Bakrabail rejects DK Zilla Rajyotsava award for second time

November 4, 2014

Mangaluru, Nov 4: City based human rights activist Suresh Bhat Bakrabail has refused to receive Dakshina Kannada Zilla Rajyothsava award this year, contending that it held little value and served no purpose.

This is the second time that the activist has given up the Rajyothsava award presented by the district administration. He had also done the same when he had been selected as one of the recipients of the award two years ago.

Criticising the awards or the selection of the recipients, he said that no opportunity was given to the recipient to accept or reject the said award. There is intense lobbying for the award and the list of recipients gets longer each year, he said, adding that the process of selection of recipients by the selection committee was mostly biased.

Mr Bakrabail is also wary of the general belief that he could be influenced by such awards, by the same administration he had protested several times against. While the number of recipients increased with every year, the value of the award decreases, he said, adding that no true purpose was served by the awards.

He also stated that he was informed of the selection as a recipient only on teh eve of Kannada Rajyothsava.

Earlier in 2012, founder of Athree Book Centre G K Ashokvardhan had rejected the district Rajyothsava award along the same lines.

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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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