#Centre blocks 14 apps used for spreading terror in J&K https://t.co/v4a4xdBHf6
— Greater Kashmir (@GreaterKashmir) May 2, 2023
After getting inputs from intelligence agencies, the Centre has blocked 14 messenger mobile applications that were largely used in Jammu and Kashmir
...a disputed territory lying between India and Pakistain. After partition, the Paks grabbed half of it and call it Azad (Free) Kashmir. The remainder they refer to as "Indian Occupied Kashmir". They have fought four wars with India over it, the score currently 4-0 in New Delhi's favor. After 72 years of this nonsense, India cut the Gordian knot in 2019, removing the area's special status, breaking off Ladakh as a separate state, and allowing people from other areas to settle (or in the case of the Pandits, to resettle) there....
for spreading terror, sources said.
According to sources, turbans used these mobile applications in Kashmir to communicate with their supporters and Over Ground Workers (OGWs).
"Agencies keep track of channels used by OGWs and turbans to communicate among themselves. While tracking down one of the communications, agencies found that the mobile application does not have representatives in India and it is difficult to track down activities happening on the app," an official said.
Thereafter, with the help of other intelligence agencies operating in Kashmir, a list of such apps was prepared that pose a threat to national security and do not follow Indian laws.
"After getting the list prepared, the concerned ministry was informed of the request to ban these mobile applications. These apps have been blocked under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000," the official added.
In official communications to higher-ups, the intelligence agencies informed that these apps were spreading terror propaganda in Kashmir.
Sources said these apps include Crypviser, Enigma, Safeswiss, Wickrme, Mediafire, Briar, BChat, Nandbox, Conion, IMO, Element, Second Line, Zangi and Theema.
| One India adds: |
The banned apps include Safeswiss, Wickrme, Mediafire, Briar, BChat, Nandbox, Conion, IMO, Crypviser, Enigma, Element, Second line, Zangi, and Threema.
The government said that these apps were banned under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 because 'they were found to be spreading terror propaganda and inciting youths in Jammu and Kashmir.'
According to reports, the mobile applications were used by terrorists in Pakistan to send coded messages to overground workers and other operatives in the Kashmir valley.