Two minor girls mauled by stray dogs; hospitalised

September 12, 2015

Kasaragod, Sep 12: Two girls were attacked, and wounded, by stray dogs in the Kasaragod district on Friday.

At Manjeswaram, a four-year-old girl suffered serious injuries after a dog attacked her while she was playing on the premises of her house on Friday. She was referred to a Mangaluru hospital.

At Kanhangad, a two-and-a-half-year-old girl was bitten by a stray when she was waiting with her mother at a bus shelter at Kalyan Road. The girl is being treated at the district hospital at Kanhangad. A man who tried to come to the girl’s rescue was also attacked.

Though the local bodies have come out with a Rs.1.31-crore project to sterilise stray dogs, the threat from them refuses to abate. Under the project, launched in a phased manner from August, the local bodies had managed to sterilise 82,000 dogs, district panchayat president P.P. Shyamala Devi said.

Lack of shelter rooms to house the injected animals was hampering the sterilisation drive, she added.

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Mangaluru, Dec 20: City Police Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy has issued a high-alert warning to vehicle owners regarding a surge in cyber fraud targeting those looking to pay traffic violation fines. Fraudsters are reportedly exploiting recent government discount schemes on traffic penalties to deceive citizens.

The Scam: How Fraudsters Strike

Criminals are using SMS, WhatsApp, and social media to circulate suspicious links and APK files (Android application packages). They claim these apps allow users to pay e-challans at a discount.

• Device Hacking: Downloading these unauthorized apps gives hackers full access to the victim's smartphone.

• Financial Theft: Once the phone is compromised, fraudsters intercept OTPs and personal data to drain bank accounts.

• Phishing Sites: Fake websites mimicking official portals are also being used to harvest banking credentials.

Already, two residents within Mangaluru city limits have reported significant financial losses after falling victim to these fraudulent apps.

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