Missing NRI found dead in UAE under mysterious circumstances

Agencies

July 18, 2018

Dubai, Jul 18: An Indian man working with a bank in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been found dead, a week after he had gone missing, a media report said on Tuesday.

Jabar K.P., who hails from Kerala, stayed in Abu Dhabi city, but his body was found from the Mussafah industrial area on the city’s outskirts, local media reported.

Jabar’s body was initially kept in a mortuary as an unidentified corpse. Later social workers and community groups stepped in to locate a relative.

On Monday his brother reached the mortuary and identified him. “We hail from Kannur district of Kerala. Jabar was staying in Abu Dhabi for nine years and he went missing last week,” said Muneer, Jabar’s brother. Jabar is survived by wife and two children.

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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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