THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The police have started a high level probe into the alleged breach of data from the mobile app used by the police to monitor the movement of cured Covid-19 patients in Kannur and Kasaragod.

The investigation team has recorded the statements of the complainants. Police on Wednesday reached their houses in Kasargod and recorded the statements.

Those who had received private companies’ calls seeking details of Covid patients had given their complaints to the chief minister.

State Crime Records Bureau ADGP Sudesh Kumar had been assigned the task.

State Police Chief Loknath Behera on Monday had received several complaints demanding a detailed probe into the incident. The decision to probe the matter by an officer of the rank of ADGP was taken after Kannur district cyber cell conducted a preliminary probe.

The preliminary investigation revealed that the data was leaked from the mobile app used by the police to keep track of people cured of the pandemic. Though the officials acknowledge that the data got compromised from the app, it’s not known whether it was due to any technical flaw.

Meanwhile, the police have got the hints that the caller who contacted Kasargod Covid patients was a private company in Bengaluru.
This is a company that is engaged in pooling of information and making data base. Sanjay Routh Kumar and Tapaswini Routh are company’s directors.

Earlier, doctors of some private hospitals had called up cured patients, inviting them to their hospitals for further treatment. Some callers even introduced themselves as officers from Bengaluru Covid cell.