Search intensified for missing family in Kasaragod, Mangaluru

May 24, 2015

Kasaragod, May 24: The police have extended to Mangaluru and other parts of Karnataka the search for a five-member family from Badiyaduka, Kasaragod, who went missing under mysterious circumstances on May 14.

The police are zeroing in on a shop in Karnataka where Udayan, 32, one of the five missing persons, was working.

The police launched a probe on May 21 following a complaint lodged by Chandravathi that her two daughters, Prema, 20, and Remya, 15, were missing along with Sangeetha, 2, Prema’s daughter. They had left for a nearby school to procure a certificate of Remya.

Since the trio did not return home, Udayan, Prema’s husband, went in search for them, along with his son, four-year-old Sreejith.

However, they too did not return, prompting the local people to launch a manhunt. The police said they had not visited the school at nearby Kattukukke.

Also Read: Five family members disappear mysteriously; probe launched

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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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