Statistics from search engine Google have revealed that Delhi, Mahape and Mumbai occupy the top three spots respectively on the list of Indian cities that saw the highest number of searches on ‘How to make a bomb’ last month.
Statistics from search engine Google have revealed that Delhi, Mahape and Mumbai occupy the top three spots respectively on the list of Indian cities that saw the highest number of searches on ‘How to make a bomb’ last month. According to the website, the values are based on partial data and may change.
The data has been compiled by Google Insights, the search engine’s unit on advanced analysed data. Places are given an index between 1 and 100, depending on the number of searches on a particular topic. The index ‘100’ is assigned to the place that tops the list.
Delhi was rated ‘100’ while analysing data from Indian cities about searches on the bomb-making procedure. Mahape, a small industrial pocket on the outskirts of Mumbai, ranked second with an index of ‘87’. Mumbai stood at the third place with ‘59’, followed by Chennai with ‘39’ and Bangalore with ‘36’. In the Maharashtra-specific data, Mahape topped with ‘100’, while Mumbai was second with ‘66’.
The maximum number of searches on the subject was recorded in September 2008. As per the website’s forecast, the number is once again going to see a rise in October this year.
In terms of other similar search topics, like ‘RDX’, Punjab topped in the sub-region volume index, followed by Maharashtra. Mahape topped in the city search volume index, while Mumbai was second with an index of 98.
Mahape is a place known for industrial establishments, including IT companies and BPO offices. Only a small part of the town is used for residential accommodation. This indicates that at least some of the internet users trying to find out how to make a bomb are doing so from these organisations instead of from home.
“This is a dangerous trend, wherein educated people from small towns are misusing technology to procure information, possibly for destructive purposes. Security agencies need to keep a watch on the trend and ensure that the dissemination of such information is restricted,” said a former intelligence officer.
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