BJP flays ruling Cong for celebrating 2 years in office as Bengaluru battles floods
_vb_77.jpeg)
Bengaluru (PTI): The BJP in Karnataka on Tuesday slammed the ruling Congress for organising ‘Sadhana Samavesha’ event to celebrate the party’s two years in office, in Vijayanagara district even as Bengaluru was reeling under severe flooding caused by relentless rains since Sunday night.
Senior Congress leaders including Rahul Gandhi and party chief Mallikarjun Kharge attended the event in Hospet, the district headquarter town of Vijayanagara.
Addressing reporters, Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly R Ashoka said, “There is a flood situation in Bengaluru and elsewhere in Karnataka. We are seeing Bengaluru being submerged in rains. People are suffering. But the ruling Congress leaders, instead of handling the situation, have gone to Ballari to celebrate their two years in the government.”
Ashoka headed a team of BJP leaders that visited the rain-affected areas in the city.
Several areas in the city were inundated forcing the residents to flee their homes for safety. At least five people lost their lives in the state, including three in Bengaluru due to rains.
The LoP alleged that the Congress is celebrating its achievements following the death of the five people, for which it should be ashamed.
“I want to tell the Congress leaders that if they have any shame then they should immediately cancel their programme,” the BJP leader said.
He blamed the Congress government for the flood, saying it cancelled development works worth Rs 1,600 crore, which were approved by the previous BJP government.
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
Woman held for using AI to morph photos of ex-colleague to settle personal grudge
Chennai (PTI): A woman was arrested for allegedly using AI to morph photos of a former colleague and circulating them on social media as an act of revenge, Tamil Nadu Cyber Crime Wing officials said on Wednesday.
The accused, a former employee of a Chennai-based firm, allegedly targeted a senior executive of the same company to settle a personal grudge.
According to a release from the Cyber Crime Wing Headquarters, the investigation was triggered by a complaint regarding the misuse of digital platforms to harass and defame the victim.
"The investigation established that the accused had deliberately misused social media platforms to threaten, harass, and publicly humiliate the victim as an act of revenge," the police statement said.
The matter came to light on January 4, when several employees of the victim's company received Instagram follow requests from unknown IDs. These accounts were found to be circulating objectionable and defamatory content, including morphed images of the victim created using various AI applications. The police noted that the images were downloaded from the official website of the company.
Technical analysis of digital footprints, social media activity, and IP logs led the State Cyber Crime Investigation Centre to the suspect. The accused has been remanded to judicial custody.
Director General of Police (Cyber Crime Wing), Sandeep Mittal cautioned citizens to remain vigilant and use social media platforms responsibly. "Circulation of cyber harassment, online abusive and offensive content through social media is a punishable offence," he stated in the advisory.
The public has been urged to safeguard personal data and report such incidents immediately through the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP) or by dialing the toll-free assistance number 1930.
The investigation was conducted under the guidance of Superintendent of Police (Cyber Crime Wing) Adarsh Pachera, according to the statement.
