Hooligans kidnap minor girl, attempt gang-rape; three held

November 7, 2012

Mangalore, November 7: A 15-year-old girl was rescued after she was allegedly kidnapped by a gang of miscreants, who tried to gang-rape her at a village in Belthangady taluk.

Police have arrested three persons in this connection. They are Irshad Arambodi, Asif and Navaz Kundadabettu. Three other accused - Hyder alias Santhu, Navaz and Santhosh Shetty - who allegedly joined them in the heinous crime are absconding. All aged around 20-25 year old.

According to a complaint filed by the victim, a high-school student and a resident of Addoor, on November 6 the accused threatened her and dragged her into an auto-rickshaw near Venur bus stand and took her to a secluded place and tried to gang-rape her.

Police sources said that the girl was brought from Moodbidri bus stand to Venur by a group of five or six youngsters in a private bus. After getting down at Venur bus stand, three among them took the girl in an auto-rickshaw to a house in Koliangadi.

It is learnt, that the main accused Irshad had asked the girl to meet him at Moodbidri bus stand. Sources said that Irshad used to visit girl's house and once had raped her at her house.

Turning suspicious about their movement, a group of villagers followed the auto-rickshaw and then informed the police.

When the Venur police went to the house, the youths tried to flee. However, police managed to nab three accused.

Superintendent of Police Abhishek Goyal said as the girl was minor, police registered a suo motu case of kidnap against the accused and it was transferred to Bajpe police station. The Bajpe police formally arrested the trio and launched a search operation to nab other accused.

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Think Before You Post! Mangaluru Police Crack Down on Provocative Instagram Accounts

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December 5,2025

Mangaluru: In a significant step to curb online hate and intimidation, Mangaluru City Police have registered a suo motu case against multiple Instagram accounts accused of circulating alleged provocative and threatening content.

While monitoring social media activity on Tuesday, Kankanady Town PSI Anitha Nikkam identified the Instagram handle ‘team_targetttt_900’ for posting a hate message alongside images of lethal weapons. Another account, ‘team_nagara_900’, allegedly shared a threatening post targeting activist Bharath Kumdelu, tagging additional pages such as KARAVALI-OFFICIAL.

Several other accounts — including ‘immu_bhai.fan’, ‘target_boy_900’, ‘kings_of_manglore’, ‘team_target_boys.900’, ‘arshad_mangalore’, ‘target_ka19_ullal’, ‘team_target__’, ‘troll_tigersz_900’, ‘tr_group_900’, and ‘team_target_900’ — are also under scrutiny for spreading similar inflammatory material, police said.

Authorities have urged citizens, especially young social media users, to report suspicious pages and avoid engaging with groups that glorify violence or threaten individuals. Online hate can quickly escalate into real-world harm, and police stress that sharing or promoting such content can attract legal consequences.

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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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