The state of Madhya Pradesh’s Cyber Crime Cell have been hard at work, engaging in initiatives of creating awareness to prevent their citizens from falling victim to cybercrime, particularly as more digitalization persists. In the past one year, more than 12 lakh citizens across the state have been sensitised on the increasingly changing tactics of cybercriminals. Simultaneously, advisories have also been made available through FM channels, newspapers, and social media.
In addition to creating awareness, training of 10,000 police personnel was also conducted across the state in order to assist the victims of cyber fraud and investigate the criminals. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a variety of social media frauds have seen a considerable rise, such as sextortion cases, UPI frauds, job scams, and fraudulent activities on various social messaging applications.
In particular, MP’s cyber cell has faced challenges in tackling Telegram frauds, as evidenced by the paper leak case and task frauds from different parts of the state. As a result, the Additional Director General of Police for the State’s Cyber Crime Cell, Yogesh Deshmukh, has recently formed a Special Task Force (STF) to monitor such frauds on Telegram. The STF currently comprises seven officials and they are in the process of roping in more personnel in order to increase their man-power.
The Madhya Pradesh State Cyber Crime Cell’s hard work and dedication have proved to be effective and valuable in their efforts to protect their citizens from insidious cybercrime. Through their exemplary awareness campaign, encouraging training programs, and vigilant monitoring of social media, they have and continue to create a safer and more secure digital environment for the citizens of Madhya Pradesh.
