Mangaluru: Fog forces diversion of flights from Dubai, Abu Dhabi

November 3, 2016

Mangaluru, Nov 3: The fog has continued to haunt early morning flights at Mangaluru International Airport. Two inbound flights from United Arab Emirates were diverted to Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru and Calicut International Airport in Karipur respectively on Wednesday.

Airport director J T Radhakrishna, airport director said that the flights were diverted on account of poor visibility on the runway due to dense fog that had enveloped the Airport

Jet Airways flight 9W501 from Abu Dhabi that was rescheduled to land at MIA at 5.20am was diverted to Bengaluru and finally landed here at 10.30am.

Likewise, Air India Express flight IX814 from Dubai that was rescheduled to land at MIA at 7.25am, was diverted to Calicut.

The flight finally landed at 11am, Radhakrishna said, adding that flight operations returned to normal from 8.30am after the fog lifted. Other flights are operating as per scheduled, he noted.

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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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