Bar Association members not to appear for priests who killed devotees through poisonous prasad

coastaldigest.com web desk

December 31, 2018

Myusuru, Dec 31: The Advocates of Mysuru Bar Association have decided not to take up or appear for the four accused in the Sulwadi Maramma Temple food poison incident in which 17 devotees died after eating the prasadam recently.

Bar Council President Anand Kumar said that the Bar Council which met here today condoled the deaths and decided not to appear in the court on behalf of the accused.

The Bar Council should see that if any Advocate appears he should be forced to withdraw immediately. The Chamarajanagara Bar Council has also taken similar decision.

All the four accused, including Immadi Mahadeva Swamy, the main culprit, were remanded to Judicial Custody till January 3 and they were housed in Central Jail here. Madesha, temple manager, his wife Ambika (who is said to be paramour of Mahadeva Swamy) and another priest Doddaiah are the other three accused.

According to police, the plot to poison the devotees was hatched by the seer Immadi Mahadeva Swami oust a temple trustee and wrest control of funds. At the seer’s behest, his lover, her husband and the priest of a nearby temple poisoned the prasad.

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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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