A 32-year-old man from Hyderabad has lost Rs 75 lakh after falling prey to online betting fraud, not once, but twice. It all began with a WhatsApp message from an unknown number promoting online betting games and promising easy profits.

Goa nightclub owners Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, wanted in connection with a fatal fire that claimed 25 lives, were deported from Bangkok to India. They arrived in Delhi and are to be produced before a court before being flown to Goa. The brothers had allegedly fled to Thailand after the incident, and their passports were impounded.

Although Cyclone Bakung has weakened, it is still moving at 75 kmph, pushing heavy clouds towards Tamil Nadu. The IMD has wasrned cold wave may intensify further in Bengaluru.