Cases of cyber crimes, including cheating people through phone calls, forged net-banking transactions and illegal payment through paytm, are occurring thick and fast in Haryana.
Through illegal net-banking transactions, large numbers of people of the state using ATMs or net-banking are losing their hard-earned money on almost daily basis. As per the investigation reports, most of the gangs involved in such crimes are being based in the rural areas of Jharkhand.
Talking to The Pioneer, Haryana Director General of Police, Manoj Yadava said to deal with such cases, two cyber crime police stations have been set up in Gurugram and Panchkula.
The DGP said that to solve the cyber crime cases involving fraudsters from Jharkhand swiftly, the state police will seek coordination from Jharkhand police. He added that in addition to this, an awareness campaign regarding the same will be initiated, especially in rural parts so that all the victims could register their complaints soon after the incident occur.
Yadava also appealed to the people who lost their hard earn money though illegal net-banking transactions to register such complaint at police station concerned and assured that action will be taken by the officer concerned by conducting thorough investigation of the registered complaints.
As per registered complaints, some people in Haryana receive phone calls from fraudsters who while being based in states like Jharkhand and others, pose as branch managers or employees of banks. They say that your ATM is blocked and to open it share them ATM’s password. In this way, they dupe people who share them password of ATM. Moreover, one of the fastest-growing types of fraud is online payment. Such complaints are also reported on daily basis.
On the condition of anonymity, an investigating officer said that most of cyber crime cases and illegal net- banking transactions occurring in Haryana are taking time to solve because most of such criminals are based in Jharkhand. Persons committing crimes live in disturbed Maoist areas of Jharkhand. Fraudsters sitting in Jharkhand are committing such crimes as they are easily getting SIM cards from the retail outlets without submitting valid photo and documents and their signature.
Another police officer said that as fraudsters are using fake identity cards, the team members reach Jharkhand to find that the person is illiterate and has no knowledge of the complex banking system. The identified person are illiterate and do not know how to operate mobile phones.
Kamal Deep Goyal, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Panchkula said on phone that cases of duping elderly persons especially women who come to ATMs to withdraw money are on the rise. The accused used to help elderly persons in operating ATM machine and then take note of pin or change their debit card and later withdraw money.
The Cyber Crime and Technical Investigation Cell is located at his office, Panchkula. The Cell is headed by an officer and works under his supervision.
The Cyber Cell enquires into all cyber crime related complaints and submits its reports to senior Police officers for appropriate action.
The Cell receives complaints related to data theft, misuse of data, defamatory/abusive e-mail, e-mail hacking, online lottery fraud, misuse of credit cards, net banking fraud/fraudulent transfer of money, e-ticket frauds, on-line recruitment frauds, threatening e-mails, threatening sms/calls from mobile among others. The Cyber Cell provides active support to all Investigating Officers ( IOs) in mobile phone related investigation.
On June 22 in year 2018 Cyber Cell of Panchkula Police received 48 complaints related to cyber crime and 9 cases were registered under IT Act, 2000.
Any person/firm/company can file/submit cyber crime related complaint directly to any SHO, ACP, DCP or CP in their respective office. The complaint can also be sent online. The complainant should invariably write his contact number in his complaint, DCP added.
Moreover, sources in the police department said that Cyber Crime Police Station, Panchkula is not fully operational. Around 11 police personal have been deputed there. Work related to installation of machines, software and other necessary equipment at Cyber Crime Police Station, Panchkula are being done rapidly.