Two electricians drown in Phalguni River

July 19, 2012

Mangalore, July 19: In a tragic incident, two youths drowned in the Phalguni River near Kapinadka village in Belthangady taluk on Thursday.

The deceased are 27 year old Vinay Kumar, resident of Punjalkatte and 25 year old Pradeep from Karmbaru Katte, both electricians by profession.

The duo had gone to swim, along with the other two friends who swam to safety, when the incident occurred.

However, Kumar and Pradeep were caught in the strong undercurrents and were unable to save themselves.

Police and rescue personnel searched the spot where they had disappeared for more than two hours before the bodies were retrieved.

The bodies have been taken to Government hospital for postmortem.

The Venur police registered a case and began investigations.

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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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