NIA pursues Ullal case: Mangaluru police to seek warrant against Bhatkal duo

April 4, 2017

Mangaluru, Apr 4: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has reportedly discussed a nine year old controversial case registered in Ullal police station with Mangauru city police.

The NIA team met city police commissioner M Chandra Sekhar and other senior police officers in Mangaluru on Monday. Confirming the meeting, Mr Chandra Sekhar, said that issues common to each other were discussed.

The commissioner also said that the city police will shortly move a local court seeking warrant against Riyaz Bhatkal and Yasin Bhatkal, alleged to be a co-founder of the banned Indian Mujahideen, who are accused in a case of “recovery of explosives” from a house in Ullal on October 3, 2008. These two accused are presently lodged in Tihar Jail.

Mr. Chandra Sekhar said that the police will interrogate Riyaz Bhatkal and Yasin Bhatkal in connection with the case registered by the Ullal police. In fact the two were among the 12 persons booked in a case. Most of them have already been released.

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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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