Rat fever outbreak: Health minister visits private hospitals in city

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August 23, 2012

Mangalore, August 23: In the wake of rat fever outbreak, Health Minister Aravinda Limbavali visited private hospitals in the city on Wednesday evening and took stock of measures taken to prevent the spread of leptospirosis.

Two brothers from Bantwal taluk had died recently due the rat fever. In another case family sources of an Ayourveda doctor who breathed his last on Tuesday said that he died of leptospirosis. However medical report did not confirm whether he died of rat fever.

District Health and Family Welfare Office denied that two more in Sullia taluk had died of rat fever. A report on Nagaraj from Parivarakana is still pending.

DHO Dr O R Srirangappa said that he visited houses in Sullia and suggested precautionary measures for residents.

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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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