India, April 27 -- The defence ministry on Sunday said that WhatsApp messages urging people to donate to a particular bank account to help the government modernise the armed forces were fake.

The message also claimed that the idea was suggested to Prime Minister Narendra Modi by Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar.

According to an official statement from the Ministry of Defence, account details in the said message are incorrect and urged people not to fall prey to such fraudulent activities.

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A fact check by the Press Information Bureau (PIB) also said the message was fake. "A WhatsApp message is going around claiming that the government has opened a bank account for the modernisation of the India...