Indian Politics

Gujarat Police Set to Question Google Over 5 Lakh Fake Gmail IDs in Hoax Bombs

Hindustan Times44m
THE BRIEF
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Gujarat Police uncovered a criminal syndicate that used over 5,13,847 fake Gmail accounts to send inter-state bomb threats since 2022.

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Authorities plan to formally question Google and ask for policy changes to prevent security safeguards from being bypassed.

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The investigation was triggered after a hoax bomb threat was sent on September 10 ahead of the New Delhi BRICS summit.