The SMSs carrying inflammable contents that triggered panic among people from the northeast, resulting in their exodus from Bangalore, purportedly came from outside the State, a senior police official involved in investigation has said.
“This is not locally generated and has origins elsewhere, which came with a political agenda,” the official told The Hindu. According to him, these SMSs, which carried threats to the northeast communities, were interpolated in Karnataka with local content.
The official said the MMSs and SMSs were in circulation for the last 10 days, and that the police started getting information since August 12. “We also had inputs from our own sources that there could be attacks after August 20.”
The origin of cyber messages, he said, was extremely difficult to trace as they were in bulk and came through multiple service providers.
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SMS may have come from outside the state and from pakistan websites too. What can be technically proven beyond doubt is the origin of the bulk of the messages. But that cannot be conclusively be held as the origin of the plot to foment trouble in an already troubled political economy of India reeling from lack of decisive collective leadership and scams of corruption thanks to a coalition and a criminal nexus of persons who indulge in greed, nepotism and loot. The plot to end the success of democracy in India may well find its origin in vested circles of Arms industry of the west who have habitually contributed to presidential electoral campaigns. India did not succumb to successive attempts by vested interests in the media who sacrifice objectiveness, whip up communal, racial and national sentiments bordering on frenzy and madness - all for unrepresentative, dubious and now much maligned TRP ratings. Since 26/11 India held warmongers at bay; plots and rhetoric will not succeed
Please provide latest equipments and training to police and increase the strength and send them to other countries too for update.
Unless we update technology to the police What Police can do? Police are expected to work round the clock and their houses have no safety. The arms what we provide are again outdated ( 18th century model )etc; etc; They have to take care of the safety of thousands with a staff of 20 to 30 per station. There is no nutrious food nor exercise. But we want a lot from them and blame them for every thing as they are easy target. Any body studied their plight and compared with other country ? we have to question our selves on this front.
Can't we find out the origin of these SMSs? We are tech-savvy,we claim so! The
Karnataka Police can do it. But the central Govt's IB agency's help is a must
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