New Delhi: The Twitter handles of Rahul Gandhi and the Congress which were recently hacked were operated from five countries, including the US, Delhi Police today said.
The Economic Offences Wing (EOW), which is probing the matter, received a reply around three-four days ago from Twitter headquarters on the Internet Protocol (IP) addresses used by the hackers to send derogatory tweets from these accounts, a senior police officer said.
"We have got to know that the IP addresses from where the accounts were accessed don't fall under our jurisdiction. The Twitter handle logs show both the accounts were operated from five countries - Sweden, Romania, the US, Canada and Thailand. We will write to the Internet service providers of these countries to share details of users with us and that is how the investigation will proceed," the officer said.
Analysis of the data shows that the accounts were accessed from these countries on November 30 from 9.15 pm to 9.30 pm and from 10:30 am on December 1, the officer added.
In case, police do not get the necessary details, they might have to initiate the process of sending Letters Rogatory to competent courts in these countries for assistance, sources said.
According to the officer, police are yet to get log details of the Congress website from the party's server.
Police had lodged two FIRs in connection with the hacking of the two Twitter accounts, the party website and the email accounts of Congress and Mr Gandhi on December 1 following two complaints from Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala to the EOW.
Mr Gandhi's Twitter account was hacked on November 30 and some remarks full of expletives were posted.
On December 1, his email account was also hacked, the party had claimed.
Two cases under section 66 of IT Act were registered, police had said.
The Economic Offences Wing (EOW), which is probing the matter, received a reply around three-four days ago from Twitter headquarters on the Internet Protocol (IP) addresses used by the hackers to send derogatory tweets from these accounts, a senior police officer said.
"We have got to know that the IP addresses from where the accounts were accessed don't fall under our jurisdiction. The Twitter handle logs show both the accounts were operated from five countries - Sweden, Romania, the US, Canada and Thailand. We will write to the Internet service providers of these countries to share details of users with us and that is how the investigation will proceed," the officer said.
In case, police do not get the necessary details, they might have to initiate the process of sending Letters Rogatory to competent courts in these countries for assistance, sources said.
Advertisement
Police had lodged two FIRs in connection with the hacking of the two Twitter accounts, the party website and the email accounts of Congress and Mr Gandhi on December 1 following two complaints from Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala to the EOW.
Advertisement
On December 1, his email account was also hacked, the party had claimed.
Advertisement
COMMENTS
Advertisement
"Take Immediate Action": Rahul Gandhi On INDIA's Bihar Ally Brutal Murder "Demand Of Every Patriotic Indian Is...": Rahul Gandhi On Doda Terror Attack Did Rahul Gandhi And Kamala Harris Speak On Phone? What Her Office Said Amid Huge Row, Karnataka Pauses Bill For Reservation In Private Sector Firms Travel Influencer Aanvi Kamdar Dies After Falling Off A Waterfall Near Mumbai Joe Biden Tests Positive For Covid As Age Worries Mount At UN, India Calls For Immediate Ceasefire In Gaza, Release Of Hostages West Bengal BJP Leaders Seek Demand Accountability Amid Electoral Setback All About Travel Influencer Aanvi Kamdar Who Died After Falling Off A Waterfall Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.