Mangaluru: RTI activist hacked to death while jogging at Kodialbail

March 21, 2016

Mangaluru, Mar 21: A 50-year-old man was allegedly hacked to death at Kodialbail in the city on Monday morning.

It is suspected that Vinayak Baliga was attacked by miscreants while the former was going for a jogging.

A passerby who noticed Kamath lying in a pool of blood on PVS Kala Kunj Road, immediately rushed him to a hospital. But, the victim was declared brought dead in the hospital.

It is learnt that Baliga, an electrical contractor by profession, had gone out for jogging at around 5:30 a.m.

However, police sources said that they are trying to find out whether it is a case of murder of accident as bloodstains were found near a two-wheeler belonging to the victim.

It is learnt that Baliga was also an RTI activist and he had moved high court against alleged misappropriation of funds in Venkataramana Temple.

A case has been registered at Barke police station. More details awaited.

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Very sad!

Dear Police team please take sharan pumpwel and do the needful.you will get the real culprit.

Thanks,

Marivamma

Where is the security for common people, as always police came at the end.

blank eyes.

gruesome murder, police department must install cc camera to ensure people security.,

Tragic incident, now a days its easy to murder someone in mangalore

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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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