Taking cognizance of the ever increasing cases of cyber fraud in which common people, out of ignorance, greed or in collusion with bank employees, provide bank accounts on rent to cyber criminals, the Cyber Crime Branch of the Police Headquarters has issued an advisory. Director General of Police, Cyber Crime Rajasthan, Hemant Priyadarshi said that under the guidance of Utkal Ranjan Sahu, continuous efforts are being made in the state to curb cyber crimes and bring cyber awareness among the general public.
Priyadarshi said that these days in the state, cyber thugs are luring the poor, unemployed and common people by renting their bank accounts and using them for cyber crimes. People who do this, either out of ignorance or greed, themselves get involved in cyber crimes. It has also come to notice that in the districts of the state, the bank accounts of the account holders have been used for suspicious transactions by cyber fraudsters by luring them with commission in the bank accounts.
DG Hemant Priyadarshi has appealed that people should not give their bank account to any other person due to any temptation, commission or greed. By doing this, the account holders involved in cyber crimes will themselves be held responsible. He said that where such mule accounts were opened by many bank employees, their criminal responsibility was fixed and legal action was taken and strictest action would be taken in future also.
DGA Cyber Crime Mr. Priyadarshi said that in this regard, all the District Superintendents of Police were directed from the Police Headquarters to spread the message among the general public by putting up pamphlets and hoardings in front of the collector’s office and police stations so that awareness can be spread among the people who are unaware of cyber crime. Could. Public participation can be taken in the said program along with Police Mitras, Mahila Suraksha Sakhi, Cyber Volunteers, CLG members.
