“In the month of March, there were 59 apprehensions made in Faridabad in connection to 27 instances of cybercrime.”
The cyber divisions of the district police have apprehended 59 perpetrators in connection with 27 cases resolved in March of this calendar year. An aggregate of Rs 1.01 crore has been either reclaimed or restrained in bank accounts.
Amidst a total of 862 grievances addressed or resolved over the past 31 days, law enforcement succeeded in detaining 59 suspects implicated in various cases. The cyber law enforcement precincts of Central, Ballabgarh, and NIT received an average of 27 grievances daily over the course of the preceding month, indicative of the surge in cyber criminality.
In the initial week of March, a tally of 24 cases were adjudicated, with authorities apprehending 24 individuals in 10 instances. A sum of Rs 10.45 lakh was either recuperated or frozen in financial institutions. Subsequently, during the second week, nine individuals were apprehended in five instances of deceit, involving a sum of Rs 27.82 lakh.
Fifteen individuals implicated in eight cases were detained during the third week of the month, resulting in a refund or confiscation of Rs 53.36 lakh. The culmination of this month witnessed the recovery of Rs 8.43 lakh and the seizure of Rs 90,000 from bank accounts in four cases, leading to the arrest of 11 individuals.
A senior law enforcement official highlighted that the surge in cybercrime was primarily attributed to victims answering calls from unidentified sources without verifying the caller’s identity. It is imperative that all instances of cybercrime be promptly reported to 1930 or cybercrime.gov.in. This facilitates the freezing of cyber criminals’ bank accounts and the restitution of funds to the victim’s account.
Modus Operandi
The modus operandi of these crimes, as elucidated by the police, encompasses the completion of online tasks or games, reimbursement of expired insurance policies, instant loan approvals, elevation of credit card limits, KYC updates, international money transfers, blackmail through lewd video calls, and fraudulent job solicitations. Any WhatsApp or video calls originating from unidentified numbers should be ignored, and OTPs should not be divulged.
