Sudarshan News editor Mukesh Kumar arrested for inflammatory post on Nuh violence
Gurugram (PTI): A Sudarshan News editor has been arrested by police here over his alleged inflammatory posts on social media related to the communal violence in Nuh and adjoining districts in Haryana, an official said.
The TV channel termed the arrest of Mukesh Kumar, its resident editor, an attack on media freedom and had initially alleged he was "abducted" by some goons.
Police said he was arrested by the Cyber Crime, East Police Station.
Six people have been killed in the communal violence which erupted in Nuh on July 31 after a Vishva Hindu Parishad procession was attacked.
Police said that in a post on X, called Twitter till recently, Kumar alleged a foreign media house has been making calls to the Gurugram Police Commissioner and pressuring her to take action against Hindus over the communal riots.
In a statement on Friday, the Gurugram Police termed Kumar's post baseless, false and misleading. They said an FIR was registered under relevant section of the IT Act and other sections against the journalist at the Cyber Crime, East Police Station.
In his post on August 8, Kumar wrote, "The @AJENews (Al Jazeera News Channel) has been making calls to the Gurgaon Police Commissioner and pressuring her to take action against Hindus. And after receiving the call, @DC_Gurugram comes under so much pressure she picks up Hindu activists from anywhere."
Assistant Commissioner of Police (Crime) Varun Dahiya said on Friday Kumar was arrested and taken to a hospital for his medical examination
The Sudarshan News had earlier claimed in an X post that its resident editor Kumar has been "abducted" from Gurugram.
The channel said he had gone to Mewat to help "struggling" Hindu activists. It said he was abducted by "well-built goons" from his car in Sector 17, Gurugram.
It issued another statement later, saying it took the Gurugram Police seven hours to issue a press note informing about the arrest.
"This arrest is totally illegal and wrong. Sudarshan News stands by Mukesh Kumar ji and considers the arrest an attack on media freedom," it said with the hashtag #ReleaseMukeshKumar.
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Mumbai firm owner duped of Rs 7.5 crore in SIM swap fraud; Police recover rs 4.65 crore
Mumbai: Mumbai police successfully froze Rs 4.65 crore out of Rs 7.5 crore lost by the owner of a private firm in a cyber fraud case involving SIM swap, officials reported on Tuesday.
The incident occurred on Monday in suburban Kandivali when cybercriminals accessed the company's bank account using a SIM swap technique, facilitating multiple unauthorised transactions within minutes. The stolen funds were transferred to various bank accounts.
Upon discovering the fraud, the victim immediately contacted the cybercrime helpline (1930) and provided details via email. Cybercrime branch officials acted promptly, contacting the bank’s nodal officer and reporting the incident on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCCRP).
Within four hours, the cyber police managed to freeze Rs 4.65 crore. However, the remaining amount had already been withdrawn by the perpetrators.
In a SIM swap fraud, scammers deceive mobile network providers into linking a victim's phone number to their own SIM card. This enables them to intercept OTPs and gain unauthorised access to accounts linked to the victim’s mobile number.
Authorities are continuing their investigation to trace the fraudsters and recover the remaining amount.
