Cities like Jamtara of Jharkhand and Nuh in Haryana are infamous for cyber crime. Now Bhopal is also following the same path. Bhopal is now becoming the base of cyber crime. Cyber criminals are active here like Jamtara and Nuh. They are using fake bank accounts and SIM cards to cheat people.
The police have caught many gangs that help cyber criminals. These gangs give them fake accounts and SIM cards. Police is using a special portal to eliminate these gangs. Many complaints have been registered on this portal and the police is investigating them.
Police using coordination portal
Bhopal police is using ‘NCCRP JMIS’ to prevent cyber crime. On this portal, 550 complaints have been registered against fake bank accounts of Bhopal. Fake transactions of more than Rs 2.5 crore have been done from these accounts. The police is now working to eliminate these gangs and prevent online crimes.
Criminals running organized gangs in the city
Earlier, money was cheated from people across the country using bank accounts of the people of Bhopal. But now the police have come to know that organized gangs are running in the city itself. These gangs offer ‘mule’ bank accounts and already current SIM cards to cyber criminals.
Call center busted in city
Cyber police is now trying to eliminate these organized cyber fraud networks. They are also strengthening digital safety measures to prevent online financial crimes. A police officer said that the police had busted a cyber-dhokhadhadhari call center running near Prabhat Square, Aishbagh. The bank account of the owner of the call center was used to hide the money cheated by a cyber-crime victim in Maharashtra.
Connection with Tikamgarh and Maharashtra
A SIM card recovered from the call center was used to commit cyber crime with a person from Uttar Pradesh. Both these things came out through the coordination portal. The owner of the call center was running the center with the help of a relative of his Tikamgarh. Tikamgarh has already become a major base of cyber crime.
Fraud in many states of the country
DCP (Crime Branch) Akhil Patel said that Bhopal Cyber-Crime Branch itself has taken this step to eliminate fake bank accounts. These accounts were being given to cyber criminals. These accounts were being used to cheat people in many states of the country. DCP Patel said that the police have identified these suspected bank accounts with the help of the coordination portal.
Portal analyzes complaints
This portal analyzes complaints received through the National Cybercrime Helpline (1930). This shows suspected bank accounts associated with cyber fraud, which helps the police to find out their use. Bhopal Cybercrime Branch sent notices to banks to investigate these accounts and further investigated.
This is how the syndicate
DCP further stated that cyber criminals buy fake accounts from Bhopal to cheat in other states. Police of other states stop such accounts, but they often do not register an FIR due to jurisdiction or distance. Now the Bhopal Cybercrime Branch has not only decided to register an FIR against fake account holders, but has also decided to investigate whether the banks had followed the KYC rules while opening the accounts. The police itself becomes a complainant in these cases.
The role of bank officials also investigated
He said that in some cases the police came to know that the current accounts in banks were opened without the physical verification of the applicant or its shop. Therefore, if many fake accounts have been opened from the same branch, then the role of bank officials is also being investigated.
After bank account, fake SIM cards will be tightened
DCP Patel said that this action is part of a major scheme to curb those who give bank accounts to cyber criminals. He said that if similar action is taken in all districts and states, then cyber crime can be reduced to a great extent. He also informed that after dealing with fake bank accounts, the next target will be a fraudster who gives the current SIM card to cyber criminals.
