False WhatsApp messages: Police file suo-motu complaint
Mangaluru, May 18: Considering a false WhatsApp message seriously, the police department has filed a suo-motu complaint on Friday.
The WhatsApp message was carrying an image of a church attack that took place a few years ago, but in the message, it was being projected as an incident which occurred a couple of days ago.
Addressing a press conference at his office on Friday, Mangaluru City Police Commissioner Vipul Kumar said that such messages would disturb the peace of the society. “In this regard, the police department has registered a suo-motu complaint. The investigation will be conducted, and stringent action will be taken against the guilty," he said.
“No attacks on churches have taken place after the recent elections. However, false messages are being sent on social networking sites. We can take legal action even on those who have forwarded such messages without verifying them. A recent verdict of Madras High Court has given such opportunity. Therefore, precautions must be taken while forwarding WhatsApp messages,” Vipul Kumar said.
Replying to a query, Mr. Vipul Kumar said that a ‘Social Media Monitor Cell' has been set up at the commissionerate to keep vigil on such elements.
* New WhatsApp number for Traffic:
“The commissionerate has opened a new WhatsApp account (9480802303), the public can utilise this account for traffic problems, solutions, and suggestions,” the commissioner said.
DCP Umaprashant unveiled this number.
*Judicial custody of 8 people:
Mangaluru Rural police have arrested eight persons in connection with assaulting and stone pelting while celebrating election results. The detained are Harish Poojari, Nishant, Nitesh, Abhishek, Dawood alias Dawood Hakim, Mohammed Naushad, Shahul Hameed and Muhammad Junaid; all were produced before the court and sent to judicial custody.
DCP Hanumantharaya and others were present.
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Online fraud: Hotel chef from Udupi cheated of over Rs 1 lakh by WhatsApp contact
Udupi: Udupi City Police have registered a case of online fraud after a 62-year-old hotel chef was allegedly cheated of Rs 1.13 lakh by a woman who befriended him on WhatsApp, claiming to be based in London.
The victim, identified as Pandu Kariappa Poojary, a resident of Kuthpadi in Udupi, was working at a hotel in Mangaluru.
He reportedly came into contact with a woman identifying herself as Emilda William on WhatsApp. During their interactions, she told Poojary that she planned to start a cosmetics and hotel business in India and would meet him during a visit to Mangaluru.
On April 7, Emilda sent Poojary a flight ticket from London to Delhi via WhatsApp. The following day, Poojary received a phone call from a woman who informed him that Emilda had arrived at Delhi airport carrying a demand draft worth Rs 5 crore along with other items. The caller allegedly asked him to pay Rs 70,000.
Subsequently, Poojary also received a call from Emilda, who was reportedly crying and spoke about the situation. Believing the claims, he transferred a total of Rs 1,13,300 in phases using a scanner. He later realised that he had been cheated.
