Man beaten up for protesting harassment of daughter, dies

Thrissur (Ker), Jul 8: A 52-year-old man, beaten up by a group of persons when he questioned them for harassing his daughter, allegedly died of heart attack in Chavakkad near here.

Police said there was a minor scuffle between the man and the group, following which he fell unconscious and died at a hospital due to cardiac arrest on Wednesday night.

The miscreants had allegedly made some remarks when V Ramesh was riding a bike along with his son and daughter.

"There was a minor scuffle between Ramesh and the group on the issue. He suddenly suffered a heart attack and fell down unconscious," Chavakkad Circle Inspector A J Johnson said.

"He was a heart patient and had been taking medicines for the last 19 years. The post mortem report also said that coronary artery disease was the cause of the death," he said.

IPC 304 (punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder) had been slapped against the accused, who are absconding now.

A man hunt is on to nab the culprits and they will be arrested soon, the officer added.

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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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