A 66-year-old man from Udupi was defrauded of ₹5.11 lakh by a fraudster on the pretext of offering him membership of a club.

In a complaint to the Udupi Town police, the victim said he transferred a total of ₹5.11 lakh from his State Bank of India account between June 27 and July 14 to obtain membership of the Friendship Club. Realising that he had been cheated, he lodged a complaint.

The police registered a case under Section 318(4) (cheating) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 66(D) of the Information Technology Act.

Published - July 20, 2026 09:20 pm IST