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Brightritik3882.
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BBrightritik3882
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March 20, 2025 at 1:41 pmย am a signal app user from 2 years but recently in march my local police called me and said i have some international links agter verification that it was real or not i went for investigation and they litrally made charge sheet against me for using things and started saying things like “esme bohot user privacy hoti ha ” ase apps nai use kar sakte they litreally mentally drained me and my family for this …is signal app really illegal ? -
EEpicowl9962
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March 20, 2025 at 1:44 pmno, there is no law against using any app whatsoever.-
BBrightritik3882
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March 20, 2025 at 1:50 pmpolice harassed me so much that now my family thinks i am a terro*ist they were litreally saying anything
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JJahnviknight168
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March 20, 2025 at 1:49 pmBetter question is,how are they able to trace the users of a specific app to this degree and who provided the data.-
BBrightritik3882
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March 20, 2025 at 1:51 pmmy family thinks i am dumb joh unke so called izzat mila rahi ha they went alone and now police have milked everything they had to ..now my family is not trusting me-
BBraveguy3598
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March 20, 2025 at 2:09 pmi think your family is fucking with you!! what are you not telling us-
BBrightritik3882
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March 20, 2025 at 2:11 pmfkin scared because of parcha and police station and thinks that their 19 yr kid is still dumb anpad aulad-
MMegamaster2414
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March 20, 2025 at 3:10 pmYou are a dumb 19 year old who thinks they know better. We all were 19 once and we all were the same. Stop regurgitating this.
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UUser_ce3ca983
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March 20, 2025 at 4:40 pmWhat did he say?, he deleted the comment
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AAdityaeagle88
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March 20, 2025 at 1:54 pmIf a chargesheet has indeed been filed, the matter is now between you and the court, and the prosecution will have to prove its case. However, I strongly doubt that a chargesheet has actually been filed just for using Signal. You should demand all the details… what exactly is the complaint, who filed it, n what are the specific allegations against you?Simply having Signal installed on your phone does not make you a criminal. Signal is not a banned app in India, and there is no legal restriction on its use. If the police have harassed you over this, you may want to consider legal recourse against arbitrary action. Additionally, if the chargesheet has indeed been filed, kindly engage the services of a competent advocate asap.
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BBrightritik3882
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March 20, 2025 at 2:00 pmi am 19 yr old so my parents think i am dumb so they made the best decision of not taking me with them and rather just take my phone and my elder brother even my smartest elder brother in the whole bloodline of my family after meeting with the police they all are convinced that i am wrong-
MMiteshdude914
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March 20, 2025 at 2:07 pmThat’s very stupid of them, and you not going actually seems like you’re guilty of something. Go directly with a lawyer and get all the info. You can’t trust secondhand info from your family as they may not know the difference between actual chargesheet and cops randomly bullying.-
BBrightritik3882
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March 20, 2025 at 2:09 pmi am not i had group of my friends on that app they had nothing to say except i am using signal-
MMiteshdude914
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March 20, 2025 at 2:17 pmThere’s absolutely nothing illegal about signal. I’ve also used it and the only reason I’ve not fully transitioned to it is that most people I know are still on WhatsApp.Something is very weird about your situation. It could be cops running some scam, but I wouldn’t be surprised to learn that someone close to you is trying to gaslight you or get something from you by making you feel ashamed or guilty.
Please go directly and politely ask for the information. No need to be confrontational with the cops, but politely and humbly ask them all the info such as –
Is there any case against you/ has anyone filed a complaint
Has an FIR been filed?
Has a chargesheet been filed?
Do they need any additional info from you (make it look like you’re eager to fully co-operate)If they say FIR/ chargesheet has been filed, ask them what you should do next, etc. then after leaving, ensure that a lawyer is on the case. But I actually doubt there’s a real case here.
If they have questions just say that my family wasn’t able to explain what happened, so I took a friend and came to find out
It’s safer to go with a lawyer or a friend who’s not connected to your family – not sure of your location but there are legal aid services in every city run by local law schools etc that provide free legal help . You can ask them if they would be able to accompany you – else take a friend.
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BBrightritik3882
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March 20, 2025 at 2:21 pmWould have done that all by myself since I was teenager 2 years ago so my number was under my Dad’s adhar card ..so he was the main person who you called at the station with the phone and my dad is not that much aware about tech ..so it was very easy for police to say shit …my brother was also with him and him being the best brother also thinks I am wrong
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SSmartvandana710
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March 20, 2025 at 2:20 pmYour family is lying. I don’t know why though.
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EEpichero9082
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March 20, 2025 at 1:57 pmWhat the actual fuck -
MMegaroopa5283
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March 20, 2025 at 1:58 pmSounds scammy -
EExpertfox3531
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March 20, 2025 at 2:01 pmNot a lawyerBut what are the charges against you?
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BBrightritik3882
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March 20, 2025 at 2:08 pmmy family is not telling me anything they are just yelling at me for using this app and police mygod i hate these m….-
EExpertfox3531
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March 20, 2025 at 2:31 pmOk that’s all rightBut you definitely need to know. Most probably even your parents aren’t aware of what is happening.
Call the police and check with them what case is filed else you can reach out to a local lawyer who got contact with the police. So he/she can get some information.
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RRachnaknight646
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March 20, 2025 at 2:02 pmYou’ve been played lady.-
BBrightritik3882
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March 20, 2025 at 2:08 pmby police and my family ,,,yeah
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UUser_2fde1b4c
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March 20, 2025 at 2:14 pmhow is is possible ? even modi ji started using signal app these days-
BBrightritik3882
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March 20, 2025 at 2:16 pmIdk man literally my family has fucked my mind by saying what is this app kya karte ho esme-
VVeddude452
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March 20, 2025 at 2:36 pm“Give me six lines written by the hand of the most honest man, I’ll find enough to hang him.”Broken indian mindset, why need privacy if you have nothing to hide.
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BBrightritik3882
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March 20, 2025 at 2:41 pm๐why is that available on appstore,playstore? It’s just an messaging app . FYI I am an aspirant preparing for a college rn ..use signal because whatsaap web sucks on my Macbook don’t know why but it glitches all the time on my macbook now that’s not something which I am generalising ke sabme “WhatsApp glitch karta hai” mereme karta Hai
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SSilentsamrat7037
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March 20, 2025 at 2:15 pmIs signal banned? ๐ฐ-
BBrightritik3882
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March 20, 2025 at 2:18 pmAcc to police it it ..acc to playstore it’s not-
SSilentsamrat7037
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March 20, 2025 at 2:29 pmLooked up, it’s banned for Army personals. For citizens it’s fine i guess
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AAbhayguy69
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March 20, 2025 at 2:25 pmIss hisab se to mujhe jail jo jani chaiye. Full torrenting every single day and modded and open source all apps with custom rom and bypassing the security of banking apps-
BBrightritik3882
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March 20, 2025 at 2:29 pmMujhe hojayege lol !
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KKaranshark492
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March 20, 2025 at 2:36 pmNot a lawyer but curious about what is happening.What state are you located in?
How did cops contact you? Phone call to your number or visit to your residence?
Some things to think about or inquire/discuss with family –
Does anyone else in your house use signal?
Anyone that might have access to your WiFi password that uses signal / may be into illegal stuff like smoking w33d and stuff?
Obviously first priority is lawyering up, getting more written info/paperwork on what evidence they have, copy of chargesheet if already made etc.
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BBrightritik3882
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March 20, 2025 at 2:37 pmI am from jammu ..only I use this app ..for now I think matter is solved
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VVeddude452
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March 20, 2025 at 2:37 pmNal. Your parents are messing with you, the police can’t file charge sheets on non existent offences, last I checked “too much privacy” isn’t illegal and i lived in India not pakistan-
BBrightritik3882
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March 20, 2025 at 2:44 pmI am from jammu and yk the stereotype for j&k ..but hat’s off to local police atleast now they have something to write in the record to show ” bada sahib Humne yeah ek case kara ha”
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UUser_b35bd07d
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March 20, 2025 at 3:12 pmthis made me use signal now -
UUser_05204f4d
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March 20, 2025 at 3:20 pmSignal does not (can not actually) snitch. The American 3 letter agencies have tried a lot. Govt can ban apps, but can’t touch its users.
Isme bhot privacy hoti h isiliye use nahi kar sakte ๐ tb to me wahi use krunga.Gnd maraye tyranical govt and ๐คก police
Jai sanvidhan ๐
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