Police can't take, check your phone without permission: Bengaluru top-cop clarifies
Bengaluru: The City Police Commissioner Kamal Pant informed that “Without obtaining permission, no police official must inspect mobile phones. If such instances are seen happening, bring them to my attention”, he said.
“Bengaluru police does not approve of taking over mobile phones under any pretext. We strongly disapprove of any such act. If you come across such an incident, immediately share the details about the place, and license number of the Hoysala vehicle, and bring this to our attention. Action will be taken against such police personnel”, the commissioner said.
In the background of several complaints against the Bengaluru Patrol police on Twitter about them troubling the public by taking away their mobile phones and unnecessarily asking personal questions, the Bengaluru City Commissioner took to Twitter and issued a clarification.
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— Kamal Pant, IPS. ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ಆಯುಕ್ತರು, ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ನಗರ. (@CPBlr) April 2, 2022
Hoysala No (3 digits - written on the sides)
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Strict action shall be taken against such officers.
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Delhi Police registers case in connection with doctored videos of Home Minister Amit Shah
New Delhi, Apr 28: The Delhi Police registered a case on Sunday after a complaint by the Ministry of Home Affairs in connection with the doctored videos of Union Home Minister Amit Shah being circulated on social media platforms, officials said.
The Special Cell has registered an FIR under various sections of the IPC and relevant provision of the IT Act, they said. Sources in the Special Cell said that now arrests are likely to follow across the country.
According to the complaint filed by Sinku Sharan Singh, DC, Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C), some doctored videos are being circulated on social media with "the intent of creating disharmony among communities which is likely to affect public tranquility and public order."
According to the complainant, links from which the videos were shared were also attached for further action.
A copy of the FIR was also sent to the IFSO unit of the Delhi Cyber Police.
