Big reduction to cyber fraud victims as Odisha police set to work out no-FIR refund

Express News Service

BHUBANESWAR: In what might be a chunk of fine information, victims of on-line monetary frauds might be able to get refunds from banks with out a lot authorized trouble. The Commissionerate Police has determined to work out a mechanism underneath which complainants might not must undergo the method of registering an FIR for minor cyber offences.

With a surge in on-line monetary frauds, the police are confronted with a hovering quantity of complaints however registration of petty circumstances is just not all the time possible. In such cases, victims don’t get FIR copies that are necessary for in search of a refund from banks.

The matter was taken up on the annual state-level safety committee assembly right here on Thursday. Senior cops identified that registration of each case of on-line monetary fraud is just not possible which is why another mechanism should be devised for facilitating refunds.

“Since money transfer takes place between two accounts, banks seek FIR copies to consider a refund. However, it is not possible to register a case in every minor offence which poses a hurdle,” mentioned a senior police officer.

Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Police Commissioner Saumyendra Kumar Priyadarsi mentioned a proposal can be labored out and introduced to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in order that victims simply get again their cash.  In circumstances the place complaints are lodged with the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal, accounts of the fraudsters are blocked. However, for refund, the banks search an FIR from the victims.

“To simplify the process, a mechanism will be evolved to ensure easy facilitation of refund. We will soon devise a proposal under which victims of minor cases will not have to submit FIR copies. It will be presented to the RBI,” Priyadarsi mentioned. Sources mentioned police is mulling to counsel RBI to think about refund basing on grievance numbers registered on the portal or another police doc – and never solely by FIR copies.

After the launch of National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal in 2021, a helpline 1930 was arrange in Odisha to report monetary cyber crimes over voice name. The helpline managed by the Crime Branch succeeded in refunding over Rs 1.56 crore fraudulently collected from the victims final yr alone. Similarly, police managed to stop fraud of greater than Rs 3.94 crore by blocking the financial institution accounts of the frauds.

The assembly held at RBI workplace was chaired by further chief secretary, dwelling division Deoranjan Kumar Singh, DGP Sunil Kumar Bansal, Economic Offences Wing (EOW) IG Jai Narayan Pankaj amongst others.

For victims’ comfort

 Police to provide you with a plan to make sure simple refund to victims
 CB acquired again over Rs 1.56 crore swindled from victims final yr
 Fraud of over Rs 3.94 crore prevented by the company

BHUBANESWAR: In what might be a chunk of fine information, victims of on-line monetary frauds might be able to get refunds from banks with out a lot authorized trouble. The Commissionerate Police has determined to work out a mechanism underneath which complainants might not must undergo the method of registering an FIR for minor cyber offences.

With a surge in on-line monetary frauds, the police are confronted with a hovering quantity of complaints however registration of petty circumstances is just not all the time possible. In such cases, victims don’t get FIR copies that are necessary for in search of a refund from banks.

The matter was taken up on the annual state-level safety committee assembly right here on Thursday. Senior cops identified that registration of each case of on-line monetary fraud is just not possible which is why another mechanism should be devised for facilitating refunds.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

“Since money transfer takes place between two accounts, banks seek FIR copies to consider a refund. However, it is not possible to register a case in every minor offence which poses a hurdle,” mentioned a senior police officer.

Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Police Commissioner Saumyendra Kumar Priyadarsi mentioned a proposal can be labored out and introduced to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in order that victims simply get again their cash.  In circumstances the place complaints are lodged with the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal, accounts of the fraudsters are blocked. However, for refund, the banks search an FIR from the victims.

“To simplify the process, a mechanism will be evolved to ensure easy facilitation of refund. We will soon devise a proposal under which victims of minor cases will not have to submit FIR copies. It will be presented to the RBI,” Priyadarsi mentioned. Sources mentioned police is mulling to counsel RBI to think about refund basing on grievance numbers registered on the portal or another police doc – and never solely by FIR copies.

After the launch of National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal in 2021, a helpline 1930 was arrange in Odisha to report monetary cyber crimes over voice name. The helpline managed by the Crime Branch succeeded in refunding over Rs 1.56 crore fraudulently collected from the victims final yr alone. Similarly, police managed to stop fraud of greater than Rs 3.94 crore by blocking the financial institution accounts of the frauds.

The assembly held at RBI workplace was chaired by further chief secretary, dwelling division Deoranjan Kumar Singh, DGP Sunil Kumar Bansal, Economic Offences Wing (EOW) IG Jai Narayan Pankaj amongst others.

For victims’ comfort

 Police to provide you with a plan to make sure simple refund to victims
 CB acquired again over Rs 1.56 crore swindled from victims final yr
 Fraud of over Rs 3.94 crore prevented by the company