City police will soon be seen roaming the Mumbai streets with laptops in their hands, in search of unsecured Wifi connections.

In an initiative taken by the Mumbai police, against the backdrop of terror mails sent before blasts and terror attacks, police will be sent to various locations in the city in search of unsecured Wifi connections.

"If a particular place's Wifi is not password-protected or secured, then the policemen at the spot has the authority to issue notice to the owner of the Wifi connection directing him to secure the connection," deputy commissioner of police (DCP) Sanjay Mohite told PTI.

The notice will be issued by the police under section 149 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), which is to prevent the commission of a cognisable offence.

The step was taken at a conference today where around 80 police personnel were present to learn about Wifi connections and cybercrime.

Terror mails were sent through unsecured Wifi connections prior to the Delhi and Ahmedabad blasts. While the mail sent before the Ahmedabad blasts was traced to the residence of US national Kenneth Heywood in Navi Mumbai, the mail sent prior to the Delhi blast was traced to a residence in suburban Chembur.

The Wifi connections in both cases were unsecured. X

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