Madhya Pradesh: Rohingya hoax goes viral, cops issue advisory

  • | Sunday | 9th September, 2018

Police have formed a Cyber Suraksha Samiti to keep a watch on social media rumours in Singrauli and surrounding regions. The viral message comes with video footage of a woman police officer warning people against the ‘crying baby ruse’. Please pass this message to all groups.” It’s signed “Bhopal CSP”, making it seem like it’s a genuine police alert. We will issue a release against such rumours,” said DIG Dharmendra Chaudhary.Cops keep watch on social mediaIn Indore, police have already posted a message on their social media page that this message is a hoax. Groups of 15 to 20 armed Rohingyas are roaming around the city with women and babies.

BHOPAL: After social media rumours regarding organ robbers led to a lynching and a series of mob attacks in Madhya Pradesh, there’s a chilling new hoax going viral: of “armed Rohingyas on the prowl”.A hoax message that has exploded on social media in Bhopal and Indore says: “Don’t open the door at night if you hear babies crying. Groups of 15 to 20 armed Rohingyas are roaming around the city with women and babies. They can come any time after 2am. When you hear a baby crying, please don’t open the door. Please pass this message to all groups.” It’s signed “Bhopal CSP”, making it seem like it’s a genuine police alert. The same message is being forwarded as an “advisory by Indore CSP” in Malwa region.Police, alarmed by the message and its potential for trouble, plan to circulate messages to say police have not issued any such alert. “I don’t now where it has come from. We will issue a release against such rumours,” said DIG Dharmendra Chaudhary.Cops keep watch on social mediaIn Indore, police have already posted a message on their social media page that this message is a hoax. The viral message comes with video footage of a woman police officer warning people against the ‘crying baby ruse’. The exact location of this footage is not clear, but it’s believed to have originated in Jharkhand or Odisha Police are on an overdrive to clamp down on WhatsApp hoaxes because social media rumours have led to the lynching of a woman in Singrauli and at least four deadly mob attacks. Police have formed a Cyber Suraksha Samiti to keep a watch on social media rumours in Singrauli and surrounding regions.

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