When two special task forces of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, comprising several hundred personnel, chased the elusive bandit Veerappan across Sathyamangalam
forests for more than a decade, they had very little by way of
sophisticated gadgets to guide them -perhaps just night vision goggles
that were higher in scale than those used by any other force then in the
country. The Global Positioning System (GPS) equipment was not so
embedded as it is today. Choppers, instead of micro drones, were used to
scour the deep jungles, but the loud noise of the whirring blades gave
the game away. It took decades for police of two states and the task
forces to finally hunt down Veerappan in October 2004.
"Technology is advancing by leaps and bounds every few years. Today, terrorist groups are carrying out online indoctrination without the identity of the main person behind it being revealed," said K Vijay Kumar, senior security adviser in the ministry of home affairs, who led the Veerappan operation.
"Micro drones would have helped us gain more access to Veerappan's dens and nab him more quickly. The concept of terrorist attacks has taken a new meaning today and it is a constant race between governments and terror groups to keep ahead in cyber space," said Vijay Kumar.
Amidst a surge in cyber terrorism and use of technology in attacks, India is under pressure to counter transnational and domestic terrorist groups by investing more in key institutions and manpower to monitor cyberspace.
"Technology is advancing by leaps and bounds every few years. Today, terrorist groups are carrying out online indoctrination without the identity of the main person behind it being revealed," said K Vijay Kumar, senior security adviser in the ministry of home affairs, who led the Veerappan operation.
"Micro drones would have helped us gain more access to Veerappan's dens and nab him more quickly. The concept of terrorist attacks has taken a new meaning today and it is a constant race between governments and terror groups to keep ahead in cyber space," said Vijay Kumar.
Amidst a surge in cyber terrorism and use of technology in attacks, India is under pressure to counter transnational and domestic terrorist groups by investing more in key institutions and manpower to monitor cyberspace.
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