BENGALURU — Customers at the Jigani Kallubalu Co‑operative Bank in Kallubalu village near Jigani on the outskirts of Bengaluru were stunned when the bank’s Wi‑Fi network appeared under the name “Pakistan Zindabad” on mobile devices.
The issue came to light when a customer noticed the odd SSID in the bank premises and lodged a complaint with the local police. Preliminary checks suggest the Wi‑Fi device was being serviced by a local technician at the time, who may have renamed the network.
The youth wing of the Bajrang Dal filed a formal complaint citing the incident as “anti‑national” and urged swift action. The Bengaluru Urban district police have registered a non‑cognisable report (NCR) and launched an investigation to determine whether it was a prank or deliberate provocation.
Bank officials say no customer data or core systems were compromised and operations have resumed as usual after renaming the network.
This incident raises fresh questions about digital security and protocol in public‑facing service settings — even something as minor as a Wi‑Fi label can trigger major reputational, legal, and communal implications.
