Cong demands State Govt to revoke speedy LPG verification process

July 27, 2011

Mangalore, July 27: Criticising the State Government's verification process for LPG connection, Ivan D'Souza, Secretary of KPCC, said that it was 'unpardonable offence' to make helpless women to run pillar to post to get their connection status verified within a short period of time.

Addressing the media persons at district Congress office here on Wednesday, Mr D'Souza said that Central government had generously given subsidy for LPG. It was responsible of State Government to supply the same to the people without flaws.

He said, “If the state government wanted to eliminate illegal usage of subsided LPG for the commercial purposes in the hotels and vehicles, let them ride those hotels and vehicles instead of giving mental torture to the people.”

If there were illegal connections or misfeeds in the documents it is fault of the department, he said.

Mr D'Souza pointed out that people who reside at flats couldn't get their RR numbers as their owners have already used it.

He also said that the consumers never using the subsided LPG for other purposes than cooking. “We are with the 1, 21,678 Mangaloreans, who are facing the difficulties to get their status verified,” he said.

Expressing dissatisfaction over the department officials' instruction the consumers asking to feed the documents directly to the department website, he questioned: “How many people have internet facility at home? Should people go to cyber cafes paying money?”

Novel Protest

The district congress will stage a novel protest in front of Deputy Commissioner's office demanding to revoke this 'anti-people' policy by cooking food with the firewood on Friday, said Mr D'Souza.

Memorandum

Meanwhile, Congress MLAs U T Khader and Gopal Bhandary have submitted a memorandum to State Energy and Food and Civil Supplies Minister Shobha Karandlaje seeking new rules and regulation for LPG connections. Compulsory submission of documents within short span of time causing inconvenience to the people, MLAs informed. “Government order or any scheme should help the people instead of causing problem,” they said.

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The £25,000 Trap: Mangaluru Man Duped of ₹13.4 Lakh in 'London Friend' Facebook Scam

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November 26,2025

Mangaluru, Nov 26: Mangaluru East police have registered a case following a sophisticated online fraud where a 57-year-old local resident was allegedly cheated out of ₹13.4 lakh after being targeted on Facebook.

The scam began in February when the complainant, while browsing Facebook reels, was contacted by a woman identifying herself as "Lillian Mary George" from London. After establishing a chat relationship, the woman claimed she would visit India in November and bring a significant sum of money.

The trap was sprung on November 15, when the victim received a call from a woman named "Sonali Gupta," who claimed Lillian had arrived at Mumbai International Airport but was detained by customs. The fraudsters convinced the man that Lillian was carrying £25,000 (about ₹26 lakh) in traveller’s cheques and 1 kg of gold (valued at around ₹30 lakh).

Under the pretense of clearing these items, the victim was asked to make numerous online transfers between November 15 and 18 for various bogus charges, including:

•   "Pounds exchange registration"
•   "Customs declaration issues"
•   "Discount charges"
•   "Money-laundering charges"

Believing the fictitious story, the complainant transferred the cumulative sum of ₹13.4 lakh to various bank accounts provided by the fraudsters. He realised he was cheated when the culprits later promised a refund within two days but stopped answering his calls. The Mangaluru East police are now investigating the case, which highlights the continuing threat of transnational cyber fraud using social engineering and promises of fictitious wealth.

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