Mangaluru: Cops detain CFI activists as they block road condemning atrocities on Jamia students

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December 16, 2019

Mangaluru, Dec 16: Dozens of activists of the Campus Front of India (CFI) courted arrest in the city during an aborted protest against the police atrocities on the students of Jamia Millia Islamia University in Delhi and Aligarh Muslim University.

To register their protest against the brutality exhibited by the Delhi police, the CFI activists, comprising students of various colleges, blocked the Balmatta Road in front of the Collector’s Gate.

The city police, who swung into action, resorted to mild baton charge before dragging the protesters into the police van. Around 50 agitators were detained.

The agitators raised revolutionary slogans and denounced the contentions Citizenship (Amendment) Act -2019 that sparked outraged across the country.

They accused the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led union government of misusing police force to suppress the voice of the students and peace loving citizens of the country.

It is learnt that the CFI activists decided to block the road after the city police denied them permission to hold a protest. Traffic was briefly disrupted during the agitation.

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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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