Will not sit idle if there is constitutional crisis: BS Yeddyurappa
Bengaluru, September 17: BJP state president BS Yeddyurappa said that as a political party, the BJP would not sit idle if there was a constitutional crises in the coalition government.
Speaking to reporters here on Monday, Yeddyurappa asked was it wrong to say that the coalition government has neglected the development in the state. It was their responsibility to solve the constitutional crisis and take the development works by forming the government. In the political system, they should have the illusion that the opposition party was toppling the government. The Chief Minister who has failed to convince the Congress leaders has been giving irresponsible statements. Knowing that any statement against Congress leaders would collapse the coalition government, the Chief Minister has been targeting the BJP. He was hesitating to speak against any Congress leaders with a fear of losing the CM post, he ridiculed.
Chief Minister Kumaraswamy has been misleading the people by branding him as the villain. Along with this, he has been misleading the people on development issue as well. Today, he has reduced Rs 2 of petrol and diesel price. In the budget, he has increased Rs 1.56 per litre of petrol and diesel and now reduced Rs 2, which means the profit to the consumers is just 44 paise, he said.
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In a first, Bengaluru woman loses Rs 2 lakh after pressing ‘1’ on fake IVR call: Report
Bengaluru: In what appears to be the first such cybercrime reported in Bengaluru, a 57-year-old woman reportedly lost Rs 2 lakh after following instructions and pressing a key during a fake IVR (Interactive Voice Response) call from a nationalised bank.
The woman, a resident of Dattatreyanagar in Hosakerehalli, received a call that appeared to be from the State Bank of India (SBI), a bank she holds an account with. The IVR message claimed that Rs 2 lakh was being transferred from her account and instructed her to press '1' if she did not authorize the transaction, as reported by the Times of India on Thursday.
"I was shocked on hearing the voice note as I had not done any such transaction. I didn't press any number. The voice note repeated, saying that I have not responded. I was confused. After three rounds of such announcements, I pressed 1 as I had not initiated the transaction. Soon after that, there was a second announcement stating, ‘Please visit your bank and contact the manager immediately.' Subsequently, the call got disconnected," she told the national daily.
Shortly after, the call disconnected, and she discovered a Rs 2 lakh loss in her account. She immediately contacted her bank and filed a complaint with the police.
Meanwhile, a senior police officer explained that fraudsters often use IVR calls to ask for personal details like the last four digits of a debit card, bank account number, date of birth, email ID, or other information needed to access online banking. "Once the victim shares the information, the money is siphoned off. Without sharing the credentials, it is not possible to siphon off money just by pressing the options 3 or 1 or 9," he told TOI.
The officer noted that the victim may have shared some information in response to the voice message, which could have allowed the fraudsters to access her account and steal the money. If she didn't provide any details, this type of scam would be new to them, and the investigation will provide more clarity.
A case has been registered under the Information Technology Act and BNS section 318 (cheating).
