Cybercrime: Alert Bihar chief secretary foils bid to withdraw money from his checking account

Express News Service

PATNA: In a stunning incident, Bihar’s infamous cyber frauds tried to withdraw a hefty sum from a checking account of the state chief secretary Amir Subhani.

Police mentioned that Subhani knowledgeable the Economic Offence Unit (EOU) as quickly as he acquired wind of cyber criminals attempting to withdraw Rs 90,000 from his checking account on Sunday.

However, the fraud didn’t get performed with the transaction because of the prime bureaucrat’s attentiveness. Subhani managed to dam the money transaction. The cheat was nabbed inside two hours. 

An FIR has been filed on this connection.

Cyber crimes in Bihar have posed an enormous problem earlier than law-enforcing companies as such incidents are going down regardless of `finest makes an attempt.’

Cyber crimes are rising throughout the nation however Bihar is listed together with Telangana, Assam, Odisha, Jharkhand and Maharashtra reporting most such circumstances. 

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According to obtainable information, 309 circumstances of cyber crime have been reported in 2016, 433 in 2017, 374 in 2018, 1050 in 2019 and 1512 in 2020. With increasingly individuals beginning working and finding out from residence, they’re spending extra time with digital instruments, making them extra susceptible to cyber crimes. It has additionally been observed that cybercriminals are concentrating on individuals dwelling in small cities.

To tighten the noose round cyber criminals, ADG (EOU) has additionally requested the India heads of Google, Facebook and Twitter to offer particulars of the alleged criminals indulging in threatening and blackmailing widespread individuals of the state.

PATNA: In a stunning incident, Bihar’s infamous cyber frauds tried to withdraw a hefty sum from a checking account of the state chief secretary Amir Subhani.

Police mentioned that Subhani knowledgeable the Economic Offence Unit (EOU) as quickly as he acquired wind of cyber criminals attempting to withdraw Rs 90,000 from his checking account on Sunday.

However, the fraud didn’t get performed with the transaction because of the prime bureaucrat’s attentiveness. Subhani managed to dam the money transaction. The cheat was nabbed inside two hours. 

An FIR has been filed on this connection.

Cyber crimes in Bihar have posed an enormous problem earlier than law-enforcing companies as such incidents are going down regardless of `finest makes an attempt.’

Cyber crimes are rising throughout the nation however Bihar is listed together with Telangana, Assam, Odisha, Jharkhand and Maharashtra reporting most such circumstances. 

ALSO READ | Cybercrime: CBI arrests 16 in Karnataka

According to obtainable information, 309 circumstances of cyber crime have been reported in 2016, 433 in 2017, 374 in 2018, 1050 in 2019 and 1512 in 2020. With increasingly individuals beginning working and finding out from residence, they’re spending extra time with digital instruments, making them extra susceptible to cyber crimes. It has additionally been observed that cybercriminals are concentrating on individuals dwelling in small cities.

To tighten the noose round cyber criminals, ADG (EOU) has additionally requested the India heads of Google, Facebook and Twitter to offer particulars of the alleged criminals indulging in threatening and blackmailing widespread individuals of the state.