Case filed after miscreants create fake FB group under K’taka Edu Minister Madhu Bangarappa’s name
Shivamogga: A case has been filed at the city CEN (Cyber, Economics and Narcotics) Police station against miscreants who allegedly created a facebook group in the name of Karnataka Education Minister Madhu Bangarappa. The group is said to have supposedly disseminated social media posts against the Minister and his political party.
The case has been registered by G.D. Manjunath, the state coordinator of the KPCC (Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee).
The fraudulent Facebook group was created in disguise of the Karnataka Minister of School Education and Literacy Department' Madhu Bangarappa, and came to light on Monday (Nov 27).
The Facebook group, which has around 58K followers, includes a display picture of the Minister. Meanwhile it has been learnt that a user identified as ‘Kundapura Virat’ has posted a defamatory post against the Minister and the Congress party concerning the ‘Acche din,”
According to the complaint, the post denigrating the Congress party, attached with photos of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi read as, “These are the Acche Din. Several congressmen who entered the country and drank the water are questioning where the ‘acche din’ (good days) are. These are the ‘acche din’, witness them and be happy.”
Simultaneously, it has been alleged in the complaint that several posts disparaging Congress leaders, Karnataka government’s guarantee schemes were posted in the fake group, fabricating a bad name for the Minister and threatening his dignity.
The complainant has lodged a complaint under the Information Technology act urging stringent action against the miscreants.
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Biker injured, leopard dies in road accident near forest area in Shivamogga
Shivamogga: A leopard was killed after being hit by a motorcycle near Mandagadde in Thirthahalli taluk of Shivamogga district.
According to reports, the biker was travelling from Shivamogga towards Thirthahalli when the leopard suddenly came onto the road from a nearby forest area near Mandagadde. The rider is said to have lost control of the bike and crashed into the animal.
The leopard suffered severe injuries in the impact and died on the spot. The biker also fell onto the road along with the motorcycle and sustained serious injuries. He was shifted to a hospital in Shivamogga for further treatment.
After receiving information about the incident, forest department officials, including Gajanur RFO Vinay Kumar, visited the spot and conducted an inspection.
