Kadur: Diesel Tanker bursts into flames; One person burns alive
Chikmagaluru, June 19: A diesel tanker burst into flames after it toppled near Giriyapura in Kadur taluk in Chikmagaluru on Tuesday, June 19. One person was burnt alive in the incident, it is learnt.
The incident took place after the driver of the tanker lost control over the vehicle. Five houses also gutted in the fire that erupted soon after tanker turned turtle. The fire was spread around 100 mtr area from the accident spot.
Locals rushed to the spot and tried to douse the fire. Eight fire brigade vehicles have rushed to the spot and trying hard to extinguish the fire.
The cleaner of the tanker who sustained burn injuries has been shifted to a local hospital police said.
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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.
