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Bengaluru : A woman’s body was found hanging in a decomposed state at her rented house in the city, police said on Sunday. The incident occurred in Gayatri Nagar in north Bengaluru that falls under the jurisdiction of Subramanyanagar Police Station. The woman, aged around 25, was hailing from Davangere and an MBA graduate. She worked with a private firm in the city and according to locals she was living alone and had a craze for bike riding, police added. Also Read Chittoor Mayor, husband murder case: AP court hands out death penalty for 5 people She was found hanging in a room on the third floor house of Railway Parallel Road, police stated. As she was not responding to calls from family members, they got in touch with the house owner, and on opening the door, which was locked from inside, the incident came to light on Saturday, they said. Police suspect the death might have occurred a few days ago, but it is to be known from the post mortem report, they said. Her mobile ...

A new scam is on the rise, a Bengaluru man described an ordeal where a cab driver asked him a higher price, revealing that he used a different app with the same interface to increase the total cost of the ride. A Reddit post detailing the incident went viral, alerting fellow residents about a newly uncovered “Rapido Scam.” He narrates the incident, which started “normal,” OTP was verified, “everything seemed fine.” However, when the cab reached its destination, he was shown a much higher price. Beware NEW RAPIDO SCAM in town! by u/monkuabhi94 in bangalore “I booked a Rapido from Bangalore Terminal 2 to Jakkur. The app showed the fare of Rs 598. At the end of the ride, the rider showed me a billing screen on his phone that said Rs 758.” According to the Reddit user, despite the screen showing Rapido details, “Something was off”. “I checked my Rapido app on my own phone, and the ride was still showing as not finished. The rider was hesitant to show me his phone…” Also Re...