Udupi: Two college students killed as speeding motorbike hits signboard

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July 17, 2022

Udupi, July 17: Two college students lost their lives in a ghastly road mishap near Kambadakone, Byndoor in Udupi district today.

The victims have been identified as Tarun Kumar Reddy (19) and Ashish Reddy (18). The students, natively from Andra Pradesh, were studying in Manipal.

Sources said that the students had started their bike ride to Murudeshwar from Manipal and when they reached the spot near a bridge on the NH 66, the rider lost control and the bike hit a signboard on the divider.

Both of them fell on the road and were severely injured.

Local people gathered at the spot and immediately shifted the two students to the hospital, but they had breathed their last before reaching the hospital.

Byndoor police are investigating.

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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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