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Data security is an international issue: Nasscom

New Delhi , Oct. 6

Post airing of data theft in the Indian BPO industry by UK's Channel 4 in its Dispatches programme, the Nasscom President, Mr Kiran Karnik, said, "We have no further update from them on their intent to share the details of persons shown in the programme who have `sold' the data to Channel 4. However, we will pursue it further to ensure that criminals, if any, are rightly taken to the concerned authorities."

As representative of the IT industry, subsequent to the airing of some part of the programme on Star News (India) last week, Nasscom had taken up this investigation by lodging a complaint with the Indian Police authorities in Kolkata, said Mr Karnik in a press statement here. The Criminal Investigation Department of the West Bengal Police had registered a FIR based on the complaint and started investigations under the Criminal Procedure Code.

Probe underway

The police had confirmed that Mr Sushant Chandak's residence in Kolkata was also searched on October 4 evening, but he was found to be missing with his entire family. The authorities were in the process of locating Mr Chandak and finding evidence relating to the allegations.

Mr Karnik added, "We take any alleged breach of security extremely seriously. Despite of no suggestion on customers suffering financial loss in the Dispatches' report, we would not neglect the priority we give to all security issues."

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