Man arrested for trying to take over NCP leader Baba Siddique's mobile number after his death
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Mumbai (PTI): A former bank employee has been arrested from Delhi for allegedly trying to take over the mobile number of late NCP leader Baba Siddique in order to siphon off funds from his bank account, police said on Tuesday.
Vivek Sabhrewal (48), who holds an MBA degree, was arrested on Sunday night from Burari locality of the national capital, said an official of Bandra police station.
Baba Ziauddin Siddique, a former Maharashtra minister, was shot dead by two assailants on October 12, 2024.
As per the complaint lodged by his daughter Dr Arshia Siddique, after his death, the family wanted to keep his mobile number active, and hence her mother Shahzeen Siddique became the `authorised signatory' of the said number by duly applying to the mobile service provider.
On June 25, her mother received an email from Vodafone Idea regarding an application for `updating' the authorised signatory.
When her mother showed the email to her, Arshia Siddique realised that someone had applied to the company seeking to update the authorised signatory by applying from an email id which resembled Shahzeen Siddique's email id but for the difference of one letter.
Sensing that something was wrong, she lodged a police complaint.
The accused was traced on the basis of the mobile number he had used for making application to the service provider, the police official said.
Sabhrewal, who had once worked with a bank, allegedly confessed to police that he wanted to become authorised signatory of the late NCP leader's number to gain access to his bank accounts and steal funds.
He was arrested under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) sections including 319 (cheating by personation), 335 (making false document or fake electronic record) and 336 (forgery). Further probe is on, the official said.
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Don't know reason behind Dhankhar's resignation: Kharge
Vijayapura (Karnataka), Jul 27 (PTI): Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday said he has no information on the actual reason for Jagdeep Dhankhar resigning as the Vice President.
Dhankhar has to tell what really happened as the matter is between him and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he said.
Noting that Dhankhar always took the government's side, the Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha said he never allowed the opposition, whenever it tried to raise issues, whether it was concerning farmers or poor or on foreign policy issues.
"I don't know all those details. He (Dhankhar) was always on the government's side. He should say what happened," Kharge said in response to a question whether Dhankhar was forced to resign as he spoke in favour of farmers.
Speaking to reporters here, Kharge said, "When we raised several issues concerning farmers, poor, international issues or foreign policy, he never used to give us an opportunity (in Rajya Sabha as its Chairman)."
"When we tried to raise issues by giving notices on issues regarding the poor, atrocities against women, dalits and downtrodden, and incidents like Hindu-Muslim clashes, he did not give us an opportunity. It (reason for Dhankhar's resignation as Vice President) is between him and Modi. We don't have any information on that," he added.
In a sudden move, Dhankhar on July 21 evening resigned from his post as Vice President, citing medical reasons, triggering speculation in political circles.
In his resignation letter to President Droupadi Murmu, Dhankhar said he was stepping down with immediate effect to "prioritise health care".
Responding to a question about changing the Karnataka Congress president, Kharge said, "All those things cannot be said now. Will speak later."
Currently, Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar is holding the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president post on an extended tenure.
There have been voices within the ruling Congress in the state to replace him, citing him holding two key positions.
