Hindu outfit exhorts youth to stay away from New Year celebrations

December 27, 2012

Mangalore, December 27: The members of Hindu Jana Jagruthi Samithi asked the youth not to celebrate New Year on the night of December 31.

Addressing a press meet at Press Club here on Thursday, Sangeetha Prabhu said today's youth is blindly embracing the western customs consequently spoiling India culture.

“The New Year for Indians is Ugadi which we celebrate in a traditional manner. Celebrating New Year on January 1 is definitely not Indian culture”, she said.

On the eve of December 31, in the name of welcoming New Year, youths are more likely to visit bars and restaurants with their friends. They indulge in several types of obscenities which would eventually lead to sexual harassment women, she said.

Convener of the Samithi Ramananda Gowda, Leelavathi, Ashwini Prabhu of Sanathana Samsthe were present.

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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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