The Indian Army has asked its officers and personnel to remove all the pictures and information showing their affiliation to the service from their personal profiles on social networking websites,such as Facebook,Twitter and Orkut. As per the circular issued in October last year,all officers and personnel have been asked to remove such pictures and information from their respective profiles in three months and that deadline expires in the next few days,Army sources said here. Any officer found to be continuing to display his affiliation will be dealt with strictly,they said. Though the Army and the other two services have been issuing circulars and advisories in this regard,a significant number of their men still have put pictures and information about their respective services on these websites. It was observed by senior officials that officers and men had put up their pictures with their service weapons. However,the sources clarified that Army has not imposed a blanket ban on its people to have their profiles on social networking sites in personal capacity. In a recent case,four Navy officers have been indicted by an inquiry for leaking information on Facebook and action has been recommended against them. Social networking sites such as Facebook,Orkut,and Twitter have emerged to be the popular choice of keeping in touch with friends in the armed forces.
