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Bhatkal road mishap toll goes up to 6

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April 29, 2012

Bhatkal, April 29: With two more deaths on Saturday, the toll in the Bhatkal accident case has gone up to six.

On Friday night, four persons were killed on the spot, including a child, when a bus rammed into a tempo trax at Bhatkal cross, some 15 kms from here, on Friday night.

The deceased have been identified as Rangappa (34), Jayamma (40), Sakamma (25), Siddesh (11), Anitha (28) and Mahesh (32) driver of the trax.

All deceased were passengers of the trax and were on their way to Dharmasthala from Belalagiri village of Davangere.

Police said they still do not have the exact number of people who have been injured in the accident, saying that they had got a count of 18. The trax had 22 passengers.

Passengers in the bus also got injured as the bus fell into a ditch after the accident. Police said negligent driving by the bus driver and the wet conditions, due to heavy downpour, caused the accident.

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Also Read: Four killed, over 30 injured in bus-tempo collision



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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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