BJP's official website down for the third day: Data leak suspected
Bengaluru: The Bharatiya Janata Party's official website is still down today after going into the "maintenance mode" since Tuesday morning. The hackers had posted an unflattering meme of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, captioned with language containing abusive terms on the home page of the website.
However, the delay in resolving the technical glitches of the ruling party's official website has become a point of gag among netizens.
French security researcher who goes by the name of Elliot Alderson and who published Aadhaar data leaks in the past, tweeted: "The official website of @BJP4India has been hacked. I guess they stole the database too". Economist Rupa Subramanya was of the view that the hack reflected poorly on Digital India scheme. “The BJP website is still down 2 days after it was hacked. So much for BJP’s big talk on #DigitalIndia. Embarrassing.”
The delay in restoring the website indicated a massive data leak concerning members of BJP and the donors of the party.
3 days after being hacked, the official website of @BJP4India is still in "maintenance". Before wiping everything, I can bet the hackers stole the database with all the BJP members and donors details.
— Elliot Alderson (@fs0c131y) March 7, 2019
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Tumakuru: Dalit family allegedly prevented from entering temple; accused arrested
Tumakuru: Police in Turuvekere have arrested a 65-year-old man for allegedly obstructing a Dalit family from entering a temple and making caste-based remarks, officials said on Saturday.
The accused, identified as Rajanna, has been booked under provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act based on a complaint filed by Rangaramu T. of Thuyalahalli village.
According to the FIR, the incident took place on April 18 around 5:30 pm when Rangaramu T. and his family visited the Sri Ranganathaswamy temple in Mallur village to offer prayers. It states that the accused allegedly objected to their entry and made remarks referring to caste hierarchy and questioning their presence inside the temple premises.
The FIR further states that the accused made additional remarks asserting that such entry into the temple was not permitted and asked the family to leave. It also mentions that the complainant was subjected to mental harassment through these statements.
Following the complaint, DySP Om Prakash Gowda along with revenue officials and police visited the spot and conducted an inspection.
Further investigation is underway.
