Apple alerts Senior Congress leader KC Venugopal about ‘malicious spyware’ attack on his phone
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader and party organization in-charge, KC Venugopal, claimed on Saturday that a "malicious spyware" had been detected on his phone. Venugopal, who represents Kerala's Alappuzha constituency in Parliament, shared this information through a post on the social media platform X.
"Thank you PM Modi ji, for sending your favourite malicious spyware on my phone also," Venugopal wrote. He added, "Apple has been kind enough to intimate me about this special present of yours!"
Venugopal also shared a screenshot of the alert he received from Apple, which read: "This is not a repeat notice — this is to inform you that we detected another attack against your device."
Venugopal accused the Modi government of acting in a "criminal and unconstitutional manner" by targeting political opponents and invading their privacy. "The message of the Lok Sabha elections was that the people reject any attack on the Constitution and the BJP’s fascist agenda," he said.
He vowed to oppose what he described as a "blatantly unconstitutional act" and a breach of privacy.
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Ammonia gas leak at factory in MP causes panic, workers shifted
Ratlam (MP) (PTI): Ammonia gas leak at a factory in Madhya Pradesh's Ratlam district affected some people and triggered a panic, prompting authorities to shift workers from the unit, officials said on Wednesday.
The incident took place in Jaora town of the district at around 10.30 pm on Tuesday, following which police, fire brigade and administration authorities rushed to the site and stopped the leakage, they said.
Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Trilochan Gaud said the ammonia gas leak occurred at Porwal Ice Factory in Jaora town.
"Prima facie, it was ammonia leak. The police and the administration immediately sprinkled water, stopped the gas leak and brought the situation under control," Superintendent of Police Amit Kumar said.
Some affected people were provided medical treatment, he said without elaborating.
There is a police line adjacent the factory. Some police personnel on night stroll first felt the gas leakage and acted as the first responder, the official said.
The gas leak was promptly detected and it was not a big incident, Gaud said.
Labourers from the factory were shifted immediately, he said.
Fire brigade immediately controlled the gas leak by spraying water, the SDM said, adding the situation is currently under control.
