#BhramastraOfCyberSafety: UP Police uses Brahmastra reference to spread awareness about cyber safety

To make their point, the Uttar Pradesh police mimicked the trailer of Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva.

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While posting the video on their Instagram account, UP Police captioned the post, “ अस्त्र जो करे साईबर क्राइम को निरस्त’ ऑनलाइन आक्रमण से बचने के लिये उपयोग करें सुरक्षा का ब्रह्मास्त्र। मजबूत पासवर्ड के लिए अपर/लोअर केस, लेटर, नंबर और सिंबल का इस्तेमाल करें। #BhramastraOfCyberSafety #Bramhastra #Bramhastra”.

This roughly translates to, “Weapons that demolish all cybercrime. To avoid online attacks use Bhramastra (believed to be the most powerful weapon in Hindu mythology) of safety and precaution. Use upper/lower case, letters, numbers and symbols for strong passwords. #BhramastraOfCyberSafety #Bramhastra #Bramhastra”.

In the video, the Uttar Pradesh Police gives an example of a strong password as “Bh@#?_51*”.

This is not the first time that state police in India have sought the help of movie references in their public service messaging. In March this year, Uttar Pradesh Police tweeted an edited clip from the trailer of Heropanti 2 and urged people to report cybercrime through their helpline number (1930/112) for reporting financial cybercrimes.

Before that, in February the Mumbai police had made a post that mentioned the film Gehraiyaan to warn people against sharing their OTP.