‘We are monitoring all profiles, content being uploaded’: SP Tahir Ashraf
Srinagar : The Cyber police Kashmir urged youth to be prudent while using social media platforms and not to be lured by online fraudsters.
SP Cyber police Kashmir Tahir Ashraf told news agency KINS, “While we cannot curb access to the internet, there is a need to increase awareness on the evils that lurk in the cyber world. I urge the people especially youth to be alert and thoughtful while using social media platforms and not to be lured by online fraudsters” the SP said.
He said that the awareness programme for use of social media has been started by Cyber Police Station Kashmir, Zone, Srinagar to aware the General public for best use of social media.
He further said that the Cyber Police Kashmir is monitoring all the profiles and the content being uploaded by the users. “We at Cyber Police Station are also exploring the possibilities of invoking all the appropriate provisions of law available against such users” he added.
Meanwhile in a statement issued to KINS the cyber police said that 08 FIRs have been registered in Kashmir zone for misuse of social media. “There have been a lot of reports of misusing of social media sites particularly Facebook, Twitter and Instagram besides other by the miscreants who are using fake and anonymous names”.
The statement further said that the anonymity of the profiles of users is of no defense and we can track them and bring them to face the law. Whenever, any information with regard to misuse of social media is observed, a prompt response/action is to be made by the Cyber Police Station Kashmir Zone. One of the examples is that on 14.04.2020, a fake new was uploaded on facebook wherein a morphed picture of Lalchowk Gantaghar Srinagar has been shown with a flag of Pakistan occupied Kashmir. Immediately the FIR was registered, accused were identified and arrested under the provisions of law”.
“During the recently monitoring and patrolling of Social Media platforms viz. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Whatsapp and linkedin, there has been instances where some of the users were found posting fake news, fake documents, incriminating / hateful posts and posts to glorify terrorists or promote terrorist’s ideologies by using fake identity”.
“These kinds of posts not only destabilize the social fabric and disturb order in the society, but also escalate terrorist activities. On the identification of such posts, action under relevant sections of law was initiated and FIRs were registered at various Police Stations and Cyber Police Station of Kashmir Zone, Srinagar respectively. So far 08 FIRs have been registered against such users in the different Police Stations of Kashmir Zone including Cyber Police Station Kashmir, Srinagar. (KINS)
