Mangaluru: Eight Hindutva activists arrested for murder of Prathap Poojary

February 22, 2017

Mangaluru, Feb 22: Eight youths have been arrested by the Mangaluru city police in connection with the murder of Prathap Poojary at Maroli on wee hours of Sunday on February 19. They have recovered bike, lethal weapons used for the crime from them.

The arrested have been identified as Sagar Poojary, 21, resident of Veeranagar; Mithun, 25, resident of Maroli; Kaushik, 26, resident of Veeranagar; Thilakraj Shetty, 28, Kapigudde, Akashabhavan; Nikhil Shetty, 19, resident of Kodikere; Manish Poojary, 20, resident of SEZ Colony, Kodikere; Shivaraj, 26, resident of Madoor, Kotekar and Rajesh, 21, resident of Kumpanamajalu house, Farangipet.

According to police accused, who also belong to Saffron fringe were picked up from a city lodge and Kodikere and produced before Court.

It can be recalled that on February 19, Pratap Poojari, 26 was killed on the spot and another person Manikanta was severely injured. They were attacked by a gang of 10 goons with machetes at Niddel around 1 am. While Pratap died on the spot itself, Manikanta, who escaped the attack with injuries is being hospitalised.

Also Read: Mangaluru: Hindutva activists murder their associate after midnight party

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Give them good treatment in Jail. Terrorists should feel the pain.

goony goony......killing own brothers....will you ban this party now?

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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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