IN a fresh twist to the Nupur Sharma controversy, hackers from Muslim-majority nations such as Malaysia and Indonesia have reportedly started a cyber war against India over the controversial remarks made by Sharma, a former spokesperson of the South Asian country’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Prophet Muhammad.
The crime branch of Ahmedabad Police in the western state of Gujarat confirmed this to India Today TV.
It was reported that hackers group DragonForce Malaysia and Hacktivist Indonesia initiated the cyber attacks and appealed to Muslim sympathisers from across the world to launch the attacks on India, they said.
Officials at Ahmedabad’s cyber crime team have written to the governments of Malaysia and Indonesia and to Interpol for a look-out notice against the groups.
They added that more than 2,000 websites have been hacked into, including those of the Thane Police in Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh Police and a news channel in Assam.
The channel went dark during a live broadcast and the flag of Pakistan appeared.
“Respect The Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad S.A.W.W” ran on the lower band of the channel, with the text “hacked by team revolution PK” on the ticker.
The cyber criminals also reportedly circulated the personal details of Sharma, including her address, online.
Personal details of several people have also been leaked online.
Sharma was suspended after her remarks on a television debate in May sparked a massive row which even saw diplomatic backlashes as a number of Muslim nations, including some friendly ones in the Middle East, slammed New Delhi and summoned its envoys.
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