Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar urges public to stay vigilant against cyber fraud
Belagavi: Amid reports of the POSHAN app being hacked, Minister for Women and Child Development, Laxmi Hebbalkar, has cautioned women and pregnant mothers to stay vigilant and avoid falling prey to cyber fraudsters.
Addressing the press on Saturday, she stated that incidents of cybercriminals accessing information from the app and deceiving women through mobile communication have come to light. “Everyone should be cautious,” she urged.
The POSHAN app is managed by the central government. As soon as the issue of fraud was brought to our notice, we alerted the central authorities. Additionally, we have instructed our 70,000 Anganwadi workers and helpers to raise awareness among the public, she said.
Measures were taken immediately to spread awareness once the fraudulent activity was detected. Hebbalkar appealed to the public to ensure no one falls victim to such scams.
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UP: Misled by GPS navigation, car falls into river from partially constructed bridge, 3 dead
Bareilly (UP), Nov 24: Three people died when their car fell into the Ramganga river from a partially constructed bridge here on Sunday, police said, adding that they suspect the driver was misled by its navigation system into taking the unsafe route.
The accident occurred around 10 am on the Khalpur-Dataganj road when the victims were travelling from Bareilly to Dataganj in the Badaun district, they said.
"Earlier this year, floods had caused the front portion of the bridge to collapse into the river, but this change had not been updated in the system," Circle Officer Ashutosh Shivam said.
The driver was using a navigation system and did not realise that the bridge was unsafe, driving the car off the damaged section, the police said.
There were no safety barriers or warning signs on the approach to the damaged bridge, leading to the fatal accident, Shivam said.
Upon receiving information, police teams from Faridpur, Bareilly and Dataganj police station rushed to the spot. They recovered the vehicle and the bodies from the river, Shivam added.
The circle officer said that bodies had been sent for post-mortem. Further investigation into the matter is underway.
— Bareilly Police (@bareillypolice) November 24, 2024
