Bengaluru Woman Calls Out Police Officer For Texting On WhatsApp Without Any Reason: ‘Is This Normal Now?

Bengaluru Woman Calls Out Police Officer For Texting On WhatsApp Without Any Reason: ‘Is This Normal Now?

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Last Updated: June 18, 2026, 12:01 IST

The woman also alleged that the officer turned on advance privacy feature where no would be able to auto-save media or export chat history and turned on disappearing messages

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Bengaluru Woman Calls Out Police Officer For Texting On WhatsApp Without Any Reason: ‘Is This Normal Now?

A woman living in Bengaluru raised concerns after a police officer texted her on her WhatsApp number that she had shared to file a complaint over a year back. Taking to X, she alleged that the policeman turned on advance privacy feature on the platform that offered an extra-level of security where no one would be able to auto-save media or export chat history. He also enabled disappearing messages feature on the app.

“On 31/8/25, I raised a police complaint. The officers deployed communicated with me via WhatsApp. Today, this officer chose to change privacy settings so the chat is extra private and temporary, and then text me as if we’re friends," she wrote in her post. “@BlrCityPolice @CPBlr is this normal now?"

She also attached three screenshots of their chat, which revealed that the police officer texted the woman “Hi", which prompted her to say a “hello" and ask “why are you messaging me?" He then questioned, “Any problem with me?" The woman called him out for texting a woman for “no reason" and demanded an answer for why he was texting her out of the blue.

“Nothing, I just remembered you, so I sent you a message," the policeman said. She responded to him, saying, “Do you remember random men and message them like this as well, or do you only do it with women?" Her text led the officer to apologise to her but the woman stood her ground and said, “As a male police officer you should not be messaging any woman like this. How dare you behave like this?"

On 31/8/25, I raised a police complaint. The officers deployed communicated with me via WhatsApp. Today, this officer chose to change privacy settings so the chat is extra private and temporary, and then text me as if we’re friends. @BlrCityPolice @CPBlr is this normal now? pic.twitter.com/aJCdPwiEaj— Janhavi Desai (@thoughtstruck) June 17, 2026

Internet Is Divided Over The Incident

Her post has now garnered much traction online, with people asking about the safety and security of women, even from the police. Meanwhile, some people reacted differently, saying that the woman should have just blocked the number.

One user said, “The same police officers will abuse men for filing complaints. What a country we live in. How dare a police officer message anyone on mobile number?"

“What a shame for a police officer. He must have done this with other females as well. Lodge a complaint against him in his own police station. He will never do it again," another quipped.

“Ironically, these same police officers do not even pick up calls from male complainants, let alone bother with any follow-up communication," someone else said.

However, one individual commented, “Who else thinks may be blocking that person would have worked better than getting involved. According to me , you got to choose your battles, if you want to choose a battle where a blocking could have worked. Well Good luck. And Yes, don’t include feminism and need to speak up bullshit, sometimes it is common sense and brains also."

“I saw the msgs and He didn’t say anything that was inappropriate or wrong.

You revealed his pvt number on X for just texting you a “Hi" ?

Look at yourself you’re just overreacting," another person remarked.

Bengaluru City Police Responds

The post also caught attention of Bengaluru City Police, who said, “We have informed to concerned for necessary action in this regard." Replying to them, she shared, “What action has been taken so far and by whom, @CPBlr @BlrCityPolice? I didn’t get any calls for verification or anything. Please note, this man has my home address."

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First Published: June 18, 2026, 12:01 IST

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