Bhakts of Raghaveshwara Swami assault Havyaka Okkoota members

June 6, 2016

Shivamogga, Jun 6: Two members of Akhila Havyaka Okkoota were injured after an assault by the ardent devotees and followers of Ramachandrapur Mutt in Sagar on Sunday.

The injured have been identified as Uday Puttur and T.T. Hegde who had gone to Brasam Hall in Sagar to attend the meeting organised by the Okkoota.

The functionaries of Okkoota had convened a meeting to demand Raghaveshwara Bharati, seer of the mutt, step down.

Raghaveshwara Swamji was in the news for wrong reason for a prolonged period. However, recently a court had given him clean chit in a rape case, wherein a female devotee had shared relationship with him for a long time.

A few persons said to be devotees of the mutt, prevented the members of the Okkoota from entering the venue of the meeting. In the melee, the duo were assaulted by the bhakts of Swamiji.

The police arrived at the spot and brought the situation under control.

The protest forced the organisers to change the venue of the meeting and it was later held at the residence of Ashwin Kumar, a functionary of the okkoota.

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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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