Udupi man loses Rs 55,000 in Facebook graphics card scam
Udupi: A 23-year-old man was allegedly cheated of Rs 55,000 after attempting to purchase a computer graphics card through a Facebook advertisement, Deccan Herald reported.
According to police, the victim, Anirudh Rao of Ambalapady in Udupi taluk, came across an advertisement promoting low-cost PC components on a Facebook group. After placing an order for a graphics card, he was contacted by an unidentified person via WhatsApp, who instructed him to make the payment.
Acting on this, Anirudh Rao transferred Rs 55,000 via UPI to an account on December 17. However, even after receiving the payment, the accused neither delivered the graphic card nor refunded the amount, thereby cheating the complainant online.
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Realising that he had been cheated, Anirudh Rao approached the Udupi Town Police Station and lodged a complaint.
A case has been registered under Section 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Section 66(D) of the Information Technology Act. Further investigation is underway, police said.
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Four engineering students held hostage, robbed of Rs 1.5 lakh near Bengaluru
Bengaluru (PTI): Four engineering students were allegedly held captive and robbed of Rs 1.5 lakh while returning after having biryani at a popular food joint on the outskirts of the city, police said on Tuesday.
The incident occurred on December 21 when the students were returning on two-wheelers from an early morning trip to an eatery in Hoskote, they said.
One of the accused has been arrested, and efforts are on to nab the remaining suspects, police said.
According to the police, the students are from a private college in Bagalur. While returning from the eatery, they were allegedly intercepted near a toll plaza by a gang of men, who thrashed them and took away their mobile phones and two-wheelers.
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The gang allegedly took the students to a shed near Medahalli, held them captive, and robbed them. The assailants allegedly took Rs 40,000 in cash and transferred Rs 1.10 lakh from the victims’ bank accounts, a senior police officer said.
However, the students later got their vehicles back, he said.
Based on a complaint lodged by one of the students, a case has been registered at Avalahalli police station under sections related to kidnapping and dacoity. Further investigation is underway, police said.
