Interestingly, the last mock drill was conducted in 1971 during the Indo-Pakistani war. India conducted extensive civil defence mock drills to prepare its civilian population for potential wartime emergencies.
In the current scenario, with the wide use of internet and social media platforms, the role of the cyber security wings of the police is crucial to deal with misinformation to thwart plans to foment trouble through social media channels.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has instructed the administration to conduct the exercise, which will include blackout simulations, air raid sirens, evacuation drills, and public training sessions to prepare for war-like emergencies
Shalibanda police station of Hyderabad Police Commissionerate, has been ranked as the 8th best police station in India by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
According to the FIR, a copy of which is in possession of IANS, the MHA, in its complaint, stated that it has been found that some doctored videos are being circulated by users of Facebook and Twitter.