Bengaluru: Facilities Cybercrime Incident Report (CIR) which helps victims of online fraud files complaints by pressing 112 and getting a bank account about frozen suspects, will soon be extended to all state districts.
CIR was introduced in the city in December 2020 and in operation nearly 10 months (until October this year), around RS 70 Crore belonging to almost 6,500 victims of Cybercrime has been frozen in their bank accounts and helpers.
This number will be returned to the victims through the court process.
Until now, the facility was only available for residents of Bengaluru.
In the background of increased cyberrime, financial fraud in particular, the police have decided to expand it throughout the state in January-end.
Director General and Inspector General of Police (DG-IGP) Praveen Sood said: “Until now, victims of virtual world crimes from the district outside Bengaluru must contact 15526, the National Helpline introduced by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Helpline is handled by the Department of Criminal Investigation (CID ).
Immediately, there will be a dedicated staff for the spacious CIR facility that will work all the time.
The aim is to make our best efforts to stop the money to go to the hands of the villain.
Cir-Bengaluru has frozen around Rs 70 Crore in a bank account.
“He Ask the victims to approach the CIR relief channel within two hours after fraud.
Only thus maybe to freeze money.
The main advantage of CIR is that the victims can submit complaints by telephone, he added.
Meanwhile, the country witnessed 6,368 cases in the first 10 months of this year.
According to the record of the state police, Bengaluru accounted for almost 80% of cases – 5,004 between January and October.
September sees the maximum case (957) reporting in Karnataka and 818 in Bengaluru.
However, the lowest number of cases was reported throughout the state in May – 368.
A senior officer, however, showed the weakness of CIR.
“There are three important stages in handling facilities.
First, ‘Call Officers’ will collect details of the victim and forward them to the investigation officer (IO).
IO will register complaints and communicate with nodal officers about the bank to get frozen money.
The last two stages are very important .
Sometimes, there will be a communication gap between IO and Nodal officers for different reasons.
At such times, criminals will withdraw cash, “he said, adding that all staff working for CIR must be trained regularly and updated With the latest Cybercriminal Operandi mode.