A woman from Brahmavar has filed a complaint with the police, claiming that she has lost ₹64,800 to an online investment fraud.

She stated that she received a call on August 25. The caller gave her information about online trading and then asked her to invest in ‘Michel Page Daily Work Conforge Company’ and earn good interest. She transferred a total of ₹64,800 via UPI to the number given by the fraudster.

After no getting any returns, she filed a complaint, which the Brahmavar police registered for offences under Sections 66(C) and 66 (D) of the Information Technology Act.

Another crime

In another unrelated case, the Mangaluru North police arrested Mohammed Touheed for allegedly selling MDMA near an open ground in North Wharf on December 20. The police seized 15.64 grams of MDMA worth ₹1.56 lakh, a mobile phone, a digital weighing machine, and a few other articles from him. He was booked for offences under provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.