Actor Sudeep holds breakfast meeting with HDK after his uncle joins Congress

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April 3, 2018

Bengaluru, Apr 3: Actor Sudeep, who had meet Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah a couple of months ago, on Monday held a breakfast meeting with JD(S) State president H.D. Kumaraswamy, Anitha Kumaraswamy, Sa. Ra. Mahesh, and actor Nikhil Kumar triggering fresh rumours over his possible entry into politics.

This is interesting in the context of his uncle Sarovar Srinivas and one-time ardent supporter of former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda recently joining the Congress, along with his friend M C Nanaiah and B Ramakrishna, allegedly frustrated over the treatment meted out to them.

A release from the party said that Mr. Sudeep met Mr. Kumaraswamy and the two-hour discussion pertained to politics and cinema.

A few days ago, Sudeep invited Mr. Kumaraswamy to his house for lunch and discussed the same issues. Interestingly, all the three major political parties - Congress, BJP and JD (S) - had tried to pull Sudeep to their side with an intention of fielding him from Molakalmuru constituency, Chitradurga district.

But Sudeep, who decided to maintain his distance from all the three of them, had reserved his right to campaign for any candidate of his choice, regardless of party affiliations.

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The £25,000 Trap: Mangaluru Man Duped of ₹13.4 Lakh in 'London Friend' Facebook Scam

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November 26,2025

Mangaluru, Nov 26: Mangaluru East police have registered a case following a sophisticated online fraud where a 57-year-old local resident was allegedly cheated out of ₹13.4 lakh after being targeted on Facebook.

The scam began in February when the complainant, while browsing Facebook reels, was contacted by a woman identifying herself as "Lillian Mary George" from London. After establishing a chat relationship, the woman claimed she would visit India in November and bring a significant sum of money.

The trap was sprung on November 15, when the victim received a call from a woman named "Sonali Gupta," who claimed Lillian had arrived at Mumbai International Airport but was detained by customs. The fraudsters convinced the man that Lillian was carrying £25,000 (about ₹26 lakh) in traveller’s cheques and 1 kg of gold (valued at around ₹30 lakh).

Under the pretense of clearing these items, the victim was asked to make numerous online transfers between November 15 and 18 for various bogus charges, including:

•   "Pounds exchange registration"
•   "Customs declaration issues"
•   "Discount charges"
•   "Money-laundering charges"

Believing the fictitious story, the complainant transferred the cumulative sum of ₹13.4 lakh to various bank accounts provided by the fraudsters. He realised he was cheated when the culprits later promised a refund within two days but stopped answering his calls. The Mangaluru East police are now investigating the case, which highlights the continuing threat of transnational cyber fraud using social engineering and promises of fictitious wealth.

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