Fake FB a/c of BKU leader seeks funds
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Fake FB a/c of BKU leader seeks funds
Description
Ambala: A Facebook account, allegedly impersonating Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) Haryana (Charuni) state president Gurnam Singh Charuni, sought donations for the farm protest through a post on Sunday morning. The matter came to the notice of BKU Haryana workers, following which Charuni released a video and saod some mischievous element did this act and that his union had not released any such post or demanded donation online. In the video released soon after the post, Charuni said, “Somebody has made a fake ID in my name and requested to donate funds through it. A bank account of Axis Bank has been given in the post. We have not yet come to know who has made this fake ID and we have not demanded any such donations. We request everybody that they should not deposit any money in the given bank account. If anyone comes to know about the person who committed this act, they should inform us and we will get an FIR lodged against the person. Those giving donations should give it to the actual workers of our union.” BKU (Charuni) spokesman Rakesh Bains said, “Gurnam Singh has one Facebook account and one Facebook page. This morning the matter came to our notice that someone has created a fake account and is seeking money. We will try to get a verified account status for Gurnam Singh’s official account so that there is no such incident in future, and we will get the case registered soon.”
Publisher
The Times of India
Date
2021-01-18
Coverage
Chandigarh