Fake website using similar name of Vartha Bharati publishing communally triggering news
Complaint filed
Mangaluru: A complaint was on Monday evening submitted to the Mangaluru Police Commissioner against a fake website operating in a name similar to that of Vartha Bharati, posting communally sensitive and triggering posts.
The fake website is being run under the name of Varthabarthi.com in a deliberate attempt to use the goodwill, credibility and popularity of the leading Kannada news website Varthabharati.in managed and run by Vartha Bharati Media Group.
The fake website is also publishing content and fake news that can potentially create a communal stir and trigger unrest in society.
Among the top news that features on the fake website is a news article quoting former Pakistani Cricketer Inzamam-ul-Haq that former Indian Cricketer Harbhajan Singh has converted to Islam. The news is baseless and fake.
The miscreants who have created the website have also misled people into joining their WhatsApp groups. The WhatsApp group’s name is VarthaBarthi.com. The link to joining the WhatsApp group is also published on their website. +919449410497 is displayed as the number of the group’s admin.
It is an intimidating ploy and is clearly a part of a conspiracy to trigger unease in society by spreading fake and communally inciting news using the name of Vartha Bharati.
As an immediate measure, Vartha Bharati submitted a complaint to the Mangaluru Police Commissioner on Monday evening demanding legal action against the creators of the fake website and WhatsApp group. In the complaint, Vartha Bharati has also urged the police commissioner to initiate measures to take down the fake website and its WhatsApp groups immediately.
In addition, Vartha Bharati has also filed a complaint through email to the website domain regulator.
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VHP warns of statewide stir in Karnataka against move to ease cattle transport law
Udupi (Karnataka) (PTI): The VHP on Saturday demanded the immediate withdrawal of a proposed amendment to the Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Act, 2020, accusing the state government of weakening a law that has deterred illegal cattle transport.
The organisation's Go Raksha Wing, Karnataka South, has also announced district-level protests on December 8.
According to officials, the existing law mandates a bank guarantee for securing the release of vehicles seized for alleged illegal cattle transportation.
On December 4, the state Cabinet proposed an amendment enabling the release of such vehicles on an indemnity bond instead.
Addressing reporters in Udupi, VHP leader and Prantha Goraksha Pramukh Sunil K R, said the government's move amounted to "sympathy for cattle lifters" and claimed that it was part of broader actions "targeting Hindus".
He argued that the law in its current form is stringent and has played a crucial role in reducing incidents of illegal cattle transport and theft.
Under the Act, vehicles involved in offences can be surrendered and, upon conviction, permanently seized by authorities. "Diluting these provisions will embolden offenders," Sunil said.
The VHP leader warned that easing the process of vehicle release would not only encourage violators but also result in rising cruelty against cattle.
Sunil further claimed that the strict enforcement of the 2020 law had brought down cases of cattle-related offences significantly. Rolling back these provisions, he said, could reverse those gains and would lead to an increase in illegal transport.
He reiterated that the government must reconsider its decision and preserve the integrity of the existing law.
