<p>Bengaluru police have registered an FIR against unknown people after a WhatsApp message threatened to kill six sitting and former judges of the Karnataka High Court if a ransom of Rs 50 lakh was not transferred to a Pakistani bank account. </p>.<p>The Central Cyber, Economic, and Narcotic Crime police registered the FIR following a complaint from K Muralidhar, the public relations officer at the High Court of Karnataka. </p>.<p>Muralidhar told police he received the WhatsApp message in English, Hindi and Urdu from an unknown number (+1929237-1677) around 7 pm on July 12. It instructed him to transfer Rs 50 lakh to PK52ABPA0010074397190010, an international account number at Pakistan's ABL Allied Bank Limited. </p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/city/top-bengaluru-stories/london-courts-order-not-on-merits-karnataka-high-court-rules-in-favour-of-ksrtc-1240061.html">'London court's order not on merits': Karnataka High Court rules in favour of KSRTC</a></strong></p>.<p>In the case of failure to transfer the money, the message warned that four sitting High Court judges — Justices Mohammad Nawaz, H T Narendra Prasad, H P Sandesh and K Natarajan — and two former judges Justices Ashok G Nijagannavar and B Veerappa — would be killed by the 'Dubai gang'. </p>.<p>The message also listed five Indian phone numbers (9456646314, 9596358591, 8979422675, 9548912157 and 7078397704), stating "Yah Indian Hamare aapke Shooter Hain" (these are our Indian shooters). </p>.<p>Police have taken up a case under IPC sections related to criminal intimidation, criminal intimidation by anonymous communication and intentional insult with intent to provoke a breach of peace. They have also invoked Sections 66F (cyber terrorism) and 75 (cyber offences committed outside India) of the Information Technology Act. Further investigations are under way.</p>.<p>Muralidhar didn't respond to phone calls for comment.</p>
<p>Bengaluru police have registered an FIR against unknown people after a WhatsApp message threatened to kill six sitting and former judges of the Karnataka High Court if a ransom of Rs 50 lakh was not transferred to a Pakistani bank account. </p>.<p>The Central Cyber, Economic, and Narcotic Crime police registered the FIR following a complaint from K Muralidhar, the public relations officer at the High Court of Karnataka. </p>.<p>Muralidhar told police he received the WhatsApp message in English, Hindi and Urdu from an unknown number (+1929237-1677) around 7 pm on July 12. It instructed him to transfer Rs 50 lakh to PK52ABPA0010074397190010, an international account number at Pakistan's ABL Allied Bank Limited. </p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/city/top-bengaluru-stories/london-courts-order-not-on-merits-karnataka-high-court-rules-in-favour-of-ksrtc-1240061.html">'London court's order not on merits': Karnataka High Court rules in favour of KSRTC</a></strong></p>.<p>In the case of failure to transfer the money, the message warned that four sitting High Court judges — Justices Mohammad Nawaz, H T Narendra Prasad, H P Sandesh and K Natarajan — and two former judges Justices Ashok G Nijagannavar and B Veerappa — would be killed by the 'Dubai gang'. </p>.<p>The message also listed five Indian phone numbers (9456646314, 9596358591, 8979422675, 9548912157 and 7078397704), stating "Yah Indian Hamare aapke Shooter Hain" (these are our Indian shooters). </p>.<p>Police have taken up a case under IPC sections related to criminal intimidation, criminal intimidation by anonymous communication and intentional insult with intent to provoke a breach of peace. They have also invoked Sections 66F (cyber terrorism) and 75 (cyber offences committed outside India) of the Information Technology Act. Further investigations are under way.</p>.<p>Muralidhar didn't respond to phone calls for comment.</p>
