Digital arrest action: Digital arrest cases have caused havoc across the country. People have lost crores of rupees. The government is also worried about this. In the last few months, fast action has been taken against those making digital arrests. According to reports, the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Center of the government has blocked more than 3,962 Skype IDs and 83 thousand 668 WhatsApp accounts. They are committing a crime of digital arrest using this ID. Union Minister of State for Home Sanjay Bandi Kumar has given this information. Apart from this, more than 7.81 lakh SIM cards and 2 lakh 8 thousand 469 IMEI numbers have been blocked by 28 February. A complaint can be lodged by calling cyber crime helpline number 1930 in connection with digital arrest.
Need more action
The Union Minister of State for Home has said that the accounts that have been blocked are being used for fraud. This is an important success, but still much to be done. The government is keeping a close watch on such an account and they are being blocked one by one.
7.81 lakh SIM cards blocked
The government is also taking action against the mobile numbers involved in such activities. According to media reports, the Ministry of Home Affairs has said that by February 28, more than 7.81 lakh SIM cards and 2 lakh 8 thousand 469 IMEI numbers have been blocked.
This process was implemented.
The police investigate cases of digital arrest. Whenever he is found involved in a mobile number, WhatsApp account or Skype ID, its information is shared with the government. The number and ID are then blocked so that no other person is a victim of fraud.
What is digital arrest?
With the help of social media, fraud is being done through digital arrest. And people are being harassed for several months and money is being collected from them. In this type of crime, the criminal presents himself as a government official. He tries to trap the victim in her own house by making a video call. The victim is cheated thinking that any of their relatives are in trouble or their mobile number is being used for illegal activities. After digital arrest, money is demanded from the victim.
Government is trying to spread awareness
Keeping in mind the increasing cases of digital arrest, the government has taken several steps. The Department of Telecommunications is campaigning with caller tunes in different languages so that people do not get caught in a digital cheating trap. People are being appealed that if someone calls them as a government official and demands money, then there is a plan to arrest them in a digital manner.
