To protect public, private and cooperative sector banks and customers from online fraud, a meeting of nodal officers of various banks was organised by Madhya Pradesh cyber crime police at State Cyber Cell on Tuesday.

Special Director General (Cyber Crime), Purushottam Sharma, discussed special issues regarding cyber crimes and cyber crimes under the guise of banking facilities by cyber criminals. Also the topics related to identifying the modus operandi used by organized gangs and controlling them and tracing the accused were also discussed.

It was assured by the bank nodal officers that they will work with the cyber police in the prevention of cyber crime and will cooperate in the investigation by establishing proper coordination.

He elaborated on the increasing online fraud in the cyber world. Along with this discussion safety and security covered in 30 points were discussed and the nodal officers of banks were asked to execute these points

In the investigation of cases CCTV footages are important and ATM installed should provide the footages so that criminals could be identified. It should be ensured that ATM should be covered in the CCTV installed and it was emphasized that CCTV should also be installed outside the ATM.

Physical verification of KYC should also be done in banks. A letter is also been issued to the RBI in this regard.

Instructions to organize such meetings with banks every three months with the participation of RBI officials should be conducted. Additional Director General of Police Cyber  Rajesh Gupta and Deputy Inspector General of Police  NB Vayangankar and nodal officers of various banks were present in the meeting.