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Posing as NRI, woman wins techie’s trust through Facebook; swindles Rs 4.7 lakh

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November 19, 2017

Bengaluru, Nov 19: A woman, posing as a non-Indian resident nurse, allegedly duped a techie of Rs. 4.7 lakh by promising to send ornaments he could use to help her buy a house.

Rachana Karam Vaidya, who introduced herself as a nurse in United States of America, befriended Ravi Kumar, a resident of Nelamangala in Bengaluru on a social networking website.

Ramesh, who works as an engineer with a private firm in Rajarajeshwari Nagar, in his complaint to police stated that Rachana told him that she would be visiting Karnataka soon and was interested in seeing historical places, and asked him to arrange a house for rent during her stay in Bengaluru. When Ramesh told her about his financial constraints, Rachana promised to send her gold ornaments and money to pay for the house.

"On October 2, I received a call from a woman posing as an official of the customs department at the international airport in New Delhi. She asked me to pay Rs 38,000 to claim a parcel that had arrived for me from the US. She requested me to deposit money into the account of airport officer, Suman Devi. I trusted her and deposited the money on October 3," the techie stated in his complaint.

Ramesh received another call from a woman on October 10, asking him to deposit Rs 1.62 lakh for service clearance. Then, he got a call, seeking Rs 2.70 lakh towards tax code due to the weight of the parcel. He deposited the money on both occasions.

"On October 25, a man claiming to be Saurabh Joshi, general manager, regional office, RBI, Bengaluru, called me. He told me that the money I had sent to the various accounts wasn't deposited. He wanted me to deposit Rs 4.70 lakh again. He disconnected my call when I expressed anger," the complaint stated.

When contacted, RBI authorities told Ramesh that Joshi was not one of their employees in Bengaluru. Rachana deleted her Facebook account on October 26 and the numbers she used to call Ramesh were switched off, the police said. The Ashok Nagar police have approached cyber crime experts to trace the suspects.

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January 15,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 15: Thousands of people on Wednesday boarded boats from Ullal's Kotepura to join a massive protest against the amended Citizenship Act and National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Adyar here.

People travelling through boats and steamers decorated with national flags, raised slogans during their journey through the Netravathi River.

The innovative mode of transportation was used by the protestors to reach the venue, as it not only saved time but was also more convenient for the fishermen, as large number of people from this community joined the protest.

The protestors docked their boats at the shore, which was barely 500 metres from the site of protest, being held at Shah Ground in Adyar.

The distance between Kotepura to the Shah Ground is approximately 15 kilometres but protesters would have to walk more five kilometres to reach the venue because of heavy traffic.

Due to protest, the national highway was also blocked and resulted in huge traffic snarls on routes leading to agitation site. 

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March 24,2020

Mangaluru, Mar 24: Amidst uncertainty and fear in the wake of coronavirus outbreak, the prices of vegetables and fruits have shot up in the coastal city of Mangaluru.

Fearing complete closure of shops, people arrived at the market to purchase vegetables in large numbers today morning.

Encashing the situation, the traders too increased the prices of vegetables and fruits.

Tomatoes that were sold for Rs 15 to 20 per kg in the last few days were sold at Rs 40 to 60 per kg. 

Long yard beans were sold at Rs 50 per kg while okra fetched Rs 60 per kg in the market. Onions were sold at Rs 40 to Rs 60 per kg.

Owing to rumours, the price of chicken was reduced to Rs 50 per kg. On Monday, it had increased to Rs 70 to Rs 80 per kg.

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April 6,2020

Mangaluru, Apr 6: The city police were seen wearing personal protective equipment including eye protection on Monday, April while on lockdown duty to slow the spread of COVID-19.

City police Commissioner Harsha taking to twitter wrote, ''Specialised protection equipment, AntiContagion face shields have been issued to all policemen at the front line having the highest risk of exposure to coronavirus..
They are fighting a pandemic .. FOR YOU..Be kind to them..Comply with all legal instructions.''

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