Ransom calls made from BJP MP Tejasvi Surya’s cell phone; case filed

Team Udayavani, Jul 7, 2023, 11:15 AM IST

Bengaluru South CEN cyber police are probing a complaint in connection with an extortion call made from BJP’s Bengaluru South MP and Yuva Morcha President Tejasvi Surya’s phone.

Surya’s personal secretary Bhanu Prakash, who handles the phone had filed a complaint in this regard.

The complaint states that the accused had made ransom calls from Surya’s phone when it was kept unattended and later kept the phone in the same place.

According to police, the miscreant had made ransom calls from Surya’s phone and also placed a demand for diamonds to the BJP Yuva Morcha President of Gujarat.

The call was made on July 1 to Gujarat BJYM President Prashant Korat and he had informed Surya about the call, bringing the matter to light.

With IANS inputs