An inspector addresses migrant employees in Chennai to dispel their fears.
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A video of a Tamil-speaking man abusing and assaulting a number of migrant employees travelling on prepare went viral final month. No migrant employee filed a criticism with the police, who have been clueless concerning the prepare by which the incident occurred. After finding out the sequences, the railway police traced the abuser to Villupuram.
While the difficulty appeared to finish there, rumours unfold on social media on March 1 and misinformation unfold in States like Bihar that Hindi-speaking employees have been attacked by Tamils within the State. The scenario worsened when extra pretend movies circulated on social media. The police acted shortly, assured the migrants of their security and introduced the scenario underneath management.
DGP C. Sylendra Babu instructed The Hindu that rumours unfold thick and quick. Yet, the police have gained expertise in tackling rumours. Now they know the measures to be taken to counter pretend messages, the right way to coordinate with the police in different States, and the right way to persuade members of the general public that there aren’t any untoward incidents as claimed within the messages. The social media groups have been skilled with the assistance of social media middleman companies and officers know the way messages of misinformation are trending and the right way to hint them. “We will do diligent and advance monitoring and take pre-emptive action,” he stated.
The police grew to become fairly lively on the social media after the violence on a faculty campus in Kallakurichi district, triggered by WhatsApp messages following the dying of a lady scholar. There are 37 social media monitoring cells within the districts and 9 in cities. In the current concern, discover was despatched to all newspapers, YouTube channels and Twitter. Almost 70 posts have been taken down instantly, together with a submit by the official deal with of the BJP’s Bihar unit.
Mr. Babu stated he had put out a video initially, saying it was all misinformation. Further, the police warned that those that unfold these messages can be prosecuted. Officers have been posted to liaison with the Bihar police and Chief Minister. Incidentally, the Assembly was in session and the well timed denial and clarification issued by Chief Minister M.Okay. Stalin, the police and industrialists helped to ease the tempers.
The providers of all Hindi-speaking cops in Tamil Nadu have been used. “We shared videos of the message in Hindi so that they [the migrant workers] had no doubts about what we were saying,” he stated. Since Holi was nearing, the migrant employees began returning house en bloc. An excellent variety of them purchased the misinformation. The police spoke to the employers and requested them to speak with the employees. Police patrols have been intensified and the Collectors and the Superintendents of Police went to the sector to revive normalcy.
Source: www.thehindu.com
