We have seen too many of these ‘fake’ calls and ‘revenge’ calls to the police. Some of these may be threats done for a lark, or another flippant motive. The others are to harass the target, intimidate, or even spoil a name with the general public.

This seems to be happening too many times and there should now be a concerted effort to name and shame these perpetrators. This results in a colossal and criminal loss of time, stressing out an already strained police force. The cops could be following a genuine lead and case during the time they are sent to hare after these deliberately ‘bogus’ tip offs. There is total stress and panic for the target too and sometimes even though wrong, the public may continue being suspicious which causes considerable damage to reputation.

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Take all these factors into consideration and take action against the culprits. The punitive action should do both—bite and act as a deterrent for others.