Will wait for Cong ticket till last moment, says Sumalatha; film personalities unlikely to rally behind her

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March 8, 2019

Mysuru, Mar 8: Cine actor Sumalatha, wife of former Mandya Parliament member and union minister Ambareesh said on Friday that she will wait for a Congress ticket be allotted to her till the last moment and if not, she may contest as an independent candidate from the Lok Sabha segment in the coming election.

Janata Dal(S), which had a sitting member from the segment in the Vokkaliga stronghold has already announced that chief minister Kumaraswamy’s son Nikhil Kumaraswamy would contest the seat under understanding with coalition partner Congress party.

Sumalatha Ambareesh, who is getting ready for the Lok Sabha elections visited Chamundeshwari temple atop Chamundi Hills here on Friday morning and offered special prayers.

Film personalities unlikely to rally behind Sumalatha

Film personalities in Karnataka, who were once very close to former Karnataka Minister late M H Ambhareesh , are not keen to rally behind his widow Sumalatha, if she chose to contest the coming Lok Sabha elections from Mandya.

According to sources, Multi-lingual star, Sudeep, had made it a point not to campaign for Sumalatha despite Ambharish was one of his close family friend.

With Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy expressing his desire to field his son and film actor Nikhil from Mandya in the General election, some of the film personalities were in dilemma to extend their support to Sumalatha to avoid any kind of antognisng of the Chief minister.

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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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