The unidentified IPS official allegedly posed as the Home Secretary to obtain confidential details of the Bengaluru Safe City project.
An IPS officer in Bengaluru has been scanned for phishing. The officer allegedly posed as the Secretary of the Interior by phone and email to access classified information related to the Bengaluru Safe City Project bidding process. Police officers have brought this to the attention of Chief Secretary TM Vijay Bhaskar and have requested an investigation. The officer’s intervention caught their attention recently.
According to TOI, the IPS official posed as the Secretary of the Interior for personal interests. She was reportedly not linked to the project and the Department of the Interior, aware of the matter, is taking appropriate action.
However, Bengaluru Police Commissioner Kamal Pant said: “The proposal was being drafted by an independent management consultancy that we hired. They received an email from a third party asking about the details and they notified us. In addition, we notify the government. “
“The motivation behind the act of impersonation of said officer is unknown. We can talk about it only after we have investigated thoroughly. The accusations have yet to be proven; once they are, we will initiate the necessary disciplinary action, “he added when asked about the investigation and the imminent action against said official.
The selection process of the service provider for the design, implementation and maintenance of the Safe City project is underway. When asked if this incident will affect the selection process, the Commissioner said: “The incident will have no direct effect on the bidding process. We will accept the offers in January ”. The findings of the investigation will be reported to the government, he said.
Chief Secretary TM Vijay Bhaskar was not available for comment.
What is Safe City Project?
The Safe City Project is an initiative of the Union government to make cities safer for women and children. The project will be carried out within the framework of the Nirbhaya Fund, a corpus of 10 billion rupees announced by the Union government, under which CCTV cameras, panic buttons, surveillance systems will be installed and crimes will be mapped. in cities using a geographic information system (GIS). . The government of the Union will bear 60% of the cost, while the remaining 40% will be borne by the respective state governments.
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