Brahmin community guides entire society: Himachal governor
Bulandshahr (UP) (PTI): Himachal Pradesh Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla on Sunday said the Brahmin community works to guide the entire society.
Addressing a Brahmin Unity conference organised by the Akhil Bhartiya Brahmin Mahasabha here, Shukla also said that having a nationalist personality should come naturally to people.
Former Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra, who also attended the event, said the purpose of the conference is to unite all the Brahmin organisations and to make the society more aware.
"The Brahmin community has always moved forward taking along all sections of society. It has been working dedicatedly for the betterment of the nation. Also, we must make people aware of the forces conspiring to mislead the society," Mishra said.
People should be made aware of the misunderstandings being created about the Constitution, he added.
Mishra also termed the recent communal violence in Bahraich a condemnable incident.
Addressing the gathering, former BJP leader Nupur Sharma said a message is being sent out through this conference that there should be unity not only among different castes, but in the society as a whole.
The event was also attended by BJP MPs from Uttar Pradesh Mahesh Sharma and Satish Gautam, UP legislative council member Shrichand Sharma, and Anupshahr MLA Sanjay Sharma, among others.
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FIR filed after e-commerce platform linked tech firm alleges SMS spoofing fraud
Bengaluru (PTI): An FIR has been registered against unknown people for allegedly sending fraudulent messages in the name of an e-commerce platform with promises of cash rewards, further disrupting its operations, police said on Wednesday.
The offence is said to have taken place between April 23 and April 27, they said.
A representative of city-based technology company Hiveloop Technology Pvt Ltd (HTPL), part of the Udaan group (eB2B platform), has lodged a complaint alleging a large-scale SMS spoofing fraud following which a detailed investigation has been initiated into the matter, a senior police officer said.
According to the FIR, HTPL is a registered entity on the TRAI-mandated DLT platform, which permits only pre-approved SMS templates and whitelisted URLs to be sent through authorised sender IDs.
The issue came to light on April 23, when HTPL received alerts from buyers about fraudulent SMS messages appearing to originate from the company's sender ID "UDAANN". The messages reportedly contained Bitly links and falsely claimed a credit of Rs 10,001, urging recipients to withdraw money, it said.
On April 27, at around 12:49 pm, the DLT platform blacklisted HTPL's SMS templates, citing their alleged use in sending fraudulent messages. Within minutes, the company's sender ID was also blacklisted. Airtel's DLT system subsequently confirmed the action and shared details of the fraudulent messages that were circulated in HTPL's name without its knowledge or consent, the FIR stated.
Following this, the company's messaging operations were affected, and even legitimate communications such as one-time passwords to buyers began failing. Later, the DLT operator suspended HTPL's entire account following complaints raised on TRAI's Chakshu platform, bringing all SMS services of the company to a halt, it further stated.
HTPL has stated that neither it nor its authorised vendors sent the fraudulent messages. The links embedded in the messages reportedly redirected users to an online betting website, the FIR stated.
The company has claimed that the incident has resulted in a complete breakdown of SMS-based services, including buyer authentication, order updates and promotional communication, leading to significant financial losses.
At least 13 victims have been identified so far, with the possibility of more affected users. Victims were allegedly directed to an online betting platform, raising concerns of potential financial fraud, the FIR added.
