Nawada, 02 October (HS). Taking major action on Wednesday, Nawada cyber police station has seized Rs 93 lakh 76 thousand 530 deposited fraudulently by cyber criminals with the help of various banking institutions. This amount was defrauded from different consumers of the district through different crimes.
Yesterday 986 complaints related to this were lodged on the National Cyber Reporting Portal (NCRP). The amount has been held in various banks by the Cyber Police of Nawada through various cyber agencies. The banks in which this amount has been held include Reliance Payment Solution Limited, Saraswat Co-operative Bank Limited, Sarva Haryana Gramin Bank, Shivalik Small Finance Bank, South Indian Bank, Spice Money, Standard Chartered Bank, State Bank of India, State Bank of India. of India (Credit Card), State Bank of Mauritius (SBM), Cosmos Co-operative Bank, Ltd. Kalupur Commercial Co-operative Bank Ltd., The Varachha Co-operative Bank Ltd., UCO Bank, Ujjwal Small Finance Bank Ltd., Union Bank of India, Andhra Pradesh Banks include Corporation Bank, Utkarsh Small Finance Bank Limited and Yes Bank.
According to Nawada Cyber DSP Priya Jyoti, the process of releasing the held amount and returning it to the consumers is being started. Let us tell you that Pakribarawan and Warisaliganj area of the district has become a hub of cyber crime, while the action has intensified after the opening of cyber police station in the district. In the six months from January 1 to May 31 in 2024, 100 cyber criminals have been arrested and sent to jail.