Milhares de pessoas se reuniram no GPO de Bengaluru devido a rumores do WhatsApp de partidos políticos transferindo Rs 8.000 para contas postais. Thousands gathered at Bengaluru GPO due to WhatsApp rumors of political parties transferring Rs 8,000 to post-office accounts.

Milhares de mulheres migraram para o Correio Geral de Bengaluru (GPO) em meio a rumores de partidos políticos transferindo Rs 8.000 para suas contas postais. Thousands of women flocked to Bengaluru General Post Office (GPO) amid rumors of political parties transferring Rs 8,000 to their post-office accounts. Os rumores, que circularam no WhatsApp, levaram à superlotação do GPO, com as pessoas acreditando que a abertura de uma conta no India Post Payment Bank era o primeiro passo para receber incentivos em dinheiro. The rumors, circulated on WhatsApp, led to overcrowding at the GPO, with people believing the opening of an India Post Payment Bank account was the first step in receiving cash incentives. Apesar dos correios terem esclarecido que não existia tal programa, a multidão persistiu. Despite the postal department clarifying that there was no such program, the crowd persisted.