FIR lodged after Sudha Murty got threatened, abused by scammer posing as telecom official

Rajya Sabha MP and social worker Sudha Murty recently became the target of a scam call attempting to extract sensitive personal information from her. In a complaint filed with the Bengaluru Cyber Police on September 20, Murty shared the details of the incident, which occurred on the morning of September 5.

According to her statement, she received a call from a number that, when checked on the Truecaller app, appeared to be from the Department of Telecommunications. The caller, a woman, claimed to be an employee of the Ministry of Telecommunications.

The woman said that Murty’s mobile number had been



registered in January 2020 without being linked to her Aadhaar. She went on to accuse Murty of accessing or distributing obscene videos using the number and warned that her mobile services would be disconnected by 12 noon the same day.

The caller then attempted to obtain sensitive personal information from Murty. When Murty refused to comply, the caller became abusive and issued threats.

Meanwhile, an FIR has been registered in the case with cyber crime police in Bengaluru. Sudha Murty has requested legal action against the caller for attempting to fraudulently obtain personal data and for using threatening language.