11 bank personnel were detained and 70K handsets linked to cybercrime were blacklisted by Haryana Police
Leading the pace in India’s fight against cybercrime, the Haryana Police is always enhancing the nation’s cyberdefense framework. When it came to fighting cybercrime, Haryana Police was placed 23rd in the nation in September 2023, but by March 2024, they had taken the top position.
The Haryana Police initiated “Operation Cyber Aakrman” from April 1 to April 10, according to OP Singh, ADGP (Cyber). It is a collaborative effort between the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Center (I4C) and the Haryana Police, and it has produced noteworthy outcomes. 84 cybercriminals were traced and captured by police using the Pratibimb smartphone app; a significant concentration of these arrests occurred in the Nuh area.
70,000 cellphone numbers linked to cybercrime were banned by Haryana Police in cooperation with telecom firms, and 11 bank employees who were aiding fraudulent activity were caught.
Shatrujeet Kapur, the director general of police, met with top bank executives today and emphasized how crucial it is to take adherence to RBI recommendations seriously in order to avoid cyber crime. In order to stop phony accounts from being opened and utilized for unauthorized transactions, he emphasized the need of strong Electronic Know Your Client (eKYC) procedures.
Kapur issued a zero-tolerance warning about the consequences that will follow banks that fail to protect the savings of their consumers. In response to the ubiquity of “mule” accounts, Kapoor emphasized that banks must examine their procedures and swiftly terminate such accounts in order to fight cybercrime.
During the discussion, the State Bank of India team advised the police authorities that, as of right now, the bank had frozen around 31% of the total sum related to cyber crime. Every bank officer was brought to the Haryana 112 cyber helpline’s workstation, 1930. The workstations set up there provided senior bank executives with comprehensive training on the procedure of combating cyber fraud. Kotak Mahindra Bank designated a nodal person in the Haryana Police control room right away.
It is interesting that cybercriminals are using new techniques every day to trick individuals into falling victim to cyberfraud. Cybercriminals, for instance, use investment plans to trick others into investing; these individuals then fall prey to cyberfraudulent schemes. In a same vein, cybercriminals are intimidating individuals with arrest threats by assuming the identities of CBI, ED, and TRAI personnel. In addition, individuals are being tricked into falling victim to online task-based scams by offering incentives such as insurance, online labor, a job, or a paycheck.
The public has been urged by the Director General of Police to resist temptation of any type. People should call the helpdesk at 1930 as soon as they suspect cyber fraud.
