AAP MP Raj Kumar Chabbewal Reports Prank Call Impersonating Amit Shah on His Birthday
AAP's Punjab MP Raj Kumar Chabbewal gets a birthday call ‘from someone who said he's Amit Shah’; suspects a prank
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Raj Kumar Chabbewal, a Lok Sabha MP from Hoshiarpur, Punjab, received a suspicious birthday call from someone claiming to be Amit Shah, the Union Home Minister. Chabbewal filed a police complaint, suspecting it was a prank, as the call did not come from an official number.
- 01Raj Kumar Chabbewal received a call on his birthday from someone claiming to be Amit Shah.
- 02Chabbewal suspected the call was a prank and filed a police complaint.
- 03The call did not originate from an official government number.
- 04Chabbewal is one of three AAP MPs in Punjab amidst a recent political turmoil.
- 05The police are investigating the authenticity of the call.
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Raj Kumar Chabbewal, the Lok Sabha MP from Hoshiarpur, Punjab, reported receiving a suspicious call on his birthday from someone claiming to be Amit Shah, the Union Home Minister and a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The call occurred around 8:45 AM, during which the caller congratulated Chabbewal and suggested they meet when he is in Delhi. However, Chabbewal grew suspicious as the call came from an unknown mobile number rather than an official government line, which typically uses landlines for such communications. He noted that the voice did not seem to match that of Shah. Following his concerns, Chabbewal filed a complaint with the police, who are now investigating the matter. This incident comes amid a political crisis for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which recently lost several Rajya Sabha members to the BJP. Chabbewal is one of three AAP MPs in Punjab, and the party is asserting unity as state elections approach.
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This incident raises concerns about political impersonation and security, potentially affecting public trust in political communications.
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