Rajasthan Man Arrested for Duping Kollur Temple Devotees with Fake Booking Site

• Nasir Hussain from Rajasthan arrested for creating a fake website, "Karnataka Temple Accommodation," to dupe devotees of Kollur Mookambika Temple.
• The fraudulent site mimicked official booking portals, offering advance room bookings near the temple and collecting payments.
• Devotees discovered the fraud upon arrival at Kollur when their bookings were found invalid, and money had vanished.
• The scam was uncovered after multiple complaints to temple authorities, leading to a cybercrime investigation and inter-state arrest.
• Police warn devotees to use only officially announced booking platforms and exercise caution against suspicious websites exploiting religious trust.

Why It Matters: Cybercriminals exploit religious faith; always verify online booking platforms for temples to avoid fraud.