It is time to deal with hoax callers and the like in the harshest possible way.
Tiger Shroff. File Pic
The Khar police have booked a disgruntled employee of a private security agency for raising a false alarm about a supposed murder plot targeting actor Tiger Shroff.
The accused called the Mumbai Police Control Room recently and alleged that two senior employees of a private security agency were plotting to kill Shroff for a contract of Rs 2 lakh, said a report in our paper.
The police official also said that the accused went as far as claiming that he had personally supplied the weapons and handed over R2 lakh to the alleged contract killers. Then, an investigation showed there was no such plot, and the accused wanted to settle scores with some individuals he had named in his call.
It is time to deal with hoax callers and the like in the harshest possible way. They may have any motive but these calls are disruptive and can be very dangerous.
We have seen these hoax threats increasing, with emails also used to threaten and intimidate. Sometimes, callers do this for instant fame. At other times, it is for some thrills. Yet other times, there are more complicated motives, like in this case. Any which way, they cannot be justified, and hoax callers doing this for ‘fun’ or other reasons need to be dealt with very severely and feel the full, crushing weight of the law.
An awareness campaign driven by the police about the gravity of these offences may be needed. The hoax caller often pulls resources needed elsewhere to somebody else, wastes precious time and may create an atmosphere of stress, strain and alarm.
The hoax is not funny or cool. It is infantile and criminal, and people should know through growing awareness and actions that consequences can be extremely serious. Penalties should teach a lesson to others, thinking they can get away with pulling a fast one, for any reason.
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