Sudha Murthy Gets Threatening Call Over Aadhaar, Obscene Video Claims; FIR Registered

Sudha Murthy, the Rajya Sabha MP and Philanthropist, has filed a complaint with the police over a fraudulent call from a person posing as an employee of the Telecom Department. The police have registered an FIR in the matter and started the investigation.

According to the information, the accused claimed that her Aadhaar card was not linked to her mobile number and that her obscene videos had been circulated. Due to this, the accused threatened that the Telecommunication department would stop her mobile phone services.

She received the call on September 5 and based on her complaint, an FIR has been registered against an unknown person. The caller, whose number appeared as "Telecom Dept" on Truecaller, used intimidation tactics to extract personal information from Murty.

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The individual spoke rudely and became abusive when Murty refused to comply. Murty immediately cut the call and later filed a complaint with the Bengaluru Cyber Police on September 20.

Murty has requested legal action against the caller for attempting to fraudulently obtain her data and using threatening language. Probe is underway. 

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(With ANI Inputs)