Two school boys on fishing trip drown in rivulet

March 28, 2016

Kasaragod, Mar 28: Two boys drowned in a rivulet at Chalakadavu, near Neeleswaram near here on Sunday.

Police identified the victims as Arfras (8) son of Bekal Mohammed and Aiysha;and Nihal (10) son of Sathar and Nasira.Both were natives of Chalakadavu in Madikai.

“The boys were fishing in the stream near the Chalakadav river using a towel when one or both of themmight have slipped,” said Nileshwaram police.

At some places, the water is 2m high, he said. Arfras was a Class II student and Nihal, a Class IV student of Government Higher Secondary School, Mekkat in Madikai, the officer said.

The boys went to fish around noon. “But around 2.15 pm, only their bicycles were seen at the place where residents last spotted the boys,” he said.

According to residents,youths playing kabadinearbyfirst spotted the abandoned cycles and slip-ons near thestream.

During their search, they found the two boys in the stream. They were taken to a private hospital in Nileshwaram, but was pronounced brought dead.

Later, the bodies were taken to Pariyaram Medical College for autopsy. The friends were buried at Chalakadavu Juma Masjid on Monday.

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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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