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Kasargod: Cyber police keeping eye on WhatsApp, public asked to be alert

  •   Thu, Feb 12 2015 03:16:41 PM

Stephan Kayyar
Daijiworld Media Network - Kasargod

Kasargod, Feb 12: The cyber cell of the Kasargod police department has been keeping an eye on WhatsApp activities within the district to control cyber crimes. Recently three cases were booked pertaining to cyber offences committed through cell phones.

The cyber cell is believed to be collecting data on hundreds of WhatsApp groups. It is common knowledge that people from all walks of life including students and professionals belong to WhatsApp groups where they send messages to one another. Sometimes wrong and fake messages are sent which lead to tensions.

Police have requested the general public not to become members of unknown groups. Whenever unpleasant or communal messages are posted, one should immediately leave the group. The administrator of the group and the people who forward the messages would be held responsible under the IT Act and the IPC. These are non-bailable offences. People just cannot get away saying that they are ignorant of law, said the police.

Police have instructed the public to inform them in case they find any groups/individuals spreading rumours or inciting hatred through WhatsApp.
  

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  • psp, Mangalore

    Fri, Feb 13 2015

    this kind of a comment it self shows how proud ur in india ....

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  • Raj, Mangalore

    Thu, Feb 12 2015

    How on earth are these so called cyber cells tracking whatsapp messages despite encryption and local storage of messages. Seems like false propaganda

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Thu, Feb 12 2015

    Cancel all FAKE ID's on WhatsApp, Twitter and Facebook ...

    DisAgree [7] Agree [23] Reply Report Abuse

  • Vellano1, Mumbai

    Thu, Feb 12 2015

    lol... what fake id in Whatsapp dude? it is active only with your phone number/and phone number gets acivated post erification ..! no matter what you forward - all can be traced! vhe vhe vhe

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Fri, Feb 13 2015

    Vellano, many people carry 8 - 10 sim cards ...

    DisAgree [7] Agree [7] Reply Report Abuse

  • Prakash, Mangalore

    Thu, Feb 12 2015

    Useless political parties are very worried now. They are thinking this is Kejriwal's WhatsAAP?

    DisAgree [9] Agree [11] Reply Report Abuse

  • ISMAIL K PERINJE, PERINJE

    Thu, Feb 12 2015

    Some of us in this forum also need to be cautious

    Like RR/PR/MR/RSRB/KKR/ABCDEF etc...

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  • Bollu, Mangalore

    Thu, Feb 12 2015

    Through Facebook,Whatsapp and other social media crap information is spread.People don't bother to check the correctness,origin and motive of the information.Police are right in making it clear that RULE IS RULE,EVEN FOR A FOOL.

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  • SAHIL AHMED, INDIA

    Thu, Feb 12 2015

    COMMUNTAL GROUPS BELONGING TO HINDU IDEOLOGIES ARE THE NUMBER ONE TENSION CREATORS IN THE COUNTRY. FIRST OF ALL PUNISH THESE HINDU GOONS UNDER IPC AND PUT THEM BEHIND THE BARS AND MAKE THEIR ACTS AS NON-BAILABLE. EVERYTHING ELSE WILL BE FINE BY DEFAULT IN INDIA. POLICE NEED TO BE EDUCATED DURING COMMUNAL CLASES BY THE HINDU IDEOLOGISTS. IT SO HAPPENS POLICE JOING THE SAFRON FLAGS AND WEARING KHAKI TRY TO HARASS THE MINORITIES LIKE MUSLIMS AND CHRISTIANS. DON'T BEAT AROUND THE BUSH BY TAKING SO SILLY THE SOCIAL MEDIAS LIKE WHATS APP AND FACEBOOK IN REPLACE TO BD, VHP, SENE, RSS, BJP ETC. HOPE THE MESSAGE IS CLEAR TO THE EVERY SENSIBLE AND EDUCATED CITIZEN OF INDIA.

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  • vellano1, Mumbai

    Thu, Feb 12 2015

    LOL.. is this the FATWA? why you stopped only in INDIA.. I suppsoe there is peace , in rest of the world? vhe vhe vhe

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  • Abdul Rafiq, Uchila / Udupi

    Thu, Feb 12 2015

    Some people engaged with spreading the false propaganda, self created stories, modified photos or pictures. Police have to stop this from the base and culprits should punish them severely. These kind of messages creating unnecessary tensions in the society.

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  • Changu, kateel

    Thu, Feb 12 2015

    What about social media comment

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  • Ahmed, Doha / Mangalooru

    Thu, Feb 12 2015

    Good. Also please keep a track of people who keep sending same vdos repeatedly. Arrest them also.

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  • CONRAD JOHN TAURO, SHIRVA/UDUPI/DUBAI

    Thu, Feb 12 2015

    What about GoldApp...?

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