Woman followed by PM Modi says Rana Ayyub lied about being COVID positive; Journalist replies
New Delhi: A lady Twitter user on Monday alleged that senior Journalist Rana Ayyub lied about being COVID-19 positive. The woman also added “imagine how much she lied after 2002” taking a dig at the journalist’s book “Gujarat Files”.
The woman interestingly is followed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the micro-blogging site. The woman’s name (as mentioned in her Twitter account) is Divya and uses the username “@divya_16”.
“If @RanaAyyub can lie so brazenly about being Covid positive, imagine how much she lied after 2002,” she wrote in her tweet.
Replying to the woman’s tweet, Rana Ayyub wrote “This twitter handle is followed by the Prime Minister of India. I rest my case”.
Rana Ayyub had tested positive for COVID-19 on September 9 and was hospitalized in Mumbai. On Monday, the journalist shared her COVID-19 test reports on Twitter with a caption “And finally COVID free”.
She followed it with another tweet detailing her health’s progress. She also lauded the “excellent care of the doctors and nursing staff” and thanked her followers for their support.
Rana Ayyub called the campaign against her as “malicious propaganda of the Indian right-wing”.
“The malicious propaganda of the Indian right-wing. Claims I faked COVID to help with Uddhav Thackeray's PR. You guys are sick, sick !!” she wrote in another tweet.
This twitter handle is followed by the Prime Minister of India. I rest my case https://t.co/a3vpHJiVWS
— Rana Ayyub (@RanaAyyub) September 14, 2020
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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.
