Latest Impersonation News & Updates

New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) After the Centre issued a notice to Meta over the proposed rollout of its username feature on WhatsApp, the Meta-owned company said that to protect against impersonation, “we’ve held the highest-profile names like public figures, government entities, celebrities and verified Meta accounts” so they can only be claimed by their legitimate owners.The government earlier directed Kunal Shah-run WhatsApp to explain the username feature within three days and refrain from …

Indore, Dec 27 (IANS) In a major judgment in the long-running Vyapam scam — one of India’s largest recruitment and examination frauds — a special Central Burau of Investigation (CBI) court in Indore on Saturday convicted 12 accused persons of impersonation in the 2011 Pre-Medical Test (PMT) conducted by the Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (Vyapam). Each of the accused persons were sentenced to five years of rigorous imprisonment and fined Rs 6,000.The convicts, sentenced for impe…