Elderly woman, daughter assaulted for asking to mend cable wire

September 22, 2015

Mangaluru, Sep 22: Enraged by the neighbour's request to mend their cable wire which had gotten broken while plucking coconuts from a tree in their compound, a youth allegedly assaulted and injured an elderly woman and her daughter in their house in Ullal police station limits on Monday.

The victims have been identified as local resident Nafeesa (60) and her daughter Asma (26). The accused has been identified as Michael (20), hailing from Tamil Nadu.

According to the complaint, Michael had come to the neighbouring house belonging to an elderly Nafeesa and climbed the coconut tree to pluck coconuts. While doing so, a cable wire had apparently gotten broken which Nafeesa asked Michael to mend when he alighted from the tree.

Having gotten enraged, Michael began to insult and assault the elderly Nafeesa, it is learnt. He also assaulted and injured her daughter Asma who came to stop him from assaulting her mother.

Both Nafeesa and Asma were gravely injured in the assault and were admitted to a private hospital in Thokkottu for treatment.

Michael is said to have fled from the scene after the assault. A case has been registered in this regard and Ullal police are conducting an investigation.

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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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