The caller further made derogatory remarks against the Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and his son Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, Sawant said.
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The Kolhapur police have filed a case against a man for allegedly threatening historian Indrajeet Sawant and making derogatory comments against Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and his son Sambhaji Maharaj, officials said on Wednesday, PTI reported.
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As per PTI, Sawant, who lives in Kolhapur city in Maharashtra, got a call in the wee hours of Tuesday wherein the caller identified himself as 'Prashant Koratkar' and threatened to kill him for allegedly trying to spread hatred against the Brahmin community, an official said.
The caller further made derogatory remarks against the Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and his son Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, he said.
The police were verifying the caller's identity.
Sawant posted the audio clip of the call on his social media handle and also Kolhapur's Juna Rajwada police to lodge a complaint against the caller, the official said, PTI reported.
Based on his complaint, the police filed a case against the person under various Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections, including 196, 197 (both related to promoting enmity or disharmony between different groups), 299 (outraging religious feelings), 151 (protecting autonomy and authority of high-ranking officials) and 352 (provocation, insult), he said.
The Kolhapur police have also sought technical assistance from the cyber cell for further investigation into the case, the official said.
Mumbai: Woman whose WhatsApp was hacked rues hurdles in reporting cyber fraud
A city-based woman fell victim to a cyber scam after receiving a WhatsApp message from her mother’s number requesting a one-time password (OTP), only to later discover that both their accounts had been hacked.
The hacker, posing as the victim, sent messages to her contacts seeking Rs 30,000 for alleged medical expenses. While she lost nothing in terms of money, her experience highlighted the failure of enforcement agencies in handling cyber-related crimes.
Sara Gharami (name changed), a 46-year-old woman from Mumbai’s western suburbs, describes herself as an educated, successful, and independent individual—someone who never imagined falling victim to cybercrime. However, her frustration lies more with law enforcers than the fraudsters, she said.
Recounting the incident, Sara told mid-day that last week, she received a WhatsApp message from her mother’s number. “The message said I must have received an OTP, and my mother asked me to share it. At that moment, I was preoccupied with several things, and why would I doubt my own mother—even though I see countless social media posts from Mumbai Police warning against sharing OTPs? But this was my mother, and like a fool, I shared it. Within minutes, my WhatsApp was hacked,” she said.
(With inputs from PTI)
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