October 11th 2023.
Mira-Bhayandar: The Naya Nagar police in Mira Road are on the lookout for an unidentified person causing trouble by passing fake information on the Dial 112 police emergency helpline. Several times, the patrolling teams have been sent on a wild goose chase.
On Tuesday morning, Anwar Shaikh, the beat marshal, received a call on his Dial 112 mobile data terminal device about a woman being physically assaulted in the Naya Nagar area. He and the cops immediately reached the location only to find that the information was fake. Shaikh tried to reach the caller, but the phone was unreachable.
What's more, within minutes, the cops received another call which also turned out to be false. Shaikh contacted the control room officials who informed him that such calls had been made since September 1, 2023. After registering an offense against the caller under section 182 of the IPC, the police are still on the lookout for the person.
Hoax calls can have serious repercussions. Not only do they congest the communication network, but they also disrupt the operations of the already overburdened police force. It is important to remember that if convicted, the hoax caller can be punished with imprisonment, fine, or both, for a maximum of six months.
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