150 pilgrims from Karnataka stranded in Uttarakhand due to cloudburst

May 30, 2016

Bengaluru, May 30: Around 150 people from Karnataka, on a pilgrimage to Uttarakhand, are stranded in a remote village in Tehri district due to cloudburst on Sunday. However, there are no reports of casualties.

The Resident Commissioner in Delhi, Atul Kumar Tiwari, said that he is in touch with the district authorities in Uttarakhand.

A massive cloudburst in the Ghansali area of Tehri district in Uttarakhand disrupted the Char Dham Yatra on Saturday. Moreover, a number of houses in the Balganga valley were damaged and several pilgrims were stranded along the way to Kedarnath.

Mr. Tiwari all stranded people would be back to Delhi or Karnataka by Monday evening. The movement of vehicles in the Tehri district has been blocked following damage to roads.

The State Disaster Management Department has alerted its control rooms and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has indicated that all efforts would be made for safe return of the people of the state.

A group of 45 people from Bengaluru currently stranded in Chamiyala village in Tehri district has recorded a nearly two minute video showing their plight without food and water for the past three days. The pilgrims, in their video, have appealed to the State Government seeking help.

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‘Profit’ trap: Mangaluru trader duped of ₹33.1 lakh in online App scam

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December 7,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 7: A 34-year-old fruit and vegetable trader in Mangaluru has reportedly lost ₹33.1 lakh after falling victim to an online investment scam run through a fake mobile app.

Police said the scam began in September, when the victim received a link on Facebook. Clicking it connected him to a WhatsApp number, where an unidentified person introduced a high-return investment scheme and instructed him to download an app.

To build trust, the fraudster asked him to invest ₹30,000 on September 24. The trader soon received ₹34,000 as “profit,” convincing him the scheme was genuine. Over the next two months, he transferred money in multiple instalments via Google Pay and IMPS to different scanner codes and bank accounts shared by the scammers. Between September 24 and December 3, he ended up sending a total of ₹33.1 lakh.

When he later requested a refund of his investment and promised returns, the scammers demanded additional payments, claiming he needed to pay a “service tax” first. Even after he paid a small amount, no money was returned, and the scammers continued pressuring him for more.

A case has been registered at the CEN Crime Police Station.

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