Fake Facebook Account created to defraud people using name of Vartha Bharati’s Editor
Complaint lodged with Cyber Police
Bengaluru: In another case of online identity theft, on Thursday, an unknown offender created a fake Facebook account in the name of Abdussalam Puthige, editor-in-chief of Vartha Bharati Kannada daily, and reportedly attempted to defraud the online community with a false request for funds.
This new fake account has been created by tampering with the photos and information of Abdussalaam Puthige available on Facebook. Reportedly, the perpetrator messaged AS Puthige’s friends and acquaintances using the fake profile through Facebook messenger and build a friendly rapport to only suddenly make an urgent request for money citing an emergency. The offender had provided a number asking the victims to send money via Phone pay or Google Pay, it is learned. Alarmed by this, cautious netizens then immediately alerted Vartha Bharati Bureau, who then registered a complaint with the Bengaluru Cyber Crime Unit.
Abdussalaam Puthige has also posted a clarification regarding the episode on his official Facebook account. "It has been brought to my notice that my name, photo has been misused to create a fake Facebook account and it is being used to send messages to my acquaintances via Messenger requesting urgent monetary assistance. I have not sent any such messages to anybody. So do not believe any such messages being sent in my name. I have lodged a complaint with the Bengaluru Cyber Crime Division against the fraudulent activity being done using my name”, he clarified.
ನನ್ನ ಹೆಸರು, ಫೋಟೋ ದುರ್ಬಳಕೆ ಮಾಡಿ ನನ್ನ ಹೆಸರಿನ ನಕಲಿ ಫೇಸ್ ಬುಕ್ ಖಾತೆ ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಸಿ ನನ್ನ ಪರಿಚಿತರಿಗೆ ಮೆಸೆಂಜರ್ ಮೂಲಕ ಮೆಸೇಜು ಕಳಿಸಿ ಹಣ...
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“Bleeding on the road, I begged for help but no one came”: Bengaluru woman recounts husband’s death
Bengaluru: A woman in Bengaluru has shared a painful account of how her husband died after they were repeatedly denied medical help and ignored by passersby during a medical emergency, NDTV reported.
The victim, 34-year-old Venkataramanan, a garage mechanic from Balaji Nagar, developed severe chest pain around 3.30 am. His wife immediately took him on a motorcycle in search of medical help.
"He complained about chest pain, and we went to the first hospital. However, the doctor was not on duty. At the second hospital, we were told he had a stroke and to go to another hospital. When we called for ambulance services, they did not respond properly. Humanity failed, but we did our bit by donating his eye." NDTV quoted his wife as saying.
According to the report, after being turned away twice, the couple met with an accident on the road. CCTV footage later showed the woman, covered in blood, pleading with folded hands as vehicles passed by, but no one stopped to help.
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The wait ended after several minutes when a cab driver stopped and rushed Venkataramanan to a nearby hospital. Doctors there declared him dead on arrival.
As per the report, the family decided to donate Venkataramanan’s eyes, giving sight to others even in death.
Venkataraman's mother, who had lost her last surviving child, had no words to express herself: "I have no words. I do not know what to say. My son is gone."
"The government should understand a health emergency. My daughter is left with two children. Who will look after them?" asked his mother-in-law. His wife, mother, and two children, a five-year-old son and an 18-month-old daughter now survive Venkataramanan.
The incident has once again raised serious questions about emergency healthcare access, ambulance response, and public apathy in the city.
