Politics · India · 6 hrs ago
Hassan aide files police complaint over alleged fake WhatsApp chats
Shashikiran H.D., an assistant in the Hassan Deputy Commissioner’s office in Karnataka, has complained to police.
He says unknown people circulated fabricated WhatsApp chats using his name and phone number.
Shashikiran says he did not send the messages and that their circulation damaged his reputation and put his career at risk.
The chats referred to senior district officials and alleged corruption in the Deputy Commissioner’s office.
Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy released the screenshots at a press conference and alleged widespread corruption, including that the Deputy Commissioner paid ₹75 lakh to keep her post.
Deputy Commissioner K.S. Latha Kumari denied wrongdoing.
Police have registered a case under laws covering false electronic records, forgery and using forged records as genuine.
The case concerns the alleged creation and circulation of the chats.
Hassan City police registered a case after a personal assistant at the Deputy Commissioner’s office complained about alleged fake WhatsApp chats.
Shashikiran H.D. said unknown people circulated screenshots using his name and phone number, though he had not sent the messages.
He said the circulation harmed his reputation, caused mental distress and put his career at risk.
Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy released the screenshots and alleged corruption among staff at the Deputy Commissioner’s office.
Deputy Commissioner K.S. Latha Kumari denied the allegations and said she had done nothing illegal.
- Who
- Shashikiran H.D., a second division assistant at the Hassan Deputy Commissioner’s office, filed the complaint.
- What
- He alleged unknown people circulated fabricated WhatsApp conversations using his name and phone number.
- When
- Police registered the case on Sunday, November 8, 2026.
- Where
- Hassan, India.
- Why
- Shashikiran said the circulation harmed his reputation, caused mental distress and put his career at risk.
H.D. Kumaraswamy
K.S. Latha Kumari
Allegations
H.D. Kumaraswamy
Kumaraswamy alleged large-scale corruption among staff at the Deputy Commissioner’s office.
K.S. Latha Kumari
Latha Kumari denied the allegations and said she had done nothing illegal.
Deputy Commissioner’s post
H.D. Kumaraswamy
Kumaraswamy alleged Latha Kumari retained her post in Hassan by paying ₹75 lakh to K.M. Shivalinge Gowda.
K.S. Latha Kumari
Latha Kumari denied wrongdoing.
Kumaraswamy released the screenshots at a press conference in Hassan.
Hassan City police registered a case on Shashikiran H.D.’s complaint.
- Complainant
- Shashikiran H.D., second division assistant at the Hassan Deputy Commissioner’s office
- Police action
- Hassan City police registered a case under Sections 336(4), 335 and 340(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
- Alleged payment
- ₹75 lakh, according to Kumaraswamy’s allegation
- Screenshots
- Purported chats allegedly referred to K.M. Shivalinge Gowda, Shreyas M. Patel and K.S. Latha Kumari