Right-wing activist Kerehalli files complaint against fake WhatsApp messages

BENGALURU: Right-wing activist Puneeth Kerehalli has filed a complaint with the Basavanagudi police, stating that fake WhatsApp messages were created using his phone number to create communal unrest.

The move comes after senior Congress leader B K Hariprasad shared a screenshot of a purported conversation in the WhatsApp group of Rashtra Rakshana Pade, which is run by Kerehalli, that showed the latter claiming that he was given the task to start communal riots by the BJP.

Based on Kerehalli’s complaint, the police registered a non-cognisable report (NCR) without naming the