Srinagar : Police on Wednesday said that it has received multiple complaints from people about financial frauds, missing/stolen mobile phones and other social media crimes in Bandipora.
In a statement issued from Zonal Police Headquarters Srinagar Police said that while acting on these complaints, police achieved significant breakthrough by recovering and amount of Rs 5.50 Lakhs from the fraudsters accounts and the same was refunded to victims Bank Accounts after completion of all legal formalities.
Stating that 19 missing/stolen smart phones worth 03 lakhs were also recovered and handed over to their owners after completion of necessary legal formalities, Police in its statement further said that the recipients expressed their gratitude and appreciated police’s relentless efforts in recovering their hard earned money and mobile phones.
In the concluding para of its above quoted statement Police advised people to use their mobile phones and other electronic media gadgets with precaution in order to safeguard themselves from cyber related frauds and crimes, stating therein further that if anyone becomes the victim of any Cyber related crime /Fraud he should immediately register complaint on National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal www.cybercrime.gov.in or Call Toll Free No.1930 or nearest police unit /Cyber Crime Unit DPO Bandipora. Police in its statement also advised people to report missing/stolen mobile phones on CEIR Portal online on www.ceir.gov.in, dedicated online Portal on lost/stolen mobile phones by (Dept.of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications GOI).
