Mangaluru: 2 missing minor girls traced in Madikeri; Puttur man arrested

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February 21, 2017

Mangaluru, Feb 21: The Mangaluru police have managed to trace two missing girls from the city in Kodagu district and arrested a man on charge of abducting them.

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The two 17-year-old girls, pursuing second PU through a tutorial institute in the city, were missing since February 11. A missing complaint was also registered at Mangaluru East (Kadri) police station on the same day.

However, after coming to know the involvement of a fancy store owner in the missing of minor girls, the police have converted the case of missing into that of abduction.

The girls have reportedly told the police that they had left home due to lack of love in the family and started working in a fancy store in Madirkeri.

As both the girls are minors, police arrested Shankar Bhat (33), a resident of Puttur, who had employed the girls in his fancy store in Madikeri. He was remanded to judicial custody by a local court on Monday.

The case has now been transferred to women's police station. The police are now investing whether Bhat had misused the girls.

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Wonder Kotian
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Tuesday, 21 Feb 2017

Excellent Investigation by our great Police force in correct time and correct places this is called the Congi government ruling, Luckily that's Master Minded Bhatt.. if Kateel might have thought some other meaning, Master Kateelanna you are lucky this time you Invite Congis to your Criminal Looter Gang!!!!!!!!
Jai hoo siddaramanna
Yeddi, Shobakka no chance this time????

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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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