New Delhi, April 27 -- There is a misleading message doing the rounds on WhatsApp about donations to a particular bank account for the modernisation of the Indian Army and the soldiers injured or killed in action. The message quotes a Cabinet decision to this effect and invokes the name of actor Shri Akshay Kumar as being the prime mover of the proposal, according to an official statement from the Ministry of Defence (MoD).

Further, as per the Ministry, the account details in the said message are incorrect, resulting in online donations being dishonoured. People must remain cautious and not fall prey to such fraudulent messages.

Details of the fake bank account are mentioned below:

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