In the conference of Directors General of Police to be held in Bhubaneswar from 29 November to 1 December next week, measures to deal with the increasing incidents of bomb rumours in airplanes and hotels will be discussed.

In the annual conference organized by the Intelligence Bureau (IB), internal security challenges are discussed and a report is also given on the implementation of the decisions taken in them. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, along with Director Generals of Police of all states and central forces will participate in the meeting.

A fake bomb threat was made at the hotel

According to highly placed sources, for the first time in the meeting, the bomb rumours in airplanes and hotels have been considered as a new internal security challenge and have been put up for discussion. According to a senior official, the way fake bomb threats were given in dozens of airplanes and hotels in a single day, it points towards a big conspiracy. Due to a bomb rumour, the airline company incurs a loss of Rs. 3 crores due to the search of the airplane and delay in the flight.

Obviously, the security agencies are looking at this as a conspiracy to harm India's economic interests. The senior officer said that till now there is no concrete law to deal with such rumors. At present, giving a fake bomb threat is not a cognizable offense, due to which the accused gets immediate bail.

The increasing activities of criminal gangs will also be discussed

Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu has already announced amendment in the law to make it a cognizable offence and to provide for severe punishment. The senior official said that other measures including stringent laws can be discussed in detail to deal with this problem. Along with this, the meeting will also discuss the increasing activities of organised criminal gangs operating in India from foreign soil, and breaking the nexus of criminal gangs with drug smugglers and terrorist organisations.

A detailed presentation will be given on the growing challenges of cyber fraud

The senior officer said that this issue has already been discussed in the conference and many decisions were taken, the report submitted by the Director Generals of Police on the implementation of those decisions will also be discussed and further strategy will be decided. Along with this, the challenges posed by organized cyber crime and online fraud being run from Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar and the measures to deal with it will also be discussed. A detailed presentation will be given by the Indian Cyber ​​Crime Coordination Center of the Home Ministry on the growing challenges of cyber fraud and measures to deal with it will be discussed.