Student held for circulating false 'lecturer dead' WhatsApp post
MANGALURU: A lecturer had the shock of his life when he realised people were gathering at his house to offer their condolences as they thought he had died.Even in his physical form, he had a tough time convincing them that he was indeed alive, and that the wreaths they brought along would go waste!Upon recovering, when he asked them what made them think that he was no more, it dawned that someone had `informed' then of the `bad news' through a WhatsApp message .
Student held for circulating false 'lecturer dead' WhatsApp post
Summary: Earlier this year, a WhatsApp message claiming the sudden death of Amitabh Bachchan went viral.The latest victim of a hoax message was playback singer S Janaki.Upon recovering, when he asked them what made them think that he was no more, it dawned that someone had `informed' then of the `bad news' through a WhatsApp message ."According to the student, when he approached the lecturer for an event to be conducted in the college, Parameshwara did not respond well, making Vinuth feel insulted.
Mangaluru student sends false WhatsApp text stating a lecturer is dead, arrested
Vinuth sent a message that the lecturer had died of cardiac arrest.The Puttur police arrested a student from Mangaluru for allegedly sending false WhatsApp messages about a lecturer's death.Vinuth N, a second year B.Com student at St Aloysius college was arrested a month after he sent a fake message about the death of Parameshwara Sharma, who had taught him at a PU college in Puttur two years ago.
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