With a view to tightening noose on cyber criminals, the cyber cell of the Prayagraj police is getting their cell numbers blocked and financial institution accounts seized. “Within the final six months, the cyber cell has bought 6,414 cell numbers utilized by cyber fraudsters blocked. Additionally, over a dozen cyber criminals have been held in the course of the stated interval,” stated extra DCP, crime, Satish Chandra.
These fraudsters have been based mostly in Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar and Delhi, he added. They have been focusing on financial institution prospects utilizing these numbers, the cop stated.
Furthermore, cyber cell has additionally taken motion on financial institution accounts utilized by the cyber criminals. The investigation thus far has revealed that round 574 financial institution accounts are run by cyber fraudsters wherein money of fraud victims are transferred.
Cyber cell in-charge Vinod Yadav stated within the first section, 49 financial institution accounts had been seized whereas letters have been being forwarded to involved financial institution authorities to grab different financial institution accounts as properly. “Efforts are being made not solely to grab these financial institution accounts but in addition get the money returned to the victims,” he added.
In the meantime, police investigation has revealed that cyber criminals are actually taking financial institution, ATM playing cards and passbooks particulars of the poor and labourers and are utilizing their accounts for transferring money of fraud victims.
