Expatriate worker from DK shot dead in Saudi Arabia

October 24, 2014

Beltangady, Oct 24: An expatriate worker from Dakshina Kananda district of Karnataka was allegedly shot dead by unidentified assailants in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia earlier this week.

The deceased has been identified as Aboobakar (48), son of Abdul Khader Beary, a resident of Karappady in Puthila in Beltangady taluk. He had been working in the Kingdom for nearly one-and-a-half decade.

The tragic incident took at his room Riyadh, the capital of the Kingdom place on Tuesday, when Aboobakar was getting ready to return to his home town on a vacation. He had undertaken a pilgrimage to the holy cities Makkah and Madeenah.

The miscreants, who barged into Aboobakar's room, shot him on his neck and decamped with money and valuables, sources said.

Even though Aboobakar was immediately shifted to a nearby hospital, he was declared brought dead.

Sources said that Aboobakar's eldest daughter's marriage was scheduled for next week and he had 4,000 Saudi Riyals with him when the assailants opened fire at him. It is suspected that the motive behind murder was to rob him.

He is survived by his three daughters and two sons. Riyadh police are investigating the matter.

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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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