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Gurugram Police have filed an FIR against WhatsApp and its nodal officer, alleging that the platform refused to provide information related to a fraud investigation, thereby obstructing the probe and withholding crucial evidence.

Ryan Wesley Routh, a 58-year-old former roofing contractor from Greensboro, North Carolina, was arrested on Sunday in connection with an alleged assassination attempt on former US President Donald J. Trump.

According to Haldwani Circle Officer Nitin Lohani, the police have received the complaint and have launched an investigation into the matter. "A teacher at a private school in Haldwani had been sending lewd messages to a student on social media. We have received the complaint and initiated a probe. The accused will be arrested soon," Lohani said.

A recent study by Linkee.ai has unveiled that Facebook, with 3.05 billion monthly users, is the most popular app that is currently banned in several countries, including China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea.

WhatsApp has become a hotbed for fraudsters worldwide. While staying vigilant is the best way to stay safe from scams, here are some features you can enable to stay safe when using WhatsApp.

As per a report by WABetaInfo, WhatsApp is already rumoured to be adding support for username, however, the messaging platform is also working on a “PIN”. This PIN is likely to be a 4-digit code.

WhatsApp is testing a feature which will let users block messages from strangers or unknown numbers. The feature called Block Unknown account messages is being tested on the Android beta version 2.24.17.24 which is still in the development stage so we might be a few months from a possible public release.

By default, when you download media files from WhatsApp, they are automatically saved in a designated folder within your phone's Gallery. This function, known as "Media Visibility," is useful for quickly accessing photos and videos.

The recent assassination of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh has sparked significant controversy, with speculation swirling around the possible involvement of Yan Borysovych Koum, the co-founder of WhatsApp.

Meta has recently expanded its language options for its Meta AI to use across its applications, including WhatsApp. Meta AI is now available in seven new languages and more countries around the world, including in Latin America for the first time.