Web desk: Panic spread at a private bank in Bangalore, India, after customers saw the bank’s Wi-Fi network named “Pakistan Zindabad.”
According to the Indian media, customers who were trying to connect to the bank’s Wi-Fi were shocked to find a Wi-Fi network named “Pakistan Zindabad in the list of available connections.
What seemed like a joke soon turned serious when it was confirmed that the Wi-Fi belonged to the bank.
Locals were shocked to see the Wi-Fi name and feared the involvement of ‘anti-national’ or ‘extremist’ elements just by the name of the Wi-Fi network in the area, reports the Indian Media.
The incident took place in Kallubalu village of India, under Jigani police limits on the outskirts of Bengaluru. The Indian Police has registered a non-cognizable report (NCR) and started investigating, according to Indian Media.
The bank’s management ‘panicked’ after learning about the issue. The IT team was told to change the Wi-Fi name immediately, and police and security officials were informed as well.
Members of Bajrang Dal, a youth wing of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), also filed a complaint, calling it an “anti-national act” and claiming it might be part of a bigger plan.
Bank officials later said that a local technician had recently serviced the Wi-Fi device and might have changed the name as a prank.
Police have registered a case and launched a search for the technician, who has not yet been found. The man’s phone is switched off.
The incident has caused debate on social media over digital responsibility and sensitivity in India.
Wi-Fi Named ‘Pakistan Zindabad: Bajrang Dal
Bajrang Dal is the youth wing of the Hindu nationalist group Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP). Human rights groups and critics have described it as an extremist organisation.
The group follows the Hindutva ideology and has been linked to anti-minority violence, mainly targeting Muslims and Christians.
Former RSS leader Yashwant Shinde said that Hindu extremist groups like the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Vishwa Hindu Parishad, and Bajrang Dal are involved in terrorist activities in India.
He made these remarks during a Congressional briefing in Washington, organised by several human rights organisations, including the Indian American Muslim Council.
Shinde claimed that RSS and its allied groups planned several bomb blasts across India in the 2000s to help the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) win elections.
He also said that India’s investigation agencies never arrested the main RSS leaders who were behind the attacks.
