Bitchat routes messages directly between nearby phones over Bluetooth mesh networks, with no internet, servers, phone numbers, or accounts—a design I4C said "significantly impedes lawful interception, attribution, and investigation." The agency warned the app could be exploited during "public disorder, riots, terrorism, organized crime, or internet shutdowns," and cited provisions of the IT Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, India's criminal code.
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