Mangaluru: 3-year-old girl accidentally falls into well, dies

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January 24, 2016

Mangaluru, Jan 24: A three-year-old girl died after accidentally falling into an open well in a house in Bejai, according to Urwa Police.

The police said that Ashwini from Bagalkot was with her mother who works in a house in Dolu Lane in Bejai.

Ashwini reportedly climbed up the well and put her left leg on a grill covering the open part of the well. The grill collapsed as, a part of it had corroded and the girl fell into the well.

The police said that Ashwini’s mother and neighbours raised an alarm and then called the police station. Local swimmers came to the spot and retrieved the body an hour later. The Urwa police have registered a case of unnatural death.

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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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