Fake WhatsApp account created in Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla’s title; three arrested

By PTI

NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla’s workplace on Wednesday stated a pretend WhatsApp account was created in his title and the matter has been reported to authorities involved.

“Some miscreants have created fake account in my name with profile photo and sending messages to MPs and others from nos. 7862092008, 9480918183 9439073870. Matter has been reported to authorities concerned. Plz ignore calls/messages from these & other numbers & inform my office,” the Speaker tweeted.

The Odisha Police has arrested three folks within the state for his or her alleged hyperlinks with cyber criminals who created the pretend WhatsApp identification of the Lok Sabha Speaker.

The trio had bought pre-activated SIM playing cards to the gang and certainly one of it was used to create the pretend WhatsApp account through the use of Birla’s image accessible in public area, parliamentary sources conscious of the event had stated.

Last month, an individual impersonating as Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu had despatched messages to folks, together with VIPs, looking for monetary assist.

His workplace had then alerted the Ministry of Home Affairs.