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Temple food poison: Police arrest four people

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December 19, 2018

Chamarajanagara, Dec 19: In a major breakthrough police have solved the food poisoning in Kiccha Gutti Temple a temple by arresting four people including younger swamy of Slur Mutt which was running the temple.

In all 15 people died and more than 80 people took ill after eating the poison mixed prasadam distributed after rituals performed and foundation laying for construction of Gopuram was completed on December 14.

Addressing a press conference here, IGP (Southern Range) Sharat Chandra said that the case was solved within six days.

Main accused 52 year-old Emaddi Mahadeva Swamy, 35 year-old Ambika her husband Mahaesha, Temple Manager Doddaiah Thumbe were arrested and FIR was filed in Ramapura Police Station and they will be produced before the Judge at Kollegal soon.

He said that during the integration the accused have confessed to the crime.

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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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