Land grab: Two women, man get one year in jail, Rs 5,000 fine

TNN

February 21, 2019

Bengaluru, Feb 21: Two women were among three convicted and sentenced to one year in jail for encroaching government land by the Karnataka Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Special Court here on Monday.

Considering the documents submitted by special public prosecutor Shailaja Krishna Nayak, a special court bench, comprising judicial member RH Raddi and administrative member KR Niranjan, imposed a one-year jail term and a fine of Rs 5,000 in each of the three cases.

Shanthamma, a resident of Avinahalli in Sagar, Shivamogga district, has been held guilty for grabbing and illegally cultivating three acres of reserve forest land, while Danamma from Guttanahalli, also in Sagar, was found to illegally possess and cultivate 2.2 acres of land which forms part of Belandur mini forest.

In the third case, Phakira Hanumatha Poojari was held guilty for illegal possession of 4.2 acres of gomala land (pasture land for community use) at Basavalli in Haliyal, Uttara Kannada district.

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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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