105-year-old Saalumarada Thimmakka stops consuming food, hospitalised

October 29, 2016

Bengaluru, Oct 29: Noted environmentalist Saalumarada Thimmakka has been hospitalised for the past three days.

She has been undergoing treatment at Apollo Hospital in the city after she complained of breathing problems.

According to her son Umesh, 105-year-old Thimmakka had stopped consuming food for a few days as she was breathless and was running a temperature.

As her condition worsened on Wednesday, she had to be rushed to the hospital, he added.

Umesh rued that although many people had offered to foot her medical expenses, none had come forward in their hour of need.

In dire straits, Umesh said, the family has been forced to mortgage many of Thimmakka's medals to pay her hospital bills.

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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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