Australian techie files complaint against Karnataka girlfriend after losing Rs 25 lakh

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March 26, 2019

Bengaluru, Mar 26: A software engineer from Australia has asked the police to track down his girlfriend in Karnataka’s capital who allegedly promised to marry him but disappeared after borrowing Rs. 25 lakh.

Based on a complaint by Simon J. Burton, the police on Friday registered an FIR against Sangeetha S., 32, a resident of HSR Layout. She has been charged with cheating, extortion and criminal breach of trust.

Burton works for an IT company which has offices at Manyata Tech Park. He met Sangeetha in 2014 during a visit to Bengaluru.

“The complainant said that in February 2015, Sangeetha proposed to him and promised to marry him,” said the police. During their courtship between 2015 and 2018, Sangeetha would often ask him for money, and in three years, Burton claims to have transferred a total of Rs. 25 lakh.

Burton realised something was amiss when Sangeetha suddenly stopped taking his calls and her mobile phone was switched off. When he contacted the Bengaluru office, he learned that Sangeetha had left her job a few months ago.

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Air India Express brings back Mangaluru–Muscat direct flights from March 2026

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December 15,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 15: Air India Express has announced that it will resume direct flight services between Mangaluru and Muscat from March 2026, restoring an important international air link for passengers from the coastal region.

Airport authorities said the service will operate twice a week—on Sundays and Tuesdays—from March 1. The initial flights are scheduled on March 3, 8 and 10, followed by March 15 and 17, with the same operating pattern to continue thereafter. The flight duration is approximately three hours and 25 minutes.

The Mangaluru–Muscat route was earlier operated under the 2025 summer schedule, with services beginning on July 14. At that time, Air India Express had operated four flights a week before suspending the service.

Officials said the summer schedule will come into effect from March 29, after which changes in flight timings and departure schedules from Mangaluru are expected. Passengers have been advised to check the latest schedules while planning their travel.

The resumption of direct flights to Muscat is expected to significantly benefit expatriates, business travellers and others, further strengthening Mangaluru’s air connectivity with the Gulf region.

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