Irfan Pathan hails Mangaluru, wishes luck to MPL teams

December 11, 2016

Mangaluru, Dec 11: Like all celebrities, Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan too fell in love with the coastal city of Mangaluru and its people on his rare visit on Sunday.

The all-rounder, who is in the city to launch Suratkal Strikers, one of the 12 cricket teams of upcoming Mangalore Premiere League (MPL), interacted with media persons at a hotel and praised the hospitality of Mangalureans.

“It feels good to be in Mangaluru. I am here to support Suratkal Strikers,” said Mr Pathan, who is also the brand ambassador of Suratkal Strikers.

He predicted that Suratkal Strikers will win the MPL-2016 title. He alsoalso wished all the success to the all participating teams of MPL.

Suratkal Strikers, which includes several KPL players, is owned by young NRI entrepreneur and philanthropist Zaheer bin Zakariya Al-Muzain.

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Udupi woman duped of nearly ₹12 lakh in another ‘digital arrest’ scam

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October 31,2024

Udupi: Falling prey to a sophisticated a “digital arrest” scam, Prameela (39) found herself defrauded of a staggering ₹11,87,463. The plot, orchestrated through deceptive tactics, left her financially devastated.

On October 25, Prameela received a call from an unknown number claiming a parcel, allegedly sent by one Wang Ming Zi, was flagged due to containing suspicious items: 5 kg of clothes, 8 ICICI credit cards, and 700 grams of MDMA. Adding to the urgency, the caller asserted that an FIR had already been filed against her.

The caller then transferred Prameela to a supposed representative of the 'Bombay Cyber Crime Branch,' who introduced himself as Manish Kumar, claiming to be a senior executive at DTDC Mumbai. Manish directed her to connect via Skype video call, asking her to download the app and search for the ID [email protected].

Once on the call, Prameela was requested to provide her Aadhaar card details, which she complied with. She soon received what appeared to be a formal arrest order listing her name, address, and Aadhaar information. Under pressure, Prameela disclosed her bank account details and balance to the caller. Exploiting this trust, the scammer then transferred ₹11,87,463 from her account.

Following the incident, Prameela lodged a complaint with the Shirva police, who have since registered a case under sections 316(2), 318(4), 351(2) of the BNS, and 66(C), 66(D) of the IT Act. The authorities are now investigating this alarming case of digital fraud.

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