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SME Times News Bureau | 17 Aug, 2012
The government Friday banned bulk SMS and MMS messages for 15 days in
view of the exodus of people from the northeast from cities like
Bangalore, Pune and Hyderabad following rumours that they would be
attacked.
"We will detect those who are spreading rumours. Those
responsible for the exodus from Bangalore will not go scot free," union
Home Secretary R.K. Singh told reporters here.
He said the
situation in Bangalore was in control after security forces had been
deployed and authorities held meetings with people from the northeast
and minorities.
"The police commissioner and the chief minister
said northeastern people are safe in Bangalore... and after the meeting,
people have stopped leaving the city," he said.
Referring to the
situation in Assam, he said two minor incidents had taken place. "These
were isolated incidents. The situation is fully under control in Assam
and you cannot call them fresh violence. We need to investigate these
matters."
Wild rumours have been spreading that people from the
northeast region would be attacked after Eid Aug 20 to avenge the recent
ethnic violence in Assam, in which more than 74 people were killed.
The
rumours have caused over 5,000 students from northeast fleeing to
Guwahati from Bangalore by special trains till late Wednesday.
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