Mangaluru: 44-year-old woman duped of Rs 6.84 lakh in parcel scam
Mangaluru: A 44-year-old woman from Mangaluru has been cheated of Rs 6.84 lakh in an online parcel scam by fraudsters posing as international courier agents, Deccan Herald reported.
According to the complaint, the woman’s husband works in Dubai and regularly sends parcels containing household items.
On April 21, she received a WhatsApp call from an international number, where the caller informed her that a parcel had been sent by her husband and would be delivered through a “FedEx cargo service.”
On April 27, the caller contacted her again, claiming that the parcel contained valuables including gold, “London pounds,” a diamond watch, and a bag, with a total estimated value of Rs 5.5 crore, and that it had been shipped via air cargo.
The next day, she was asked to pay Rs 1,10,500 as customs charges, which she transferred. Later, the accused demanded additional payments under GST and documentation charges in multiple instalments.
The fraudsters again called, claiming that the parcel contained 1 lakh pounds and that Rs 3,80,000 was required to convert it into Indian currency. When she refused, they offered to process the conversion for Rs 1,00,000 and promised delivery of Rs 32 lakh by 7 pm the same day.
Trusting them, she transferred the requested amounts in multiple transactions. However, no parcel was delivered.
Realising she had been cheated, the woman approached the police. In total, she lost Rs 6,84,500 in the scam.
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Three youngsters drown in river during picnic in Pune district
Pune (PTI): A weekend picnic at Pavana river in Pune district of Maharashtra turned tragic for a group of youngsters on Sunday, with three of them drowning in the water body, police said.
A group of seven men had gone to the river near Thugaon in Maval tehsil in the afternoon.
"Three of the seven youths could not gauge the depth of the river and slipped into a whirlpool. Their friends raised an alarm; however, by then, all three had drowned," said Dinesh Tayde, senior police inspector, Lonavala (Rural).
He said the bodies were retrieved with the help of local rescuers.
The deceased have been identified as Ashwin Bhalerao (18), Ayan Shaikh, and Prathamesh Shinde (21), who were residents of Yerwada, Hadapsar, and Sayyadwadi in Pune, respectively.
In a similar incident, three men drowned in the Jadhavwadi dam in Maval tehsil while attempting to click a selfie two days back.
