BJP MP Shobha Karandlaje lost more than Rs.15 lakh from her salary account in State Bank of India (SBI) over the past months. Karandlaje learnt about the missing amount after she got her salary account entry book updated last week. Alleging that her account was hacked, the MP said she did not receive an SMS prompt for any transaction.

Kanika, a 21-year-old Delhi University student, was robbed of Rs 16,000 after she shared her bank details following a phone call to link her Aadhaar Card to her bank account. Kanika, a resident of Laxman Vihar, was conned in July 2017, but the FIR was filed on Friday night. The police are yet to make any arrest or identify the suspect.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said, "It's because of our PM's (Narendra Modi) will that everyone has a bank account today." When BJP came to power in 2014, only one-third of the population had bank accounts, she added. She further hailed the decision to give reservation to economically weaker sections in general category, calling it a "revolutionary" decision.