugali Marine Sanctuary in Honnavar taluk.
While local fishermen and marine biologists speculate that the whales might have perished in a ship-related accident, officials have not yet confirmed the cause of death. Starvation or entanglement in ghost nets has been ruled out as potential factors. Ghost nets are abandoned or lost fishing nets found in the ocean.
Honnavar Deputy Conservator of Forests, Ravishankar C., stated that experts suggest the whales may have died approximately 20 days ago. The Forest Department, lacking marine biologists, relies on NGOs and researchers to conduct postmortem examinations. Further investigations will determine the exact cause of death for these marine mammals.
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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.
