GUWAHATI: Guwahati town police commissioner Hiren Chandra Nath fell prey to cybercrime when a Facebook account, presupposed to be his, surfaced on Monday. The discovery got here amid a crackdown on social media rumour-mongers introduced by means of Assam Police after two males had been lynched on account of social media rumours.
Assam Police headquarters declared the account as faux quickly after it got here to mild. "A case has been registered at Panbazar police station. Investigation is on," Nath told TOI. The account, then again, may just now not be discovered, on the time of submitting this file and is thought to had been deactivated. tnn
"I do not have a Facebook account," the commissioner stated.
In the aftermath of the Karbi Anglong lynching, when Nilotpal Das and Abhijeet Nath had been killed by means of a mob after social media rumours had been circulated that they had been child-lifters, police had been on the vigil regarding all social media task.
"Strict action is being taken against all miscreants who indulge in activities that can breach public order and tranquility," Assam DGP Kuladhar Saikia stated.
Assam Police have beefed up cyber patrolling, as a part of which a tech-savvy group of cops will observe on-line task and take motion if they arrive across anything else objectionable. "We request citizens not to take part in spreading such messages and inform Assam Police on call or WhatsApp if they come across such hate messages to maintain peace and public safety," Assam Police tweeted after the killings.
Assam Police headquarters declared the account as faux quickly after it got here to mild. "A case has been registered at Panbazar police station. Investigation is on," Nath told TOI. The account, then again, may just now not be discovered, on the time of submitting this file and is thought to had been deactivated. tnn
"I do not have a Facebook account," the commissioner stated.
In the aftermath of the Karbi Anglong lynching, when Nilotpal Das and Abhijeet Nath had been killed by means of a mob after social media rumours had been circulated that they had been child-lifters, police had been on the vigil regarding all social media task.
"Strict action is being taken against all miscreants who indulge in activities that can breach public order and tranquility," Assam DGP Kuladhar Saikia stated.
Assam Police have beefed up cyber patrolling, as a part of which a tech-savvy group of cops will observe on-line task and take motion if they arrive across anything else objectionable. "We request citizens not to take part in spreading such messages and inform Assam Police on call or WhatsApp if they come across such hate messages to maintain peace and public safety," Assam Police tweeted after the killings.
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