Don't believe in rumours of 'deadly' phone calls

The city has recently seen a slew of rumours doing the rounds on mobile phones, cautioning about calls coming from a few specific numbers, which would allegedly cause physical harm to the recipient.

On Thursday, the situation aggravated after rumours about deaths after answering such calls also started doing the rounds. Media houses got several calls enquiring about the 'danger' numbers and whether they had caused any deaths in the city or led to blasts of cellphones.

The police control room was also flooded with calls and enquiries. There was a call at the control room about a nine-year-old girl allegedly dying at Subhas Nagar and another of a teenager's death due to bleeding from ears after receiving the call at Siras Peth.

Police commissionerAnkush Dhanvijay said the police were looking into the complaints, and there was no need to panic.

A technical expert on cell phone technology clarified that there was no need to panic. The message must be a prank or marketing gimmick. As of now, there is no indication from any technical expert about any danger from any numbers.

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