Panjab University has come out with a notice, alerting employees that different WhatsApp phone numbers from India and abroad are using the pictures of the vice-chancellor, registrar and other officials on from time to time. In the notice issued by the registrar, all employees have been cautioned not to respond to such messages in any manner.
Sharing details, PU chief of university security Vikram Singh said in the past five weeks, around six such complaints have been received. However, no one has been defrauded of any money. The complaints have been shared with the cyber cell of Chandigarh Police to trace the phone numbers (+99-8975-334-858, +91-8089-943-988, +92-3170-126-153). The first number has the country code of Uzbekistan, second of India and third of Pakistan.