Suicide exposes pathetic condition of MCC workers

July 1, 2014

Mangalore, Jul 1: The suicide of an employ of Mangalore City Corporation has once again exposed the horrible condition of the low-wage workers of civic body.

40-year-old-Yashwant, who had dedicated almost 15 years of his life to serve MCC, on Monday ended his life by hanging himself. The incident came to light on Tuesday morning.

He was a worker in the water supply department of MCC and was in charge of supplying water to two wards.

It is learnt that he resorted to the extreme step for non-payment of salary for past three months. It is also said that he was sacked by the MCC without any prior notice.

Even though he had been worked as a daily wage labourer for a long time, his work was not regularized by the authorities.

He is survived by his wife and a daughter. His body was shifted Government Wenlock Hospital for postmortem. Mangalore Rural police are investigating the matter after registering a case.

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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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