Pune: Supriya Sule, a member of the NCP (SP) Lok Sabha, had her WhatsApp account hacked, and the Pune police have filed a case against an unidentified individual, an official stated on Tuesday.
In an article on X on Sunday, the MP for Baramati, in the Pune district of Maharashtra, stated that her phone and WhatsApp account had been hacked. She asked that people refrain from calling or messaging her.
On Monday, Sule said she was being blackmailed after hackers demanded USD 400 from her team by sending a message following the hacking of her WhatsApp account.
An official from Yawat police station said, "We have registered a case against an unidentified person under relevant provisions of the Information Technology Act. An investigation is underway."
With PTI inputs