Ludhiana Police have uncovered a large international cyber fraud operation allegedly run through illegal call centres targeting foreign nationals using fake tech support scams.
The Mumbai Police has identified the victim as Rajendra, a former manager at the Maharashtra State Co-operative Bank.
At the meeting held at the state police headquarters, the DGP directed officers to intensify operations against extremists and expand awareness of the state’s surrender policy
Shah has asked police across the country to enhance the 1930 helpline and its effectiveness by deploying more manpower, call handlers so that whenever a person tries to report a cyber fraud, there is a quick response and the complaint is addressed before the person loses all the money.
The retired state government employee had to part with his life-long savings of Rs 88 lakh after the accused threatened to make the video viral on social media.
Days before Mr Donald Trump's inauguration as America's 47th President, India and the US signed an MoU to enhance cooperation in cybercrime investigations.
Noting that India is one of the leading digital economies in the world and the nation is digitally connecting on different scales, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the threats of cybercrime are constantly on the rise.
Recalling speaking about cyber fraud in his recent Mann Ki Baat address, Modi said a large population is affected by this malice.
The Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) and Department of Telecommunication (DoT) have blocked at least 17,000 WhatsApp accounts used by cyber criminals from South East Asia, it was announced on Thursday.
A few days ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi alerted the nation's citizens about digital arrest scams.
