Santosh Hegde, UT Khader, Rai to interact with NRIs in Dubai on Friday

March 24, 2016

Dubai, Mar 24: Former Karnataka Lokayukta and anti-corruption activist Santosh Hegde will be felicitated by Kannadigas UAE and Dubai Malabar Kala Samskarika Vedi in Dubai on Friday, March 25.

The event will take place at India Club near Indian School, here at 6 p.m., said Sorvotham Shetty, president of Kannadigas UAE and Abu Dhabi Kannada Sangha.

Karnataka State Minister for Forest, Ecology and Environment B Ramanath Rai, Karnataka State Minister for Health and Family Welfare U T Khader, Manjeshwar MLA Abdul Razzaq and UAE Exchange president Sudhir Shetty will be guests of honour.

NRI business tycoon Dr B R Shetty will preside over the function, he said at a press meet at Rafi Hotel, Dera Dubai, recently.

An interaction session will also be conducted on the occasion, wherein issues related to NRIs will be discussed with the former supreme court judge and elected representatives from Karnataka and Kerala.

M Friends General secretary Rasheed Vittal, Dubai Malabar Kala Samskarika Vedi members Yusuf Subbayyakatta, K M Abbas and Ashraf Karala were present at the press meet.

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RSS (UAE EXCHANGE) and CONGRESS MEET IN DUBAI.????
IN BETWEEN MR. HEGDE WILL BECOME SANDWICH.

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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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