Kin did sorcery, killed girl for property

Bengaluru, Mar 5: A land dispute in the family and sorcery are believed to have led to the killing of Ayesha (10), a resident of Magadi town in Ramanagaram district.

Magadi town police on Saturday detained seven people, including an astrologer from Bengaluru, in connection with the murder. On Friday, a highly decomposed body of the fourth standard girl was found in a gunny bag behind a mosque in Magadi. The police had suspected that the girl had been sacrificed in a black magic ritual.

Police said, during interrogation, the suspects confessed that a property litigation between Ayesha’s father Mohammad Noorullah and his relatives made them commit the crime. The relatives approached an astrologer, seeking remedy to the land dispute as well as health problems plaguing one of Noorullah’s brothers. The astrologer advised them to sacrifice Ayesha, police said. She was abducted on March 1, but the murder came to light on Friday. Passersby noticed the body and informed the police.

MLAs H?C?Balakrishna and Zameer Ahmed Khan met members of Ayesha’s family and handed over a compensation of Rs 2 lakh. They said they would request Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to order a CID probe to bring the culprits to book.

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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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