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French woman tests positive for monkey fever in Manipal hospital

coastaldigest.com news network
February 3, 2019

Udupi, Feb 3: A foreign national has tested positive for the Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD or monkey fever) and is receiving treatment at Kasturba Hospital in Manipal here.

The hospital on Saturday said that the patient is 33 years old woman and is from France.

Sources in the Department of Health and Family Welfare said here that the woman was visiting the tourist spot of Yana in Uttara Kannada district and got infected with the virus.

She was referred to the hospital from Kumta.

Meanwhile, a monkey each was found dead in Manipura and Hallihole villages in Udupi district. There have been no positive cases of KFD among people in Udupi so far, the department said.

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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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