4pm News Network: Cases of digital arrest and cyber crimes are continuously increasing across the country. Incidents of digital detention come to light every day. Due to these incidents, people have been defrauded of thousands of rupees. In such a situation, to control it, the Union Home Ministry took important steps on Thursday (November 21). The Ministry of the Interior has blocked 17,000 WhatsApp accounts today. According to the information received, these suspicious accounts would be linked to cases of digital arrest and cyber fraud. The I4C wing of the Ministry of Home Affairs has taken important steps to curb cyber fraud. The team has blocked 17,000 WhatsApp accounts. Who is accused of being involved in financial fraud call and digital arrest call.
According to sources, most of the closed numbers were active in Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos and Thailand. The agencies have long been investigating call centers related to digital arrest and cyber fraud operating from Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos. I4C is an organization that works on the prevention of cyber and digital crimes, dependent on the Ministry of the Interior. In this regard, the Union Home Ministry constituted a high-level committee for this matter. In addition, the Secretary of Internal Security of the Ministry of the Interior is following this committee. The cyber wing of the Ministry of Home Affairs also blocked 709 mobile applications.
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- According to the information, this year more than 6 thousand complaints of digital detention were registered.
- 6 lakh mobile phones were found involved in incidents of cyber fraud and digital arrest.
- The Ministry of the Interior could take stricter measures in the coming days to prevent this type of crime.
